Lead Software Engineer, Platform

Rise Technical
Boston, MA, United States
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Code Review Distributed Systems Django Web Framework Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL Cloud Platform System Backend Fastapi Build Management
+4 more
Kubernetes Data Pipelines Docker Microservices

Job description

Experteer Overview Lead Platform engineering role focused on shaping the core backend and architecture for scale. You will collaborate with ML and data teams to deploy compute-heavy workflows and evolve scalable services. You’ll mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and own cloud-native infrastructure. This is a mission-driven opportunity to impact high-volume AI-powered platforms across cross-functional teams. Compensation / Benefits * Design and build scalable backend systems and microservices * Define architecture across APIs, data models, and service boundaries * Develop cloud-native infrastructure using AWS, containers, and infrastructure-as-code * Collaborate with ML and data teams to deploy compute-heavy workflows into production * Lead code reviews and mentor engineers Tasks * Strong backend experience with Python and frameworks such as Django or FastAPI * Experience designing distributed systems and cloud architectures (AWS preferred) * Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration * Experience with PostgreSQL and building scalable data pipelines or async workloads * Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder Key requirements * Equity * 401k * Healthcare Insurance * PTO * Remote * Competitive salary

Requirements

Experteer Overview Lead Platform engineering role focused on shaping the core backend and architecture for scale. You will collaborate with ML and data teams to deploy compute-heavy workflows and evolve scalable services. You’ll mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and own cloud-native infrastructure. This is a mission-driven opportunity to impact high-volume AI-powered platforms across cross-functional teams. Compensation / Benefits * Design and build scalable backend systems and microservices * Define architecture across APIs, data models, and service boundaries * Develop cloud-native infrastructure using AWS, containers, and infrastructure-as-code * Collaborate with ML and data teams to deploy compute-heavy workflows into production * Lead code reviews and mentor engineers Tasks * Strong backend experience with Python and frameworks such as Django or FastAPI * Experience designing distributed systems and cloud architectures (AWS preferred) * Hands-on experience with a experience Docker, and container orchestration * Experience with PostgreSQL and building scalable data pipelines or async workloads * Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder Key requirements * Equity * 401k * Healthcare Insurance * PTO * Remote * Competitive salary

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