Senior Staff Software Engineer
Altana · Brooklyn, NY; Washington, D.C.; Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA
Posted 6 days ago · $225,000 - $265,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 6 days Altana 's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 63% of Altana 's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Altana
- high 10 stale, 0 reposted of 16 open
- Hiring momentum
- 23 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Altana 's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Altana .
About this role
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Altana, you will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable backend solutions and APIs that support their AI-powered product network. You will collaborate closely with product managers and data scientists, mentor junior engineers, and ensure high-quality code and technical excellence within your team. This role involves analyzing technical requirements, automating workflows, and driving technical decision-making to enhance product offerings.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Altana as an employer.
What you need
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 12+ years of professional experience writing back end or data-driven software
- Experience deploying production code and services to cloud-hosted environments
- Demonstrated experience delivering incremental releases from proof-of-concept to MVP to production
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience leading engineers on complex projects
Nice to have
- Experience with container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience using workflow orchestration technologies like Temporal
What you get
- Flexible Time Off policy
- 14 weeks of Paid Parental Leave for non-birthing, adoptive, and foster parents; up to 26 weeks for birthing parents
- Full suite of medical, vision, and dental benefits with generous employer contributions
- 100% employer paid high deductible health plan and HSA contributions
- Life, short- and long-term disability, and AD&D insurance coverage at no cost
- 401(k) retirement savings program
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the tech stack beyond the listed technologies
- Role involves significant responsibility for mentoring and technical decision-making, which may be challenging for less experienced candidates
- Remote work flexibility is available, but specific expectations for remote collaboration are not detailed
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Listed by Altana on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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