Hybrid Backend Engineer – Platform

Posted 3 weeks ago

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About the role

  • Enable engineering teams to focus on what matters most: delivering impactful features and experiences, while we take care of the development, deployment, and operational excellence behind the scenes.
  • Developer Experience: Build and improve the full toolchain (from local development to production), making it seamless for backend, frontend, mobile, and data engineers.
  • Automation & Standardization: Eliminate repetitive tasks and manual processes through automation, ensuring alignment on code, configuration, and deployment standards.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with Product teams, Staff Engineers, QA, and Chapters to understand their needs and provide tailored solutions (release management, testing, workflow enhancements, etc.).
  • Continuous Improvement: Propose, design, and implement enhancements to boost productivity, reliability, and scalability of our engineering platforms.
  • Community & Knowledge Sharing: Lead workshops, share learnings, and present at Platform Chapter meetings to promote best practices and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Performance & Scalability: Optimize our tools and systems to support fast-growing teams and ambitious projects.

Requirements

  • Technical Excellence: You possess deep expertise in Python, Bash, or Go, and have a strong command of infrastructure tools such as Kubernetes, CI/CD systems, and cloud platforms (GCP/AWS). You bring proven experience in designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable developer platforms, and are comfortable working across both backend and frontend frameworks.
  • DevOps Mindset: You’re passionate about automation, developer productivity, and modern release engineering.
  • Leadership & Collaboration: You inspire others, lead by example, and thrive in cross-functional teams. You help teams adopt new tools and best practices with empathy and conviction.
  • Communication: You’re able to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences, and you enjoy mentoring and knowledge sharing.
  • Continuous Learner: You’re always on the lookout for new technologies and better ways of working, and you love spreading that energy to those around you.

Benefits

  • A mission driven work environment where your day to day makes an impact on the planet. Seriously.
  • Hybrid work environment, with 2 remote days a week and 1 remote work week per quarter, plus 3 flex days.
  • Employee Resource Groups, including mentorship programs, comprehensive accessibility policies, and cultural competency training.

Job title

Backend Engineer – Platform

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Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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