Platform Architect – Tech Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Spain.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the technical architecture and the long-term advancement of the Web Data Platform.

• Establish engineering standards, architectural guidelines, and technical roadmaps.

• Guide a team of engineers by providing technical direction, mentoring, and consistent feedback.

• Design and construct scalable distributed systems aimed at public web data collection.

• Propel the development of our browser automation platform and data extraction infrastructure.

• Tackle intricate engineering challenges related to JavaScript-intensive websites, browser automation, networking, and anti-bot settings.

• Enhance scalability, resilience, observability, and operational excellence throughout the platform.

• Evaluate architecture, code, and technical designs to uphold high engineering standards.

• Collaborate with Product, Infrastructure, and Platform teams to ensure dependable production systems.

• Assist in recruitment, onboarding, and fostering the professional growth of the engineering team.

• Contribute to shaping the engineering culture through technical excellence, teamwork, and ongoing enhancement.

⛳️ Requirements

• Several years of experience in professional software engineering.

• Background as a Technical Lead, Staff Engineer, Engineering Lead, or Software Architect.

• Demonstrated experience in designing and managing large-scale distributed systems.

• Expert proficiency in Python.

• In-depth knowledge of asynchronous programming, concurrency, and high-performance backend systems.

• Robust software architecture and system design capabilities.

• Experience in creating production platforms that function under substantial scale and reliability demands.

• Strong understanding of HTTP, networking, browser internals, JavaScript rendering, cookies, sessions, caching, and contemporary web technologies.

• Exceptional debugging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization skills.

• Strong communication abilities and technical leadership skills.

• Upper-Intermediate English proficiency or above.

🏝️ Benefits

• Take ownership of the architecture for one of the company’s most critical technology platforms.

• Engage in technically challenging distributed systems at a production scale.

• Enjoy a high degree of technical autonomy and ownership.

• Have the opportunity to influence engineering strategy and platform direction.

• Be part of a modern engineering culture centered on quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Work in a remote-first environment with flexible working hours.

• Receive competitive compensation.

• Access a budget for learning and professional development.

• Get support for conferences, certifications, and technical growth.