Software Engineer, NHI Platform

Lumos

. Design, develop, and operate systems transforming high volumes of identity data from third-party integrations to product consumers .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesJunior💰 $155,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in backend engineering and platform development, focusing on building scalable and reliable systems for managing identity data. Proficient in deploying and maintaining production systems with a strong emphasis on operational rigor and observability.

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Backend Engineering ExperienceREST API DevelopmentRelational Database ManagementPython ProgrammingAWS Deployment

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Hard Skills

Backend FundamentalsREST APIsGRPC APIsPostgresMySQLSchema EvolutionPythonKafkaContainerizationDebugging

Tools & Technologies

AWSGCPAzureTerraformTemporalDebezium

Industry Keywords

Identity DataOperational RigorSLOsObservabilityData-Centric Applications

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformGRPCKafkaMySQLPostgresPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and operate systems transforming high volumes of identity data from third-party integrations to product consumers
Ensure correctness, freshness, and operational rigor of identity data systems
Contribute to the technical vision for data infrastructure enabling engineering, product, and AI teams
Establish SLOs, observability, and operational tooling to detect and remediate failures before they reach customers
Promote and implement scalable, reliable, and secure software engineering practices for data-centric applications
Build platform infrastructure that enables teams to move faster while improving resilience and visibility

Requirements

What you’ll need

1+ years of professional backend or platform engineering experience building production systems other teams depend on
Strong backend fundamentals
Experience building REST or gRPC APIs
Experience with relational databases such as Postgres or MySQL
Experience evolving schemas on live tables
Experience with Python, Postgres, and Kafka on AWS
Knowledge of idempotency, ordering, retries, permanent failures, and dead-letter handling
Experience deploying containerized services to AWS, GCP, or Azure
Experience debugging from metrics, traces, and logs
Experience participating in an on-call rotation
Nice to have: Kafka, Temporal, Debezium/change data capture, Terraform, and familiarity with identity data such as accounts, entitlements, service accounts, and API keys

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Remote-first culture – Work from anywhere within ±4 hours of Pacific Time
Medical, dental & vision insurance – 100% of premiums covered for employees, 60% for dependents
HSA and FSA available with employer contribution
International benefits align with local standards
Mental health resources and support
Monthly wellness stipend
Life insurance
Short-term disability and long-term disability coverage
Flexible PTO
Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave
$1,000 annual learning stipend for courses, books, conferences, and certifications
Company and team offsites, fully covered
401(k) with employer matching