Senior Software Engineer, Platform Engineering
IXL Learning
about 8 hours ago
San Mateo, CA, USA
Senior
H1B Sponsor
Base Salary
$130k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Execute strategic technical initiatives that improve infrastructure and engineering workflows.
- Identify and solve core technical problems focusing on scalability, reliability, and reusability.
- Scope and execute complex projects from conception to delivery.
- Collaborate across teams and brands to implement solutions at company-scale.
- Propose and implement architectural improvements for long-term growth.
- Contribute hands-on through coding, infrastructure design, and system optimization.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in computer science or a related discipline.
- 6+ years of professional hands-on Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or Platform Engineering experience.
- Extensive experience with at least one programming language, such as Java, C++, Python, or Go.
- Deep experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Strong understanding of backend systems including web servers, message queues, databases, and load balancers.
- Fluency in observability tools and methodologies.
- Proven ability to collaborate across teams and communicate effectively.
- Ability to quickly learn and work with a variety of technologies.
Benefits
- Option to work from home one day per week.
- Equity and benefits included in the compensation package.
Tech Stack
AWSC++DockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKubernetesPython
Categories
BackendDevOpsFull Stack