Staff Platform Engineer

Focus

. Design, evolve, and govern internal enterprise platforms that accelerate delivery, deployment safety, and operational reliability .

Posted 10/3/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $165,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in developing full-stack applications using TypeScript and Python, with a strong focus on CI/CD pipeline implementation, infrastructure as code with Terraform, and compliance in a FedRAMP environment. Proven ability to architect scalable automated testing solutions and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

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Full-Stack Application DevelopmentCI/CD Pipeline ImplementationInfrastructure As Code (Terraform)Automated Testing (Playwright, TypeScript)FedRAMP Compliance Familiarity

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Hard Skills

TypeScriptPythonCI/CD PipelinesTerraformPlaywrightReactREST APIsAutomated TestingSynthetic Data GenerationObservability Tooling

Soft Skills

Technical CommunicationMentorshipCollaborationDiagnostic SkillsAgile Teamwork

Tools & Technologies

AWS GovCloudAutomated Security ScanningContinuous Compliance ToolsCLI UtilitiesSelf-Service Platform Capabilities

Industry Keywords

Federal Government Digital ServiceCivic Tech ProgramsCompliance AutomationOperational ReliabilityMulti-Vendor Applications

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudMicroservicesPythonReactTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, evolve, and govern internal enterprise platforms that accelerate delivery, deployment safety, and operational reliability
Drive enterprise observability, automated CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and compliance automation
Reduce operational toil and standardize environment configurations across vendors and integrated business applications
Architect, build, and maintain scalable end-to-end automated UI and API test suites using Playwright and TypeScript
Develop automated data generation tools and synthetic applicant profile generators using Python and REST APIs
Build front-end tools in React and TypeScript for vendors and government stakeholders to generate test scenarios and monitor pipeline status
Construct, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines with quality gates and feature-driven promotion practices
Build reusable engineering patterns, self-service platform capabilities, CLI utilities, and starter kits
Conduct code reviews and provide 1:1 mentorship
Serve as a technical liaison to client leads and external vendor teams
Support cloud infrastructure updates using Terraform
Embed automated security scanning and navigate continuous compliance in a FedRAMP/Public Trust environment
Collaborate on systems supporting tens of millions of American students and borrowers

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of professional experience developing full-stack applications and tooling using TypeScript and Python
Practical experience writing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
Experience designing complex systems interacting with external services, databases, and third-party APIs
Experience working on cross-functional agile teams
Experience estimating complex engineering tasks
Experience communicating technical updates directly to client stakeholders
Strong diagnostic skills for complex, distributed multi-vendor application failures and microservices
Prior experience on federal government digital service projects or civic tech programs
Familiarity with AWS GovCloud environments
Familiarity with FedRAMP compliance standards
Familiarity with observability tooling
Experience implementing synthetic test data generators or complex mock data services for enterprise integrations
Legal authorization to work in the United States
Ability to meet other requirements for government contracts
Work authorization that does not require visa sponsorship now or in the future
May be subject to a government background check or security clearance
Must be based in the continental United States

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthy work-life balance
Encouragement to log off at the end of the day
Paid time off when needed
Modern cloud development environments and tooling
Occasional travel, approximately 1–2 times per year