Senior Platform Engineer – Golang

Bread Financial

. Lead the design, development, and evolution of platform services, automation solutions, and cloud-native engineering capabilities .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $125,400 - $200,600 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in platform engineering, cloud-native development, and automation solutions, with a strong focus on AI-driven technologies and governance practices. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and mentor engineers while driving innovation and operational excellence.

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Platform EngineeringCloud-Native DevelopmentAutomation EngineeringAI-Driven TechnologiesCI/CD Practices

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Hard Skills

Golang DevelopmentCloud EngineeringDevOpsMicroservicesInfrastructure-as-CodeAPIsSDKsAutomation StrategiesObservabilityPerformance Strategies

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoringCollaborationKnowledge SharingContinuous Improvement

Tools & Technologies

AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudAI AgentsOrchestration TechnologiesLLMsAgent OrchestrationMCPRAGDeployment Automation

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS Cloud PractitionerMicrosoft Azure FundamentalsGoogle Cloud Digital Leader

Industry Keywords

Cloud PlatformsDevOpsPlatform EngineeringSoftware DevelopmentAutomationAI/MLData EngineeringEnterprise GovernanceSecurity ComplianceRisk Strategies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudMicroservicesGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design, development, and evolution of platform services, automation solutions, and cloud-native engineering capabilities
Create reusable platform products, shared services, self-service capabilities, and intelligent automation solutions
Define strategic direction, architecture, standards, reference architectures, and reusable patterns for enterprise platforms
Drive cloud-native modernization and oversee APIs, SDKs, frameworks, and self-service capabilities
Define automation strategies for the AI-driven development lifecycle and lead AI-powered platforms and autonomous workflows
Establish governance for automation-first practices and drive adoption of AI agents and orchestration technologies
Define reliability, resilience, scalability, and performance strategies
Lead CI/CD, observability, operational intelligence, infrastructure-as-code, deployment automation, and cloud operations capabilities
Drive monitoring, automated remediation, intelligent workflows, and reliability improvements using metrics
Define platform governance, security, compliance, risk strategies, enterprise guardrails, and policy frameworks
Lead secure-by-design, automated compliance, security capabilities, platform controls, and policy automation
Provide technical leadership across platform engineering initiatives and influence roadmaps, investments, and technology adoption
Lead cross-functional work with engineering, architecture, security, product, and operations teams
Mentor engineers, develop technical leaders, and drive knowledge sharing, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Define and drive the developer experience vision and lead self-service ecosystems
Establish standards for onboarding, development, testing, deployment, and support
Sponsor reusable accelerators, templates, and platform capabilities and drive adoption through enablement and feedback
Define the vision for AI-enabled engineering platforms and agent ecosystems
Lead adoption of LLMs, agent orchestration, MCP, RAG, and emerging AI technologies
Guide intelligent developer experiences and autonomous engineering capabilities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
1 cloud certification: AWS Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, or Google Cloud Digital Leader
5–8 years of experience in platform engineering, software engineering, cloud engineering, DevOps, automation engineering, or related disciplines
Experience in Golang development preferred
Familiarity with AWS and microservices preferred
Master’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred
Relevant industry certifications in cloud platforms, DevOps, platform engineering, software development, automation, AI/ML, data engineering, or related technologies preferred
Ability to travel up to 5% quarterly
Must be work authorized in the United States on a full-time basis without current or future sponsorship
F-1 (student) visa holders are not eligible

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical insurance
Prescription drug coverage
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Basic and optional life insurance
Supplemental medical plans
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Six weeks of 100% paid parental leave after a 180-day waiting period
401(k) plan with immediate enrollment
11 paid holidays
Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST)
Illinois Paid Leave for Illinois associates
Ability to purchase company stock during offering periods in June and December
Annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance
Career development opportunities
Wellness support
Non-traditional career progression opportunities