Staff Platform Engineer, Interoperability

About the role

The Staff Platform Engineer plays a pivotal role in crafting and enhancing the tools and platform that elevate the development experience for our internal engineering teams. By focusing on developer efficiency, tooling, and the seamless integration of our development processes, this position is essential in enabling our teams to deliver innovative products rapidly and reliably.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain a comprehensive platform that supports internal development workflows, from code inception to deployment.
• Lead the creation of developer tools that automate and streamline our CI/CD processes, enhancing productivity and ensuring consistency across environments.
• Implement monitoring and analytics tools that provide actionable insights into application performance and development pipeline efficiency.
• Work closely with the Infrastructure and Data Teams to enhance developer tooling and data access, streamlining data-driven development and analytics processes.
• Create and design architecture diagrams to guide the development of scalable and efficient systems.
• Mentor and guide team members, fostering their growth and development.
• Collaborate with product managers to translate product requirements into technical specifications.
• Architect and develop highly scalable web applications and RESTful APIs.
• Build tools, services, and automation to enhance the capabilities of our platform.
• Evaluate and enhance the performance, durability, and security of production applications.
• Contribute to server-side code and database architecture using NodeJS and NestJS.
• Contribute to client-side code using React.
• Ensure adherence to best practices through thorough code reviews and coaching.
• Adapt quickly to evolving business needs and transition between different contexts seamlessly.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a proven track record of delivering complex solutions.
• 3+ years of experience with NodeJS and React, with familiarity in NestJS and/or NextJS being a plus.
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field.
• Proficiency in Temporal, Terraform, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, and Snowflake, JavaScript, ES6, TypeORM, MySQL, Git, Jest, Redis, REST principles.
• Experience in AWS hosting and building in AWS.
• Strong object-oriented programming skills and understanding of algorithms and web services.
• Previous experience leading engineering teams and delivering successful projects.
• Self-directed and independent, with a passion for driving complete features/products from inception to delivery.
• Able to navigate and negotiate difficult tradeoffs effectively.
• Agile development experience, with a preference for candidates with startup or scaling experience.
• Nice to have: Familiarity with Temporal, Terraform, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, and Snowflake.

Qualifications

• Experience in AWS hosting and building in AWS.
• Strong object-oriented programming skills and understanding of algorithms and web services.
• Previous experience leading engineering teams and delivering successful projects.
• Self-directed and independent, with a passion for driving complete features/products from inception to delivery.
• Able to navigate and negotiate difficult tradeoffs effectively.
• Agile development experience, with a preference for candidates with startup or scaling experience.

Skills

• NodeJS and React
• NestJS and/or NextJS
• Temporal, Terraform, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, and Snowflake
• JavaScript, ES6, TypeORM, MySQL, Git, Jest, Redis, REST principles
• AWS hosting and building in AWS
• Object-oriented programming skills and understanding of algorithms and web services
• Experience leading engineering teams and delivering successful projects
• Agile development experience, with a preference for candidates with startup or scaling experience

Benefits

• Up to 100% employer-paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, along with comprehensive wellness benefits and healthcare concierge services designed to support your needs beyond traditional insurance.
• A comprehensive suite of financial benefits, including a 401(k) plan, company-paid life and disability insurance, tax-advantaged spending accounts, and a range of discounted voluntary offerings to help you customize and strengthen your overall financial position.
• Paid Parental Leave policy, after six months of employment.
• Access to Kindbody fertility and family-building benefits and dedicated leave specialists who help guide you through the entire process.
• Generous annual stipends for both professional and personal development, empowering you to invest in your continued growth.
• Access to a wide range of internal learning opportunities, ensuring you can build new skills, deepen your expertise, and advance your career with confidence.

Pay

The applicable salary range for this role is: $200,000 - $271,500. A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s leveling and compensation–including a candidate’s professional background and experience. These ranges may be modified in the future and final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above.

Schedule

Flexible vacation policy, paid holidays, and other perks to recharge.