Senior Software Engineer (Platform Engineer)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Platform Engineer for People Systems

• Focus: Versioned configuration interpreted at runtime to define features

Description

You’ll build and evolve a People Systems platform where data models, rules, workflows, permissions, screens, and reports are delivered as versioned configuration and interpreted at runtime. The platform coordinates hundreds of components as a single system, enabling the people closest to the problem to change system behavior without waiting for releases. You’ll make architectural decisions balancing fast delivery with long-term platform health.

Requirements

• 8+ years proven professional software development experience (longer preferred)

• 6+ years proven experience developing with Java or Kotlin, including concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization

• 8+ years proven mastery of OOP, data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns with a focus on testable, maintainable, extensible backend code

• 6+ years proven experience with at least one modern frontend stack (e.g., React/Next.js) plus LLM feature development

• Experience using TypeScript, Python, and JavaScript

• BS in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or related technical field, or equivalent professional work experience

Benefits

• Shape the technical strategy for a platform where configuration is the product

• Build systems designed for scalability, security, and resilience by design

• Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional engineering teams to ship simplicity with strong product thinking

Preferred Qualifications

• Tech lead experience leading projects across multiple distributed teams and mentoring senior engineers

• Hands-on experience using GenAI coding tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot, Codex) to improve code quality and streamline debugging and testing