Staff Software Engineer

About the job

OneTrust’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, OneTrust is once again redefining what responsible innovation looks like. OneTrust, the AI‑Ready Governance Platform™, 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 at scale. Trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide, OneTrust is shaping the future where trusted data becomes a transformative force for business and society.

Staff Software Engineer – Backend

The Challenge

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Product Engineering team at OneTrust. In this role, you’ll contribute to the design and architecture of backend systems while building and supporting scalable, cloud-native services for our platform.

Your Mission

Development

• Design, develop, and unit test scalable backend services on Microsoft Azure
• Contribute to cloud-native architecture using Core Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs
• Maintain high code quality with 80%+ code coverage (or per team standards)

Collaboration

• Partner closely with Product Managers, Product Owners, UX, and Engineering teams
• Contribute to sprint planning, grooming, and architectural discussions
• Ensure sprint commitments are delivered in line with sprint goals
• Build high-quality, maintainable code following engineering best practices

Support & Reliability

• Reduce defects by identifying and fixing issues early in the development cycle
• Ensure critical and high-priority incidents are resolved within SLA
• Own production issue troubleshooting, incident analysis, and root-cause resolution
• Design and support high-volume, large-scale systems in production

Code Review & Quality

• Conduct peer code reviews to improve overall code quality
• Support junior engineers in testing practices, exploratory testing, and automation

Leadership

• Mentor and grow engineers within the team
• Help build high-performing teams and create development opportunities
• Lead by example through technical excellence and ownership

You Are

• A proactive self-learner open to new technologies and approaches
• Someone who asks the right questions and closes clarity gaps
• A strong collaborator with a quality-first mindset

Your Experience Includes

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 8+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong backend experience with Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs
• Hands-on experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Experience with Docker and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Recent hands-on development using Java 7+ and Spring Boot
• Ownership of production support in real-world environments
• Experience operating systems at scale and high throughput

Good to Have

• Understanding of SRE fundamentals
• Exposure to reliability, observability, and operational excellence practices

Bangalore – Indira Nagar

Hybrid model: 2 days work from office