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Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Job ID: 1801
General Responsibilities:
Provide engineering and consulting services for a broad array of projects and clients. This may include performing and/or leading field investigations, engineering analysis, calculations, and recommendations, design and development of plans and specifications, observation and inspection, and the writing, preparation, and review of related reports for the services provided. Review drawings and construction to assure compliance with plans and specifications. Prepare proposals and cost estimates, track and evaluate project progress, budgets, and recommend changes. Research and resolve design and construction problems. Assign, review, and evaluate laboratory or field data for inclusion in reports. Apply sound engineering principles and be able to communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams. Services may be provided for existing or proposed projects in a variety of sectors, including for example public works, transportation, commercial, communications, energy, and industrial.
Essential Roles and Responsibilities:
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Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
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Demonstrate quality practices and acumen.
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Provide consistent quality standards on proposal and project delivery.
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Proficient engineering professional responsible for managing and executing small projects of minimal complexity.
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Assist in developing the scope of work for routine projects.
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Assist in the preparation of cost estimates, specifications, and other project related documents.
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Analyze data, and perform engineering calculations and analysis for PE review.
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Conduct, coordinate or supervise field investigations, laboratory testing, and evaluation of respective data.
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Develop plans, schedules, conducts, and/or coordinates detailed phases of assigned project work.
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Work closely with senior-level project manager and Professional Engineer of Record to gain project management and engineering experience.
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Makes design recommendations, adaptations and modifications for review and consideration by the Professional Engineer of Record.
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Prepares work scope, proposals and reports and plans investigations for approval by senior level professionals.
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May supervise field staff including graduate/field engineers, engineering technicians, exploration teams, laboratory staff and other support personnel.
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Interacts with client and project team in developing scope of services and communicating project progress.
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Works under the supervision of a Professional Engineer and a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.
Requirements
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Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
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Minimum 1-3 years’ experience.
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Master’s degree in Engineering preferred.
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A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.
EEO Statement Terracon is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status.
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A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- GEICO143

- Google120

- Burns & McDonnell89

- CVS Health87

- Databricks85

Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software1,921
- Electronics & Hardware555
- Consulting & Professional Services484
- Artificial Intelligence246
- Automotive190
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in staff engineer jobs.
- 8 or more years of software engineering experience with a strong distributed systems background
- Demonstrated ability to set technical direction across multiple engineering teams or codebases
- Deep expertise in at least one major programming language such as Go, Java, Python, or Rust
- Experience designing and operating large-scale, high-availability production systems
- Strong cross-functional collaboration with product, infrastructure, and engineering leadership
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field
Tips for Your Staff Engineer Job Search
Show scope and influence on your resume
Staff engineer roles are evaluated on organizational impact, not just technical output. Rewrite your bullets to show how many teams or systems your decisions affected, not just what you personally built or shipped.
Tailor your resume to the technical pillar
Platform, infrastructure, backend, and developer experience staff roles have different expectations. Read the job description for signals about which pillar it sits in, then front-load your resume with matching depth in that area.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists staff engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter for company engineering maturity
A staff engineer title means very different things at a Series A startup versus a 10,000-person public company. Look for signals in the job description about team size, architecture complexity, and whether a staff layer already exists before you invest time applying.
Prepare a system design story for interviews
Almost every staff engineer interview includes a large-scale system design exercise. Go in with two or three real examples where you made consequential architectural decisions, can articulate the tradeoffs you rejected, and can explain the longer-term outcome.
Negotiate scope and team structure, not just pay
At the staff level, the reporting structure, the problem space, and whether you have autonomy to set technical direction matter as much as compensation. Ask explicitly about what organizational authority the role carries before you accept.
Staff Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most staff engineers?
The companies hiring the most staff engineers right now include GEICO, Google, and Burns & McDonnell, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Demand is highest in companies scaling their platform or developer productivity functions.
How many staff engineer jobs are remote?
About 29% of staff engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, making it one of the more flexible senior technical roles. Platform engineering, developer experience, and backend infrastructure roles tend to have the highest concentration of remote-eligible positions.
How do you become a staff engineer?
Getting to staff engineer typically requires demonstrating impact well beyond your immediate team. Build a record of driving multi-team technical decisions, not just executing them. Learn to write clearly about architecture and tradeoffs so leadership trusts your judgment. Seek out ambiguous, cross-functional projects where no one else has ownership, and deliver measurable outcomes from them.
Can you get a staff engineer job without prior staff-level experience?
Yes, particularly if you can document senior-level work that already operated at staff scope. Highlight projects where you defined technical strategy for a domain, influenced engineering decisions across teams, or resolved architectural problems with company-wide implications. Smaller companies and high-growth startups are more likely to make this leap with strong candidates who show clear staff-level thinking in interviews.
What does the staff engineer interview process look like?
Most staff engineer interview loops include a recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation focused on leadership and scope, one or two large-scale system design rounds, a coding or technical depth round, and a cross-functional or behavioral round assessing collaboration and communication. Some companies add a written take-home about a past architectural decision. The process often runs across multiple weeks.
Where can I find and apply to staff engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to staff engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing from the page.
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