Staff Engineer (Platform) in United States at Jobgether

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Engineer (Platform) based in United States.

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for an experienced platform engineer who is passionate about building scalable, secure, and resilient distributed systems. In this role, you will help shape the technical direction of core platform services while collaborating across engineering, product, and infrastructure teams. You will play a key role in driving architectural decisions, improving developer productivity, and enabling business growth through robust technology solutions. The position offers the chance to work with modern cloud-native technologies, mentor engineers, and influence engineering standards across the organization. Ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, this role combines hands-on development with strategic technical leadership in a fast-paced and innovative environment.

• Design and evolve scalable, maintainable, and secure platform architectures that support long-term business and technical objectives.
• Develop backend services and distributed applications using modern programming languages and functional programming principles.
• Lead platform-wide initiatives aimed at improving reliability, scalability, performance, security, and developer experience.
• Architect, containerize, deploy, and maintain cloud-native services using technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure platforms.
• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, infrastructure automation, and operational best practices.
• Apply security-first engineering principles, including secure coding practices, secrets management, vulnerability mitigation, and infrastructure protection.
• Drive performance analysis, system optimization, test automation, and reliability improvements across critical services.
• Integrate and manage third-party services and APIs while ensuring operational excellence and observability.
• Explore opportunities to incorporate AI and machine learning capabilities into platform solutions and workflows.
• Serve as a technical mentor and subject matter expert, guiding engineers, influencing architecture decisions, and elevating engineering standards across teams.
• Collaborate closely with product leaders, engineers, and stakeholders to define requirements, troubleshoot complex issues, and deliver impactful solutions.
• Research emerging technologies and advocate for innovations that improve platform capabilities and create business value.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant expertise in distributed systems, platform engineering, and large-scale architecture design.
• Strong proficiency in typed and functional programming languages such as C#, TypeScript, Haskell, Scala, or comparable technologies.
• Deep understanding of software architecture principles, including secure, scalable, and maintainable system design.
• Extensive experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases, with strong knowledge of PostgreSQL preferred.
• Proven expertise with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, or equivalent cloud-native technologies and infrastructure platforms.
• Strong knowledge of DevOps methodologies, including CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, Infrastructure as Code, and automation practices.
• Experience implementing application and infrastructure security best practices across development and operational environments.
• Demonstrated success in performance optimization, scalability improvements, testing strategies, and system reliability initiatives.
• Experience integrating, monitoring, and managing third-party APIs and external services.
• Interest or hands-on experience with AI and machine learning technologies in production environments.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate ambiguity while making sound technical decisions.
• Proven mentoring and leadership capabilities, with a track record of helping engineers grow and increasing overall team effectiveness.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Growth-oriented mindset with a passion for continuous learning, innovation, and engineering excellence.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary range of $170,000 – $200,000 CAD for candidates located in Canada.
• Fully remote work opportunity with flexibility to work from eligible locations.
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits package for permanent team members.
• Participation in compensation review cycles that consider both performance and market benchmarks.
• Opportunity to work on large-scale platform architecture and cutting-edge cloud-native technologies.
• High level of ownership and influence over technical strategy and engineering standards.
• Collaborative, inclusive, and growth-focused work environment.
• Professional development opportunities through mentorship, technical leadership, and exposure to emerging technologies.
• Flexible and supportive culture designed to promote work-life balance and long-term career growth.
• Opportunity to contribute to AI-driven initiatives and next-generation platform capabilities.