What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Software Engineer position at Cryoport Systems, LLC?
Cryoport Systems is the life science industry’s most trusted provider of supply chain solutions for temperature-sensitive materials, serving biopharmaceutical, IVF and surrogacy and animal health organizations around the world. Cryoport Systems' proprietary Cryoport Express® shippers, Cryoportal® Logistics Management Platform, leading-edge Smartpak™ Condition Monitoring System and geo-sensing technology paired with unparalleled logistics expertise and 24/7/365 customer support, make Cryoport Systems the end-to-end temperature controlled supply chain partner that you can trust.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Staff Engineer leads technical initiatives, optimizes team delivery, and drives architectural decisions within the Software Engineering team. This position collaborates closely with the technical leadership team to ensure deliverables align with the organizationís broader goals and supports clientsí needs. The Staff Engineer is responsible for building, evolving and supporting core value stream application components essential for our organizationís growth. The roleís leadership will ensure system success and foster technical excellence, allowing Cryoport Systems to deliver certainty and reliability across the business.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Technical Expertise
• Architect, design and implement scalable, resilient, and maintainable software systems aligned with business objectives.
• Execute value stream initiatives in an agile environment, ensuring that features meet business and technical goals.
• Establish and enforce best practices in software development, including modularization, code quality, testing, security and data modeling. Systems Thinking and Innovation
• Participate in technical discussions, architecture reviews, and roadmap planning.
• Define and evolve the technical vision and architecture for the stream.
• Advocate for Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and loosely coupled architectures.
• Evaluate and help introduce new technologies, frameworks, and tools to enhance efficiency and scalability. Stream Alignment
• Collaborate with Product Managers and other key stakeholders to understand business goals and translate them into technical requirements.
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing across teams.
• Ensure the teamís work aligns with the overall stream objectives and delivers measurable value to the business. Team Leadership and Collaboration
• Work closely with Product Managers, designers, and Engineering teams to align technical efforts with business goals.
• Partner with platform and infrastructure teams to improve tooling, deployment pipelines, and cloud environments, helping to cultivate an ever-improving developer experience.
KEY COMPETENCIES & ATTRIBUTES
• Problem-Solving: Strong, detail-oriented analytical skills and a hands-on approach to troubleshooting and resolving technical challenges.
• Innovation: A forward-thinking mindset, constantly looking for ways to innovate and improve operations; passion for automating processes.
• Strategic Vision: Ability to align stream initiatives with broader business objectives.
• Collaboration: Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across functional teams.
Tooling/Technologies
• Ruby, Java, Python, JavaScript, MySQL, Docker, Elasticsearch, GitHub, JIRA, AWS
• Ruby on Rails, Scala, Micronaut, React QUALIFICATIONS
• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent degree (required) / M.S. in Computer Science (preferred)
• 10 years architecting, implementing, and maintaining 100,000 lines of code multi-tier distributed web applications using Ruby (Ruby on Rails), J2EE, JavaScript (React, Node), Python, and other web technologies.
• 6 years architecting, implementing, and maintaining JSON APIís.
• Extensive knowledge of microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and data modeling
Salary: Up to $190,000 depending on experience bonus
Cryoport offers exceptional benefits, 401K with company match and stock. For information about Cryoport, please visit https://www.cryoport.com/
Salary : $190,000
