Staff Platform Engineer

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Staff Platform Engineer focusing on architecting and building scalable systems at Second Nature. Leading cross-functional initiatives and mentoring with a strong emphasis on AWS technologies.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and build core platform capabilities on AWS that enable scalability, reliability, and developer autonomy.
  • Lead large-scale architectural initiatives, ensuring alignment with company-wide technical strategy.
  • Develop high-quality, production-grade software — language agnostic, with a focus on choosing the right tool for the job.
  • Collaborate closely with other teams to identify pain points, design reusable components, and unify patterns across services.
  • Mentor engineers through design reviews, code walkthroughs, and deep technical discussions.
  • Champion automation, observability, and resilience in all areas of platform design.
  • Build and maintain automated testing infrastructure to enable efficient QA processes and improve software quality across teams.
  • Establish best practices for system design, deployment, security, and testing infrastructure across Second Nature's engineering ecosystem.

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, including extensive work with distributed systems and large-scale applications.
  • Deep expertise in AWS, including experience with core services (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudFormation, IAM, etc.).
  • Strong programming skills — able to write clean, maintainable, and performant code in one or more languages (e.g., Go, Python, Java, Node.js, etc.).
  • Proven ability to drive technical architecture and standards across multiple teams.
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD, observability, infrastructure as code, and cloud security best practices.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence decisions through technical credibility.
  • Passion for platform reliability, developer productivity, and system performance.

Benefits:

  • Health First: Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life Insurance; 401K Plan
  • Location: Work Remotely from anywhere in the US
  • Flexibility: Open PTO and sick days
  • The Product: Beyond the awards and 5-star reviews... our clients and customers love what they can do with a fully managed RBP
  • Diverse, Inclusive Culture: We embrace employees from all backgrounds with openness and respect
  • Training: A supportive team to help you grow your career and unlock your full potential
  • Growth: The opportunity to shape the future of our Platform Enablement organization as we scale from hundred to thousands of employees