Software Engineer Engineering

Position: Staff Software Engineer Engineering  Learn More & Apply
# Staff Software Engineer San Francisco, California | Engineering### ### Strength in Trust One Trust ’s mission is to enable innovation through the responsible use of data and AI. We believe that ensuring data is trusted shouldn’t slow teams down—it should accelerate what’s possible. This led us to develop the first technology platform for responsible data use in 2016. Today, with AI representing the latest and most impactful expansion of data yet, One Trust is once again redefining what responsible innovation looks like.

One Trust, the AI‐Ready Governance Platform TM, unifies regulatory intelligence, automation, and connected governance workflows so businesses can continue to move at the speed of AI while ensuring good governance to prevent data misuse sted by thousands of organizations worldwide, One Trust is shaping the future where trusted data becomes a transformative force for business and society.### ### The Challenge We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help lead technical direction across a major feature area or set of related systems ff Engineers determine their own approach on complex, often ambiguous assignments, and their technical judgment is trusted well beyond their immediate team.###

### Your Mission#### Technical Leadership & Architecture
* Lead design and architecture for major features or components, ensuring alignment with the broader system architecture.
* Determine approach and methods independently on complex, ambiguous assignments without an established playbook.#### Cross-Team Collaboration
* Partner with other engineering teams, Product, and UX to shape solutions before implementation begins.
* Build working relationships and technical credibility beyond your immediate team.#### Quality & Standards
* Establish and champion engineering best practices adopted by your team and beyond.#### Mentorship
* Mentor Senior and mid-level engineers, helping them grow their technical judgment and scope of ownership.### ### You Are/Have Someone who determines methods and approach independently on new, complex assignments, and who is sought out by other engineers for technical guidance beyond your own team. You think in terms of systems and tradeoffs, not just individual tickets.
* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
* 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
* Demonstrated track record leading technical initiatives that span multiple engineers or systems
* Deep expertise in frontend and/or backend technologies relevant to One Trust's platform, including cloud architecture experience### #### Extra Awesome
* Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Devin, Windsurf, or similar) in a professional setting, with genuine enthusiasm for applying AI to accelerate and elevate day-to-day engineering work.

For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington-based candidates: the annual base pay range for this role is listed below. Within this range, individual pay is determined by several factors, including location, job-related skills, work experience, and relevant education and/or training. This role may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, equity, and/or commissions, as well as benefits.

Salary Range $139,725—$209,588 USD### Where we Work We are embracing an office-first culture, encouraging three days a week in office for most roles, with meaningful opportunities to collaborate and celebrate in person.

Each role may have specific requirements or flexibility depending on the scope of the position, so we encourage you to verify this with your recruiter during your first interview.### Benefits As an employee at One Trust, you will be part…