Senior Platform Software Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and manage cloud-native platforms on AWS or similar environments.

• Integrate AI-driven and agentic workflows into CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure provisioning, incident management, and operational tools.

• Create and sustain cloud infrastructure utilizing Infrastructure as Code methodologies.

• Construct and maintain shared cloud services, including networking, IAM patterns, managed data services, observability tools, and service templates.

• Collaborate with SRE and security teams to incorporate reliability, compliance, and guardrails into platform operations.

• Design and develop backend services, APIs, and internal platforms.

• Create automation and tools using contemporary backend programming languages.

• Participate in service architecture decisions related to communication patterns, data access strategies, and resilience models.

• Evaluate code and architectural designs for performance, operability, and maintainability.

• Develop self-service interfaces, documentation, and workflows for application teams.

• Empower product teams to leverage AI-enhanced platform capabilities through secure self-service means.

• Enhance CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and deployment tactics.

• Convert developer challenges into platform functionalities in collaboration with product managers and engineers.

• Guide engineers and impact infrastructure, backend, and platform standards.

• Engage in architecture reviews and discussions regarding the platform roadmap.

• Lead by example in operational excellence, incident management, and post-incident analysis.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience in cloud infrastructure engineering and backend service development.

• Proven track record in AI-native engineering environments.

• Practical experience with AWS technologies, including EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS/Aurora, S3, IAM, and VPC.

• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code; Terraform is highly preferred.

• Experience with one or more backend programming languages such as Go, Python, Kotlin, Node, or Java.

• Strong grasp of distributed systems concepts, including scalability, resilience, observability, and failure modes.

• Experienced in building or managing CI/CD pipelines and release automation.

• Ability to conceptualize in terms of platforms and products.

• Comfortable working with abstractions while comprehending underlying systems.

• Experience in empowering other teams through tooling, automation, and guardrails.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• Self-motivated, capable of contributing to the roadmap and taking initiative with features and user stories.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or specialized training/relevant professional qualification.

• Full stack experience is a plus, but not mandatory.

• Familiarity with LLM platforms, agent frameworks, or AI-enhanced developer tools is preferred.

• Experience with Kubernetes, service meshes, or container orchestration platforms is preferred.

• Understanding of security and compliance concepts in regulated environments is preferred.

• Previous experience on SRE, product, platform, or internal tooling teams is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical coverage.

• Dental coverage.

• Vision coverage.

• Paid time off.

• Retirement savings options.

• Wellness programs.

• Additional resources supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

• CVS Health bonus, commission, or short-term incentive program in addition to base salary.