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Remote Senior Staff Engineer jobs are in active demand across the U.S., with remote-first firms and distributed engineering teams hiring for roles in software, fintech, healthcare technology, and enterprise infrastructure. Employers hiring remotely right now include Speechify, Pond & Company, and Humana. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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About Faire
Faire is a technology wholesale platform built on the belief that the future is local. Independent retailers around the globe collectively represent a multi-hundred-billion-dollar wholesale market that has historically been fragmented and offline. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so businesses can grow and local communities can thrive.
We're looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours.
About this role:
Faire operates at serious scale — a global marketplace handling real money movement, sensitive business data, and the financial futures of hundreds of thousands of independent retailers and brands. Security here isn't a compliance checkbox. It's a core part of how we build, and how we grow.
We've built solid security foundations. Now we're looking for someone to take them to the next level — designing the architecture and automation that lets product engineers build securely by default, without friction. If you're energized by the challenge of making security invisible to developers while making it impossible to skip, this role was written for you.
Our Engineering organization owns the software that makes our marketplace work. Our Product Security team enables product engineering teams to develop and deploy secure software that makes that happen. We care about good engineering practice and love to write software that is secure, tested, easy to maintain, and can scale to millions of users. We build scalable, reusable frameworks; consult with product teams; listen to the data; and iterate.
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Product Security, you'll be the technical lead for the Product Security domain — owning the long-term direction for how security is designed, built, and automated across Faire's entire application stack. You will partner closely with Platform and Product Engineering teams to identify and mitigate security risks, lead major security initiatives, and mentor engineers across the company to raise the bar on secure engineering practices.
You will also drive cross-functional programs to ensure security is deeply integrated into our architecture, pipelines, and developer experience — reducing risk while maintaining velocity.
Why now:
Faire has spent the last few years scaling fast — expanding globally, growing to hundreds of thousands of retailers and brands, and building the infrastructure to match. Security has kept pace, but we've reached an inflection point. The foundations are in place. What's next requires a different kind of thinking: less reactive, more architectural. Less manual review, more automation baked into every pipeline and framework from day one.
At the same time, this is a role with room to grow. We're hiring at Senior Staff — a level above what currently exists on the team — because we need someone who can elevate the technical bar across the board and, over time, extend that leadership into infrastructure security as well. The person who takes this seat won't just be joining a team. They'll be defining what the team becomes.
What you'll own:
- Set the long-term technical direction for application security at Faire, establishing scalable, developer-friendly frameworks and principles that enable secure development across all product areas. This role also provides the candidate the opportunity to expand technical leadership scope to infrastructure security.
- Lead the design and implementation of high-impact, reusable frameworks for security use cases such as authentication, authorization, secrets management, and data protection.
- Architect and automate security controls within our development and deployment pipelines — enabling proactive prevention, detection, and remediation of vulnerabilities at scale.
- Partner with senior engineering and platform leaders to influence system design, threat models, and architecture decisions that strengthen Faire's overall security posture.
- Drive strategic cross-functional initiatives, collaborating with Platform, Infrastructure, Risk, and Compliance teams to integrate security deeply into our technical and operational foundations.
- Mentor and guide engineers across the organization, raising the bar for secure software design, technical rigor, and security-first thinking.
- Lead complex investigations and incident response efforts, ensuring rapid, effective remediation and continuous improvement of our security systems.
- Stay ahead of emerging threats and technologies, incorporating modern security practices and automation into Faire's engineering ecosystem.
What you bring:
- Deep expertise in software security architecture and engineering, with a proven ability to design and scale security frameworks across a large, distributed system.
- Strong programming skills and experience in multiple languages (e.g., Kotlin, Python, TypeScript, Java, or Go), with the ability to influence engineering design through code and review.
- A track record of technical leadership — driving company-wide or cross-organizational initiatives that improved security posture, developer experience, or system resilience.
- Experience building and deploying security automation at scale, including CI/CD integrations, vulnerability management pipelines, and automated testing or remediation frameworks.
- Hands-on experience with cloud environments and modern infrastructure (AWS, OCI, GCP), including Kubernetes, Terraform, and container security.
- A deep understanding of application security principles and practices, including authentication, authorization, data protection, and common web application vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10).
- A strategic mindset — you can balance risk reduction with engineering velocity and developer enablement.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and guide engineering teams across multiple domains.
- A passion for mentoring others and cultivating a security-first engineering culture through partnership, guidance, and empathy.
Technologies we use and teach:
- Kotlin, TypeScript, Python
- AWS, OCI, Terraform, Kubernetes
- HTTP, JSON, and Protocol Buffers
- MySQL, DynamoDB, CockroachDB
Salary range:
US: The pay range for this role is $268,000 - $368,500 per year.
This role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors such as transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location. The base pay range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
Hybrid Faire employees currently go into the office 3 days per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a third flex day of their choosing (Monday, Wednesday, or Friday). Additionally, hybrid in-office roles will have the flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year. Specific Workplace and Information Technology positions may require onsite attendance 5 days per week as will be indicated in the job posting.
Why you'll love working at Faire
- Move fast: You'll own meaningful problems that serve customers around the globe with the agency to move fast and see your results clearly.
- Equipped to scale: We invest in what matters, including the latest enterprise AI tools, to help you work smarter and get more out of every day.
- Best in class: Our team is full of sharp, kind, and generous colleagues who care about their craft and about helping you grow in yours.
- Real rewards. Competitive pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits designed to support your life inside and outside of work.
- Belonging: We're intentional about building an environment where every Faire employee has equal access to opportunities, growth, and success.
Faire was founded in 2017 by a team of early product and engineering leads from Square. We're backed by some of the top investors in retail and tech including: Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global. We have headquarters in San Francisco and Kitchener-Waterloo, and a global employee presence across offices in Toronto, London, and New York. To learn more about Faire and our customers, you can read more on our blog.
Faire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
Faire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. To request reasonable accommodation, please fill out our Accommodation Request Form (https://bit.ly/faire-form)
Privacy
For information about the type of personal data Faire collects from applicants, as well as your choices regarding the data collected about you, please visit Faire's Privacy Notice (https://www.faire.com/privacy)
About Faire
Faire is a technology wholesale platform built on the belief that the future is local. Independent retailers around the globe collectively represent a multi-hundred-billion-dollar wholesale market that has historically been fragmented and offline. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so businesses can grow and local communities can thrive.
We're looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours.
About this role:
Faire operates at serious scale — a global marketplace handling real money movement, sensitive business data, and the financial futures of hundreds of thousands of independent retailers and brands. Security here isn't a compliance checkbox. It's a core part of how we build, and how we grow.
We've built solid security foundations. Now we're looking for someone to take them to the next level — designing the architecture and automation that lets product engineers build securely by default, without friction. If you're energized by the challenge of making security invisible to developers while making it impossible to skip, this role was written for you.
Our Engineering organization owns the software that makes our marketplace work. Our Product Security team enables product engineering teams to develop and deploy secure software that makes that happen. We care about good engineering practice and love to write software that is secure, tested, easy to maintain, and can scale to millions of users. We build scalable, reusable frameworks; consult with product teams; listen to the data; and iterate.
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Product Security, you'll be the technical lead for the Product Security domain — owning the long-term direction for how security is designed, built, and automated across Faire's entire application stack. You will partner closely with Platform and Product Engineering teams to identify and mitigate security risks, lead major security initiatives, and mentor engineers across the company to raise the bar on secure engineering practices.
You will also drive cross-functional programs to ensure security is deeply integrated into our architecture, pipelines, and developer experience — reducing risk while maintaining velocity.
Why now:
Faire has spent the last few years scaling fast — expanding globally, growing to hundreds of thousands of retailers and brands, and building the infrastructure to match. Security has kept pace, but we've reached an inflection point. The foundations are in place. What's next requires a different kind of thinking: less reactive, more architectural. Less manual review, more automation baked into every pipeline and framework from day one.
At the same time, this is a role with room to grow. We're hiring at Senior Staff — a level above what currently exists on the team — because we need someone who can elevate the technical bar across the board and, over time, extend that leadership into infrastructure security as well. The person who takes this seat won't just be joining a team. They'll be defining what the team becomes.
What you'll own:
- Set the long-term technical direction for application security at Faire, establishing scalable, developer-friendly frameworks and principles that enable secure development across all product areas. This role also provides the candidate the opportunity to expand technical leadership scope to infrastructure security.
- Lead the design and implementation of high-impact, reusable frameworks for security use cases such as authentication, authorization, secrets management, and data protection.
- Architect and automate security controls within our development and deployment pipelines — enabling proactive prevention, detection, and remediation of vulnerabilities at scale.
- Partner with senior engineering and platform leaders to influence system design, threat models, and architecture decisions that strengthen Faire's overall security posture.
- Drive strategic cross-functional initiatives, collaborating with Platform, Infrastructure, Risk, and Compliance teams to integrate security deeply into our technical and operational foundations.
- Mentor and guide engineers across the organization, raising the bar for secure software design, technical rigor, and security-first thinking.
- Lead complex investigations and incident response efforts, ensuring rapid, effective remediation and continuous improvement of our security systems.
- Stay ahead of emerging threats and technologies, incorporating modern security practices and automation into Faire's engineering ecosystem.
What you bring:
- Deep expertise in software security architecture and engineering, with a proven ability to design and scale security frameworks across a large, distributed system.
- Strong programming skills and experience in multiple languages (e.g., Kotlin, Python, TypeScript, Java, or Go), with the ability to influence engineering design through code and review.
- A track record of technical leadership — driving company-wide or cross-organizational initiatives that improved security posture, developer experience, or system resilience.
- Experience building and deploying security automation at scale, including CI/CD integrations, vulnerability management pipelines, and automated testing or remediation frameworks.
- Hands-on experience with cloud environments and modern infrastructure (AWS, OCI, GCP), including Kubernetes, Terraform, and container security.
- A deep understanding of application security principles and practices, including authentication, authorization, data protection, and common web application vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10).
- A strategic mindset — you can balance risk reduction with engineering velocity and developer enablement.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and guide engineering teams across multiple domains.
- A passion for mentoring others and cultivating a security-first engineering culture through partnership, guidance, and empathy.
Technologies we use and teach:
- Kotlin, TypeScript, Python
- AWS, OCI, Terraform, Kubernetes
- HTTP, JSON, and Protocol Buffers
- MySQL, DynamoDB, CockroachDB
Salary range:
US: The pay range for this role is $268,000 - $368,500 per year.
This role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors such as transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location. The base pay range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
Hybrid Faire employees currently go into the office 3 days per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a third flex day of their choosing (Monday, Wednesday, or Friday). Additionally, hybrid in-office roles will have the flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year. Specific Workplace and Information Technology positions may require onsite attendance 5 days per week as will be indicated in the job posting.
Why you'll love working at Faire
- Move fast: You'll own meaningful problems that serve customers around the globe with the agency to move fast and see your results clearly.
- Equipped to scale: We invest in what matters, including the latest enterprise AI tools, to help you work smarter and get more out of every day.
- Best in class: Our team is full of sharp, kind, and generous colleagues who care about their craft and about helping you grow in yours.
- Real rewards. Competitive pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits designed to support your life inside and outside of work.
- Belonging: We're intentional about building an environment where every Faire employee has equal access to opportunities, growth, and success.
Faire was founded in 2017 by a team of early product and engineering leads from Square. We're backed by some of the top investors in retail and tech including: Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global. We have headquarters in San Francisco and Kitchener-Waterloo, and a global employee presence across offices in Toronto, London, and New York. To learn more about Faire and our customers, you can read more on our blog.
Faire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
Faire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. To request reasonable accommodation, please fill out our Accommodation Request Form (https://bit.ly/faire-form)
Privacy
For information about the type of personal data Faire collects from applicants, as well as your choices regarding the data collected about you, please visit Faire's Privacy Notice (https://www.faire.com/privacy)
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Who's Hiring
- Speechify110
- Pond & Company34
- Humana29
- Jack Henry & Associates18
- YA14
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software359
- Consulting & Professional Services144
- Healthcare & Medical Services51
- Insurance49
- Electronics & Hardware31
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote senior staff engineer jobs.
- 8 or more years of software engineering experience with progressive technical scope
- Deep expertise in distributed systems, large-scale infrastructure, or platform architecture
- Proven experience leading technical design reviews and cross-team engineering decisions
- Proficiency in one or more of Java, Go, Python, C++, or Scala at production scale
- Experience mentoring senior engineers and driving org-wide technical standards
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a closely related field
Tips for Your Remote Senior Staff Engineer Job Search
Signal async leadership in your materials
Remote employers evaluate senior staff engineers on their ability to lead without a physical presence. Include links to design documents, architecture decision records, or internal RFC-style writing you've produced. These show technical judgment and written communication at the level remote teams actually need.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote senior staff engineer openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your stack and scope and apply directly without sorting through unrelated listings.
Target remote-first companies over hybrid postings
Companies built around remote work from the start run distributed engineering differently from those treating it as a policy exception. Look for organizations with documented async processes, written engineering culture, and distributed leadership, because those environments let senior staff engineers operate at full scope.
Prepare to demo cross-team influence remotely
Remote senior staff engineer interviews frequently include system design and technical leadership scenarios that test how you align distributed teams. Practice walking through past decisions where you drove alignment across multiple teams or time zones using written artifacts, not meetings.
Sharpen your written technical communication
At the senior staff level in remote environments, influence travels through writing. Before applying, revisit how you document tradeoffs, scope technical strategy, and communicate risk in writing. Employers often ask for samples or give written take-home exercises to assess this directly.
Remote Senior Staff Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote senior staff engineer job?
Remote senior staff engineer roles go to engineers who can lead technical direction, drive architectural decisions, and communicate effectively in writing without in-person cues. Remote employers screen hard for async communication skills, self-direction, and the ability to align distributed teams across time zones. A visible record of technical leadership on open-source projects, internal RFCs, or design documents gives candidates a concrete edge.
Which companies hire remote senior staff engineers?
Employers currently hiring remote senior staff engineers include Speechify, Pond & Company, and Humana, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Remote-first software companies, distributed fintech platforms, and cloud infrastructure teams make up the largest share of hiring for this role.
Can you get a remote senior staff engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry into staff-level engineering is harder because you're expected to operate independently from day one. Early-career candidates do best targeting remote-first startups that hire for potential, then demonstrating technical judgment through open-source contributions, published engineering write-ups, or contract project work that shows scope and ownership without a traditional title behind it.
Do you need a degree for remote senior staff engineer jobs?
Not always. Remote employers at the staff level care far more about demonstrated systems thinking, architectural depth, and cross-functional technical influence than formal credentials. A strong portfolio of complex projects, contributions to widely used tools, and clear evidence of leading other engineers through hard technical decisions consistently outweighs the absence of a four-year degree.
Which industries hire the most remote senior staff engineers?
The sectors hiring the most remote senior staff engineers are Technology & Software, Consulting & Professional Services, and Healthcare & Medical Services, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. These sectors rely on distributed engineering teams that depend on senior staff engineers to set technical direction and maintain consistency across locations.
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