Senior Staff Software Engineer, Recognition Platform
Metropolis · Los Angeles, California, United States
Posted 16 days ago · $232,000 - $268,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 16 days Metropolis's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 5% of Metropolis's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Metropolis
- high 56 stale, 1 reposted of 80 open
- Hiring momentum
- 123 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 Metropolis's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Metropolis.
About this role
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer for the Recognition Platform at Metropolis, you will lead the architecture and evolution of the Metropolis Recognition Platform (MRP). Your role involves managing complex edge-to-cloud pipelines, driving cross-functional alignment, and ensuring production quality while mentoring other engineers. You will also design decisioning systems that integrate real-time actions based on sensor data, working closely with various engineering teams and external partners.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- 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 Metropolis as an employer.
What you need
- 12+ years of experience building and operating distributed, data-intensive production systems
- Proven track record of cross-functional technical leadership
- Expert proficiency in a JVM language such as Java or Scala
- Hands-on experience designing high-throughput ingestion pipelines
- Experience building rules, eligibility, or decisioning systems
- Strong systems judgment integrating third-party APIs, SDKs, and vendor constraints
Nice to have
- Experience with computer vision, biometric matching, or sensor-fusion systems
- Background operating in privacy- or biometric-regulated domains
- Experience with IoT, edge computing, or MQTT-class transports
- Expertise in identity resolution or customer data platforms
- Experience with hospitality, retail, or physical-operations software
What you get
- Base salary range of $232,000 - $268,000
- Access to healthcare benefits
- 401(k) plan
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Lucrative stock option plan
Worth weighing
- 4 days in office requirement may limit flexibility
- Stack includes legacy technologies like Java alongside modern tools
- Role requires navigating complex cross-functional dynamics without formal authority
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Listed by Metropolis on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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