ThoughtSpot - Staff Engineer - Microservices Architecture

Description : About The Role.

As a Staff Engineer at ThoughtSpot, you will lead the design and development of scalable systems that power core platform capabilities, including data modelling and metadata-driven features.

Youll bring deep backend engineering expertise, strong architectural thinking, and a developer-first mindset.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role where youll mentor engineers, shape system design, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver impactful, extensible capabilities across the platform.

What You'll Do :

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, distributed backend systems using Java and related technologies.
• Drive architectural decisions and contribute to the evolution of modelling and metadata infrastructure.
• Build robust APIs and tools to improve developer productivity and integration experiences.
• Ensure seamless integration with platform components through SDKs, REST APIs, webhooks, and model context protocols (MCP).
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex system issues with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineers across the team.
• Promote engineering best practices across design, code quality, testing, CI / CD, and observability.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to deliver end-to-end platform features.
• Continuously evaluate and improve platform architecture, development workflows, and system performance.

What You Bring :

Preferred Qualifications :

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