Staff Software Engineer
Software Engineering
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted on Aug 26, 2026
Strength in Trust
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.The Challenge
We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer with a passion for solving problems to join our agile Product Engineering team at OneTrust. Senior Software Engineers own the delivery of complex features end-to-end and are a go-to technical resource for their immediate team.
Your Mission
Execution & Delivery
- Independently own delivery of complex features or components from design through production, requiring evaluation of multiple interacting factors.
- Drive system architecture and component-design discussions for your area of ownership.
Collaboration & Influence
- Partner closely with Product, UX, and other engineers to shape solutions during planning, not just execution.
- Network with senior engineers across the org to align on shared technical decisions.
- Stays curious and has the ability to ideate, innovate & improve by identifying patterns that can bring quality and velocity improvements
Quality & Craft
- Conduct peer code reviews and help set the quality bar for your team.
- Champion testing practices, including exploratory and AI-assisted testing approaches.
Mentorship
- Support the ramp-up and growth of Associate and Software Engineers on your team.
You Are
A seasoned, fully-capable engineer who requires minimal day-to-day direction and only needs general guidance on genuinely new assignments. You proactively surface risks and ambiguity rather than waiting to be asked. You work independently on established types of work, taking ownership from design through delivery with limited need for oversight. You're not afraid to ask for input mainly when facing unfamiliar or ambiguous problems, where the right approach isn't yet obvious. Your passionate about flagging risks and open questions during planning or design, before they turn into issues later in the process
Your Experience Includes
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience on Core Java, Spring, Spring boot, hibernate, microservices and Kafka messaging.
- Demonstrated experience owning complex features end-to-end in either frontend or backend systems
- Familiarity with a public cloud provider (Azure, Google Cloud, or AWS)
- Experience informally mentoring or supporting the growth of junior engineers is a plus
- 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.