Shape the technical direction, governance and architecture of the backend platform
Shape AI-native workflows into the platform itself, changing how the org builds services with developers and agents
Proactively identify and drive resolution of cross-cutting technical challenges before they become delivery blockers, working across multiple engineering teams
Define and evolve platform-wide standards, patterns, and abstractions adopted across teams
Influence roadmap priorities by framing trade-offs, surfacing opportunities, and driving alignment across engineering, product, and analytics
Drive adoption of changes across teams, not just their delivery
Mentor and elevate senior engineers through complex problems and architectural decisions
Navigate ambiguity and lead complex, multi-squad initiatives with minimal direction
Participate in the on-call rotation
Qualification
Deep expertise in distributed systemsExpert in NodeTrack record of cross-team impactExpert-level English
Required
A strong AI-native mindset — you've brought AI-assisted workflows into a platform or org, not just your own workflow.
Deep expertise in distributed systems, demonstrated with experience making architectural decisions with long-term, cross-org, multi-year consequences
Deep exposure across several of the platform's key domains: cloud (AWS), IaC infrastructure (Terraform/Atmos), CI/CD, GraphQL federation, Event driven systems, APIs, and developer experience
Expert in Node.js, TypeScript, or similar languages, with a track record of setting standards others adopt.
Track record of cross-team impact: changing how multiple teams build, decide, or deliver
Demonstrated ability to frame ambiguous technical problems and drive them to resolution with minimal guidance
Experience navigating organizational complexity, aligning stakeholders and using data to demonstrate impact
Strong technical judgment balanced with pragmatism: knows when to advocate for the right solution and when to move forward
Expert-level English, spoken and written — you'll lead platform engineering managers across multiple teams and present technical priorities to executive stakeholders.
Our mission is to keep the physical world running. Factories, fleets, hospitals and campuses stay up because the people who maintain them have tools worth using. That is what we build.
