Platform Engineer
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Versant Media's Data Platforms team is the central data store across the enterprise. We unify disparate systems into a secure, well-governed, real-time data environment that powers downstream products, analytics, and content delivery experiences. We are seeking a Platform Engineer to contribute to the development of backend services and core platform components that power our data platform. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building scalable systems, improving developer workflows, and growing into broader platform ownership over time. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone early in their career who is building a strong foundation in software engineering while developing expertise in platform systems, infrastructure, and operational tooling. Responsibilities
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Contribute to the design, build, and maintenance of backend services and APIs using Node.js and TypeScript
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Support development of modular, service-oriented architecture for data ingestion, transformation, and access
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Help ensure platform services integrate with:
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data contracts and schema validation
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metadata, lineage, and governance systems
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Write clean, testable code with emphasis on unit and integration testing
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Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
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Participate in design and code reviews, learning and applying engineering best practices
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Debug and troubleshoot issues in development and production environments
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Collaborate with engineers across platform, data, and governance teams, VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc. VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via-email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means. By clicking the link above or any third-party link within this posting, you are leaving this site and going to a third-party website where the third-party website's terms and privacy policy apply, Job Description: Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position. The Role: As a Principal Engineer on the Enterprise AI/ML Platform team, you will …
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Requirements
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3+ years of software engineering experience
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Proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript (or similar backend technologies)
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Understanding of:
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object-oriented design
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basic design patterns
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API and service development
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Experience building or contributing to backend services or distributed systems
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Familiarity with testing practices (unit, integration, mocking)
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Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and development workflows
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Strong willingness to learn, ask questions, and take ownership of work
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Comfortable working in a collaborative, fast-moving environment
Nice to Have
- Exposure to data systems (pipelines, warehouses, or lakehouse architectures)
- Familiarity with observability concepts (logs, metrics, tracing)
- Experience working in cloud environments