Staff Software Engineer

🪐 Discover our galaxy

Join the Future of Work ! Malt is Europe's leading freelance marketplace, connecting over 1,000,000 talented freelancers with 100,000+ companies. Founded in 2013, we're transforming how work gets done through our tech-powered, human-centered platform. What makes us different:

- A diverse team of 600 Malters across 6 European countries

- A culture that champions equality (50% of our Comex are women) and inclusive growth

- Backed by top investors including ISAI, Serena Capital, Eurazeo Growth, Goldman Sachs, and BPI

- A mission to give everyone the freedom to work differently

Ready to help shape the future of work? Your next chapter starts here! 🪐

At Malt we believe that Ambition is the Way, so all lists of missions and responsibilities are non-exhaustive.
Key responsibilities
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Lead High-Impact Projects: Lead, plan, and drive the execution of large, complex, and sometimes high-risk engineering projects that often span across multiple teams or systems.
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Architectural Design: Design, develop, and implement scalable, efficient, and robust software solutions and systems.
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Set Technical Vision: Define the short-term and long-term technical strategy and roadmap for a critical area, domain, or the organization's technology infrastructure.
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Raise the Bar: Drive the adoption of best practices, coding standards, and high-quality engineering processes, including conducting thorough code reviews. Provide architectural guidance and foster operational excellence.
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Mentorship and Coaching : Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to engineers, particularly Senior and mid-level engineers, to help them develop their skills and advance their careers.
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Coordination and Alignment : Act as a "glue" person, coordinating technical efforts and communication across multiple squads, departments, and stakeholders (e.g., Product Managers, Engineering Managers).
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Influence Engineering Culture : Champion and cultivate a robust engineering culture that prioritizes ownership, excellence, and speed.
About you
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Technical Expertise : You have 10+ years of professional experience in software development, with a first experience in a product company (SaaS, fintech, marketplace…). You're highly proficient in Java or Kotlin, and comfortable navigating complex backend architecture, APIs, and data models.
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AI‑Driven Innovator : Passionate about AI topics, you regularly keep up to date with the latest developments. You have already worked on AI topics, whether for internal productivity or in a product.
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Clear leadership : You excel at working effectively in uncertain and evolving environments, managing the interaction between technical objectives and business priorities.
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Technical Mentor : You have strong technical and craft skills, enabling you to effectively disseminate best practices within the team and provide valuable coaching to “classic” developers or ML engineers.
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Product Mindset : You think beyond the code. You’re curious about the “why” behind features, and you're proactive in proposing improvements and owning delivery from A to Z.
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Resourceful : You always find a way of getting things done, even under severe staffing constraints.
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Impactful : You demonstrate excellent ownership and problem-solving skills, with a high degree of agency in driving solutions.
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Strong interpersonal abilities : You possess excellent written and oral communication skills in English (French is a valuable bonus).
How to join the mission?
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First call with our Talent Acquisition Business Partner , to better understand your background, aspirations, and answer any questions you may have. (45 minutes)
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Interview with your future manager, Jean (VP engineering) , to delve into your experience and the specifics of the role. (60 minutes)
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Technical case and debrief with staff engineers to validate your mastery of technical and architectural subjects. (2h)
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Final interview with Claire (CTO) to discuss Malt’s long-term vision. (interview at the Paris office)