Senior Platform Software Engineer

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. Design and build shared platform capabilities, including reusable backend services, libraries, frameworks, and integrations .

Posted 10/30/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in server-side engineering with a focus on Java, Python, C#, Kotlin, or Go, alongside hands-on experience with AWS for production workloads. Proficient in designing reusable backend components, implementing testing strategies, and ensuring reliability and security in production environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Server-Side Engineering ExperienceAWS Production WorkloadsDistributed Systems FundamentalsTesting Strategy ExperienceReliability And Security Engineering

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Hard Skills

JavaPythonC#KotlinGoAPI DesignAsynchronous MessagingInfrastructure As CodeCI/CDTesting Strategies

Tools & Technologies

AWSContainersService FrameworksCommon LibrariesAuthenticationAuthorizationObservabilityIncident ResponseResilient ArchitecturesAgentic AI

Industry Keywords

Backend SystemsReusable ComponentsFailure HandlingVersioningTelemetryDeployment SafetyProduction OutcomesPlatform AdoptionSecure Data HandlingOperational Behavior

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDistributed SystemsJavaKotlinPythonGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build shared platform capabilities, including reusable backend services, libraries, frameworks, and integrations
Build application-level abstractions, automation, and integration patterns for secure and reliable AWS usage
Decompose platform work, write specifications and contracts, and delegate implementation to AI agents
Step into code when complexity, debugging, or technical judgment demands it
Engineer for reuse, compatibility, safe migrations, and testability across multiple consumers
Own testing strategy and validate that generated tests provide meaningful evidence
Establish authentication, authorization, failure handling, telemetry, and deployment-safety defaults
Own production outcomes and platform adoption
Review agent and human work, respond to incidents, and work with consuming teams to support adoption and operation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep server-side engineering experience in Java, Python, C#, Kotlin, or Go
Experience designing and operating backend systems and building reusable components
Strong distributed systems fundamentals, including API and event contracts, asynchronous messaging, concurrency, idempotency, consistency, failure handling, and versioning
Hands-on AWS experience designing and operating production workloads, including compute, networking, storage, databases, messaging, and IAM
Experience with containers, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD
Experience building shared backend foundations such as service frameworks, common libraries, authentication and authorization, or integration layers
Reliability and security engineering experience in production, including observability, SLOs, incident response, resilient architectures, and secure handling of sensitive or regulated data
Testing strategy experience covering unit, integration, contract, and compatibility testing
Agentic AI as a primary development surface; ability to specify complex platform work, direct agents, and verify correctness across integrations, edge cases, and operational behavior
Production software delivery using agentic AI and ability to identify where human judgment is essential

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid Time Off (PTO)
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) with match
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Wellness program