Platform Staff Engineer

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and evolve public API contracts with a focus on developer experience, scalability, and long-term maintainability.
• Write production-quality Python across backend services and APIs; JavaScript experience a plus, particularly for Apigee gateway scripting.
• Develop and maintain Apigee proxy configurations, shared flows, and gateway policies.
• Build and operate backend services in containerized, distributed cloud environments on Google Cloud Platform.
• Manage and optimize edge caching and traffic routing through Fastly.
• Monitor system health, diagnose issues, and drive resolution using New Relic.
• Drive PostgreSQL performance, query optimization, and scalability initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and provide guidance on best practices, code quality, and technical direction.
• Review, test, and approve code contributions, ensuring quality and consistency across the codebase.
• Evaluate task complexity and provide realistic estimates on level of effort and delivery timelines.
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies and industry best practices for potential adoption.
• Partner directly with external developers to gather feedback and improve developer experience.

Skills Needed to Succeed

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to maintain relationships and partnerships.
• Maintain a systematic and organized approach to completing assignments accurately, thoroughly, and timely.
• Clearly explain complicated and detailed processes in a concise and simple way.
• Ability to self-motivate, take initiative, make independent decisions, and problem-solve.
• Ability to collaborate in a team environment and work independently.
• Ability to maintain composure during stressful situations.
• Own technical design for projects and understands, and articulates, the tradeoffs in creating high-quality software.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science required.
• 7+ years of related work experience.

Benefits We Offer

• Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Generous employer-paid leave for the use of vacation, sick time, and other qualifying reasons. 
• Innovative and comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance that provides team members with useful resources and savings to navigate their holistic health. 
• Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost. Additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase. 
• Short-Term and Long-Term disability is covered at 100% for full-time qualified staff members.
• Comprehensive wellness and mental health benefits allow staff to proactively invest in their physical and emotional health.
• Generous 401(k) retirement plan allowing a team member to have up to 12.5% (including employee contribution, employer match, and employer discretionary contribution) contributed into their account in their first year. It doesn’t stop there—the more years on staff, the greater the investment! 
• $160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth. 
• Casual dress and work environment.
• And much more!

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