Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer (Python / Distributed Systems) – Stealth Startup

Location: Fully Remote (Global)

Compensation: base + equity

Type: Full-Time

Velocity Tech has partnered with a well-funded, stealth-stage startup that is building next-generation distributed systems and large-scale data/AI infrastructure. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer with deep expertise in Python, distributed architectures, and scalable system design. This is a rare opportunity to join an elite founding engineering team working on high-impact greenfield development.Overview of the Role

The Staff Software Engineer will play a key role in designing and building the company’s core platform—high-performance, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems that power large-scale data processing, model serving, and next-generation pipelines.

This role requires someone who is both a strong individual contributor and capable of contributing to architectural decisions, technical direction, and mentoring other engineers when needed.

You will work in a fast-moving, highly autonomous environment where solving complex engineering challenges is the norm.Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement large-scale distributed systems using Python.
• Build and optimise data pipelines, ETL workflows, and scalable processing frameworks.
• Develop high-performance APIs, services, and microservice components (FastAPI, GRPC, REST).
• Deploy, serve, and optimise ML models (experience with Triton and model scaling is a plus).
• Implement observability, monitoring, CI/CD pipelines, and development best practices.
• Work closely with founders and a small, highly technical team to define engineering roadmap.
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex system components with minimal oversight.
• Improve system reliability, performance, and scalability with innovative solutions.
• Optional: contribute to blockchain, tokenization, or smart-contract development (Solana).

Required Experience

• Expert-level Python engineering (8+ years preferred).
• Strong experience building distributed systems, microservices, and scalable backend architecture.
• Ability to independently handle large, complex engineering initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of multi-threading, concurrency, and high-performance computing.
• Experience with ML model deployment or serving frameworks (e.g., Triton, PyTorch).
• Proven ability to design secure, fault-tolerant, production-grade systems.

Nice to Have

• Experience with blockchain, crypto, or smart contract development.
• Experience deploying or building on Solana.
• Knowledge of Rust or willingness to work across languages.
• Contributions to open-source projects.
• Experience in early-stage or growth-stage startup environments.

Who This Role Is Ideal For

This role is perfect for an engineer who wants:

• Full ownership of system architecture
• The freedom to build complex distributed systems from scratch
• A seat at the table in a high-calibre founding team
• Strong compensation + equity upside in a stealth startup
• A fully remote, flexible work environment