Senior Staff Engineer

Experian unlocks the power of data to create opportunities for consumers, businesses and society. We gather, analyze and process data in ways others can't. We help individuals take financial control and access financial services, businesses make smarter decision and thrive, lenders lend more responsibly, and organizations prevent identity fraud and crime. For more than 125 years, we've helped consumers and clients prosper, and economies and communities flourish – and we're not done. Our 17,800 people in 45 countries believe the possibilities for you, and our world, are growing. We're investing in new technologies, talented people and innovation so we can help create a better tomorrow.

• Architect and influence at scale: Define and evolve enterprise-level architecture standards for cloud-native platforms, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and long-term technology strategy.
• Lead technical vision: Drive adoption of advanced technologies such as GraphQL, Kafka, and reactive frameworks to build resilient, high-performance systems.
• Mentor and elevate engineering talent: Provide guidance to senior engineers and staff-level peers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Strategic collaboration: Partner with senior leadership, product managers, and UX teams to shape product roadmaps and technical investments.
• Champion best practices: Establish and enforce standards for code quality, security, scalability, and maintainability across engineering teams.
• Innovation and research: Evaluate emerging technologies and tools for potential adoption, driving innovation initiatives that enhance product capabilities.
• Executive-level representation: Act as a trusted advisor in cross-functional planning and executive discussions, influencing technology direction for the organization.

• Experience: 12+ years in software engineering, with significant experience in technical leadership roles and architecting large-scale distributed systems.
• Technical expertise: Deep proficiency in Java, AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, Lambda, Kinesis, DynamoDB), GraphQL, Kafka, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture.
• Strategic impact: Proven ability to influence organizational technology strategy and deliver enterprise-grade solutions.
• Leadership skills: Exceptional ability to mentor senior engineers, lead cross-functional initiatives, and communicate complex technical concepts to executive stakeholders.
• Problem-solving: Strong analytical and algorithmic thinking, with a focus on scalability, resilience, and security.

• Experience driving cloud transformation initiatives at scale.
• Contributions to industry standards or open-source projects.
• Expertise in cost optimization and performance tuning for global systems.
• Background in financial services or regulated industries, with knowledge of compliance frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, ISO 27001, PCI, HIPAA).
• Mass-market consumer product experience.

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