Software & Platform Engineer

About the role

Join our dynamic community of experts at IT Concepts dba Kentro, where innovation drives opportunity and collaboration leads to success. This role is ideal for engineers who thrive in writing code, designing, architecting, and building technical solutions, and experimenting with new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Focus: Solution Engineering, Application Development, Platform Architecture
• Design and prototype full-stack or service-based innovative solutions that translate high-level challenges into working proofs of value and provide guidance to mature them into production-ready solutions.
• Communicate complex technical topics clearly through demos, documentation, and technical discussions with existing and potential customers virtually and in-person.
• Design decoupled, API-first environments using cloud-native services (AWS, Azure, or GCP) to support a seamless flow between headless backends and diverse frontend consumers.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code and contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Comprehend and assist with driving Infrastructure as Code (IaC) maturity (using tools like Terraform, Ansible, Azure Resource Manager, etc.) to ensure the platform is reproducible, scalable, and version-controlled.
• Aid in implementing comprehensive observability and distributed tracing (using tools like Prometheus, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, etc.) to monitor the health of complex, decoupled systems and predict bottlenecks.
• Integrate and extend major enterprise platforms (ServiceNow, Salesforce, Databricks, and cloud ecosystems) to deliver connected, intelligent services.
• Build reference implementations, reusable accelerators, and automation patterns that scale innovation beyond individual projects.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to embed innovation practices, mentor engineers, and evangelize new capabilities across Kentro.
• Understand and apply architecture and security best practices from inception.
• Ensure solutions fit effectively within existing cloud or owned infrastructure landscape.
• Actively participate in the evaluation of new software, platforms, and solutions.
• Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving skills and deal effectively with ambiguity.
• Be self-sustained in your ability to dig into complex issues, rapidly learn and apply new technologies directly to problems or opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Enterprise Implementation Success – Proven track record delivering large scale, complex system integrations and operational optimizations across multi-vendor environments.
• Headless Architecture Expertise – Strong technical understanding of decoupled architectures, API-first methodologies, and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Strong coding experience in modern languages (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Go, C#, or similar).
• Ability to design and build scalable applications and services using cloud-native concepts.
• Exceptional communication skills, writing and verbal.
• Exceptional problem solver with a proven ability to handle complex technical challenges and translate high-level direction into actionable, effective solutions.
• Ambitious and self-sustained highly motivated self-starter who is continually driven to learn and autonomously complete projects with little supervision.
• Platform versatility with hands-on experience working across multiple major enterprise platforms like ServiceNow, Salesforce, Databricks, and Cloud Services.
• Integration understanding with building and maintaining platform-to-platform integrations.
• Security-minded with demonstrated ability to incorporate architectural and security best practices early in the development lifecycle.
• Creative thinker with a track record of leveraging technology in novel ways to create distinguished and impactful business solutions.
• Technical understanding of system architecture, lifecycle, scalability, sustainability, and cost.
• Ability to translate high-level requirements into technical designs and coded solutions.

Pay

The salary for this position is between $165,000 – $185,000 annually. Factors affecting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Schedule

This role is offered on a hybrid schedule based in McLean, VA.

Benefits

We offer competitive benefits package including paid time off, healthcare benefits, supplemental benefits, 401k including an employer match, discount perks, rewards, and more. We invest in our employees – Every employee is eligible for education reimbursement for certifications, degrees, or professional development. Reimbursement amounts may fluctuate due to IRS limitations. We want you to grow as an expert and a leader and offer flexibility for you to take a course, complete a certification, or other professional growth and networking. We are committed to supporting your curiosity and sustaining a culture that prioritizes commitment to continuous professional development. We work hard; we play hard. Kentro is committed to incorporating fun into every day. We dedicate funds for activities – virtual and in-person – e.g., we host happy hours, holiday events, fitness & wellness events, and annual celebrations. In alignment with our commitment to our communities, we also host and attend charity galas/events.

How to Apply

To apply to Kentro Positions- Please click on the job link and then click the blue “Apply” button at the top right of Job Description. Please upload your resume and complete all the application steps. You must fully submit the application for Kentro to consider you for a position. If you need alternative application methods, please email careers@kentro.us and request assistance.

Accommodations

If you need to discuss reasonable accommodations, please email careers@kentro.us .