# Senior/Staff Software Engineer at Orkes

- Company: Orkes
- What the company does: Determinism, durability, and explainability for your AI agents on the world. Backed by Battery.
- Company website: https://orkes.io/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: In Office - Santa Clara, CA OR Seattle, WA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $200K to $260K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-12-11
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/orkes/jobs/4998231008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/orkes-senior-staff-software-engineer/

## About the role

The requirements listed in the job descriptions are guidelines. You don’t have to satisfy every requirement or meet every qualification listed. If your skills are transferable we would still love to hear from you. The base salary for this role is between $200,000 - 260,000 (and up depending on leveling). When determining compensation, a number of factors will be considered: skills, experience, job scope, location, and competitive compensation market data.

## What they're looking for

- Lead architecture and design for core Conductor services, ensuring scalability, resiliency, and performance at massive scale
- Tackle the most complex distributed systems challenges , influencing both near-term deliverables and future technical direction
- Collaborate with product, design, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver high-impact, business-critical features
- Act as a multiplier —mentoring engineers at all levels, elevating team practices, and fostering a culture of technical excellence
- Champion open-source contributions to Conductor, guiding community engagement and adoption
- Evaluate and introduce emerging technologies, frameworks, and tooling to keep Orkes at the forefront of distributed computing innovation

Tags: Engineering