Staff Platform Engineer

Overview

• Lead the design and development of scalable backend systems for a geospatial data platform, emphasizing distributed architecture and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with a dynamic engineering team to create innovative solutions supporting multi-tenant structures and advanced data management.
• Shape the architecture for identity management, data isolation, and tenant lifecycle systems, ensuring optimal performance and security.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring team members, and setting long-term engineering goals aligned with organizational objectives.
• Contribute to engineering excellence by implementing best practices across design, testing, and deployment phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Engage with stakeholders to translate complex requirements into actionable project plans, ensuring timely and quality delivery.
• Drive the evolution of platform components to support scalability, innovation, and product development.
• Work remotely in a fast-paced environment, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to address challenging engineering problems.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Design and implement backend services for multi-tenant geospatial data platforms, focusing on scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Develop robust systems for authentication, authorization, and identity lifecycle management to ensure security and compliance.
• Architect solutions for data isolation and tenant boundaries, enhancing system integrity and user experience.
• Enhance APIs and platform components to support diverse product teams and organizational goals.
• Act as a technical mentor, fostering innovation and aligning design decisions with strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and ensure seamless project execution.
• Promote engineering best practices, driving efficiency and innovation across the software development lifecycle.
• Contribute to distributed systems architecture to achieve high reliability and operational scalability.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in backend systems development and distributed systems architecture.
• Proficiency in software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and system design.
• Experience with authentication, authorization, and identity management systems in SaaS environments.
• Familiarity with multi-tenant platforms and strategies for data isolation and tenant management.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies.
• Ability to operate effectively within a collaborative, remote engineering team environment.
• Interest in geospatial data platforms or large-scale data systems is advantageous.