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Staff Application Platform Engineer (DX)

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almost 2 years ago
Remote, WorldwideStaff+

Base Salary

$210k - $240k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Elevate developer productivity by creating tools that abstract common patterns.
  • Design, develop, and optimize a secure and scalable platform.
  • Diagnose and resolve bottlenecks to ensure high-performance systems.
  • Champion security and reliability for sensitive data protection.
  • Continuously improve system resilience and efficiency during rapid growth.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to implement best practices.
  • Own projects end-to-end from ideation to deployment.
  • Enhance and expand platform services for future products.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in platform or backend engineering.
  • Deep knowledge of TypeScript and experience with Node.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
  • Proven ability to lead projects independently from architecture to production.
  • Strong communication skills to influence technical direction.
  • A track record of building secure, reliable, high-performance platforms.
  • Passion for craftsmanship, clean code, and collaborative teamwork.
  • Confidence in making strategic technical tradeoffs.
  • A growth mindset and ownership mentality.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity packages.
  • Platinum medical, dental, and vision healthcare plan.
  • Free life insurance including long-term and short-term disability.
  • Unlimited PTO with uncapped vacation days and paid holidays.
  • Maternity and paternity family leave.
  • 3% 401(k) contribution from Assured, even if you don't contribute.
  • WFH benefits including lunch on us 2x/week and monthly phone stipend.
  • Health FSAs and HSAs for out-of-pocket medical expenses.
  • Regular team events and offsites.

Tech Stack

AWSGraphQLNode.jsPostgreSQLTypeScript