Senior Software Engineer, Platform Engineering

IREN

. Own system design end to end, including problem statement, architecture, interfaces, data model, rollout, and components built by other engineers .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • United StatesSenior💰 $152,000 - $228,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in system design, API ownership, and distributed systems while effectively coaching and developing engineering talent. Proven ability to lead cross-team delivery and improve technical practices in a collaborative environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

System Design OwnershipAPI Contract ManagementDistributed Systems DebuggingCoaching and Mentoring EngineersCloud Infrastructure Experience

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringSystem-Level DesignDistributed SystemsCI/CD PracticesData EngineeringAutomationDeveloper ToolingMachine Learning DeploymentHigh-Volume Data PipelinesIncident Response

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationLeadership Without AuthorityProblem-SolvingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

AWSAzureGCPKubernetesTerraform

Industry Keywords

Incident ResponseTelemetryTime-Series DataPhysical InfrastructureOn-Call Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own system design end to end, including problem statement, architecture, interfaces, data model, rollout, and components built by other engineers
Coach and develop engineers through teaching-oriented reviews, pairing, and stretching assignments
Own API contracts between systems and teams, including guarantees, versioning, and migrations
Set and document technical direction so other teams can build against it independently
Break large, ambiguous problems into sequenced, estimable, deliverable work
Lead delivery across team boundaries, including coordination and follow-up
Write and review code and carry the pager for owned systems
Own monitoring, on-call, incident response, and recurrence-prevention follow-up
Serve as the company’s domain expert and share knowledge with others
Improve CI/CD, observability, testing practices, and documentation

Requirements

What you’ll need

6 or more years of professional software engineering experience, including several years operating in production what you built
Record of owning system-level design rather than components alone
Deep experience with distributed systems, including personally debugging failure modes
Demonstrated coaching and evidence of engineers who grew through your support
Experience owning APIs that other teams depend on, including versioning and breaking-change migrations
Excellent communication, particularly in writing
Depth in at least one relevant domain: data engineering, automation, developer tooling, AI enablement, or product engineering
Experience leading delivery across more than one team without formal authority
Strong fundamentals and judgment
Experience as a formal tech lead or in a staff-level role (nice to have)
Experience with cloud infrastructure, containers, and infrastructure as code, including AWS, Azure, or GCP, Kubernetes, and Terraform (nice to have)
Experience with high-volume data pipelines, streaming systems, or telemetry and time-series data (nice to have)
Experience putting machine learning or LLM systems into production (nice to have)
Experience working close to physical infrastructure and hardware failure (nice to have)
Authorization to work in the United States

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual performance incentives
Equity programs / long-term incentive
Relocation or Living-out-allowance / per diem (as applicable)
100% company-paid health insurance premiums (medical, dental, and vision) for employees
75% company-paid coverage for dependents
Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage
Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with the High Deductible Health Plan
Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources
401(k) retirement plan with company match
Access to financial planning and legal services
Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
Internal skills training and advancement pathways
Professional development supporting certifications, continuing education, or role-related training
Company events and team-building activities