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Andela
About Andela:
Andela Talent Cloud is the industry’s only unified solution to manage the complete global talent lifecycle. We help enterprises source, qualify, hire, manage, and pay global technical talent in one integrated platform.
Market leaders partner with Andela to help rewrite their workforce strategies to include global, remote talent from over 175 countries to scale their teams and deliver projects faster.
Andela Talent Cloud provides an intelligent, AI-driven platform that helps enterprises build remote-fluent teams from emerging geographies such as Africa and Latin America. Powerful AI-matching algorithms learn from thousands of data points in the hiring journey to pinpoint the best engineers up to 70% faster at 30 to 50% less cost than other hiring approaches. Andela caters to specialized disciplines such as Application Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, and Data & Analytics, with over 30 specific use cases. The world’s best brands trust Andela, including GitHub, Mastercard Foundry, ViacomCBS, and Mindshare.
About The Role
We’re seeking a Staff Engineer to help drive technical excellence and innovation across our platform, with a particular focus on leveraging AI to transform how global talent connects with opportunities. You’ll work on complex technical challenges that span our entire platform, from AI-powered matching algorithms to scalable marketplace infrastructure.
What You’ll Do
Technical Leadership
Drive architectural decisions and technical strategy for key platform initiatives.
Design and implement core platform capabilities that power our AI-driven talent matching.
Lead the technical evolution of our systems to support rapid scaling and enhanced AI capabilities.
Mentor other engineers and elevate the technical discourse across the organization.
Collaborate with product teams to translate ambitious goals into practical technical solutions.
System Design & Implementation
Architect and build scalable systems that handle complex matching algorithms and marketplace dynamics.
Design and implement AI-powered features that enhance our talent evaluation and matching capabilities.
Create robust, maintainable solutions that can scale with our global user base.
Establish technical standards and best practices for system reliability and performance.
Cross-functional Impact
Work closely with product managers to shape technical strategy and execution.
Partner with data scientists to implement and optimize AI/ML models.
Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with global data privacy regulations.
Guide technical decisions across multiple teams and workstreams.
Required Experience
10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
7+ years of technical leadership experience driving complex projects.
Strong background in distributed systems and scalable architectures.
Experience building and scaling marketplace platforms or similar complex systems.
A track record of making significant technical decisions that impacted product direction.
Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence.
Strong understanding of AI concepts and their practical applications.
Excellence in written and verbal communication, particularly in technical contexts.
While the Andela team is distributed across the world, this role is US-based.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with AI/ML platform development.
Background in talent matching algorithms or recommendation systems.
Experience with large-scale data processing and analytics.
Familiarity with global compliance and data privacy requirements.
A track record of publishing technical content or speaking at conferences.
Experience working with distributed, remote teams.
Compensation
Total compensation for this role includes a base salary ranging from $175,000 to $215,000 per year, plus equity. The final package will be tailored to the candidate’s experience, location, and specific expertise.
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Benefits
Fully Remote work culture - we hire globally and all of our roles are fully remote!
Bring your own device stipend - buy your own laptop with funds from Andela
Flexible working hours
Equity (as a part of the compensation package)
Healthcare, 401k / pension (US only)
Generous Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, Compassionate Leave
And more to come! We're on a journey to reimagine global benefits at Andela.
At Andela, we outcompete through diversity. We know that our strengths lie in the multiplicity of talents, perspectives, backgrounds & orientations resident in our community and we take pride in that. Andela is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices. Andela provides equal employment opportunities and workplace to all employees and applicants without regard to factors including but not limited to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy (including breastfeeding), genetic information, HIV/AIDS or any other medical status, family or parental status, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This commitment applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Our policies expressly prohibit any form of harassment and/or discrimination as stated above.
Andela is home for all, come as you are.
