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Vagaro

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Key Responsibilities

Vagaro is seeking an accomplished Staff Engineer to act as a technical leader and systems architect for the platform that powers our business.

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Responsibilities

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What We Offer

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✓Base Annual Salary: $179,000 - $218,000
✓Annual Bonus: Up to 10%
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8–10+ years of software engineering experience, including substantial time working on backend and distributed systems, with a proven track record of systems and solutions architecture.
  • Deep, hands-on experience designing and operating large-scale, cloud-native distributed systems in production.
  • Strong, current expertise with C# and ASP.NET (Core/MVC).
  • Extensive experience architecting solutions on Microsoft Azure (strongly preferred). Experience with other major clouds such as AWS or GCP is welcome, but Azure expertise is heavily preferred.
  • Proven experience designing and scaling RESTful and event-driven APIs.
  • Deep understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., SQL Server / Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, MongoDB), including data modeling, partitioning, and performance tuning.
  • Expertise in asynchronous programming and concurrency (async/await patterns).
  • Strong command of caching strategies, performance optimization, and high?availability / fault-tolerant design.
  • Solid experience with authentication and authorization frameworks (OAuth, OpenID Connect, JWT, managed identities).
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes / AKS).
  • Experience with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Bicep/ARM, or Terraform).
  • Demonstrated technical leadership — mentoring engineers, influencing without authority, and driving cross-team initiatives to completion.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Strong problem-solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills, and a passion for building scalable systems and high-quality user experiences.

Nice to Have:

  • Deep experience with event-driven architecture (message queues, pub/sub, Azure Service Bus, Event Grid / Event Hubs, or Kafka).
  • Experience leading cloud migrations or monolith-to-microservices modernization
    efforts.
  • Experience integrating with third-party APIs (e.g., CRM systems, messaging
    platforms, payments).
  • Experience building and scaling high-traffic, multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
  • Exposure to modern frontend frameworks such as React
  • Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert.

Why You’ll Love Working Here: 💖

  • Attractive Compensation & Performance Bonuses: Enjoy a competitive salary paired with performance-based bonuses
  • Generous PTO: 15 accrued days, plus 10 company holidays annually.
  • Health & Wellness: Comprehensive healthcare, dental, and vision plans for you and your family. 🏥
  • Exclusive Perks: Discounts on attractions, theme parks, shows, sports events, movies, hotels, and more through TicketsAtWork. 🎟️
  • Beauty Perks: $30/month reimbursement for any Vagaro service, including health, beauty, or wellness treatments. 💅
  • Food Perks: $50 monthly stipend for our onsite microkitchen and a complimentary DoorDash DashPass subscription. 🍽️
  • Growth Opportunities: College Assistance Reimbursement, access to EAP & Work/Life Programs, and a LinkedIn Learning account. 📚
  • Financial Security: 401k program with 4% matching and optional life/supplemental insurance. 💰
  • Stay Active: Access to our on-site gym, flavored water dispenser, and basketball court to keep you fit and energized! 🏀

Equal Opportunity Employer:
Vagaro is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We foster an inclusive environment where individuals are evaluated without discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Privacy Policy:
Your privacy matters! At Vagaro, we are committed to protecting your personal information. Before proceeding with your application, please review our Employee and Applicant Privacy Notice here. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our Privacy Notice, which outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information during the recruitment and employment process.

Vagaro is an E-Verify employer. Learn more at www.e-verify.gov

Learn More About Vagaro:
Visit us at vagaro.com/pro and vagaro.com to learn more.]

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job
Pleasanton, US
On-site at the office

Listing Details

Posted
September 22, 2026
First seen
October 1, 2026
Last seen
October 13, 2026

Posting Health

Days active
12
Repost count
0
Trust Level
28%
Scored at
October 13, 2026

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Employees
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Founded
2009
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