Lead Platform Engineer

Overview

As Lead Platform Engineer, you will architect and build scalable backend systems and APIs across the stack, from design to production. You will shape technical direction and lead a small engineering team to deliver reliable, high-performance platforms. You’ll apply your AI and SaaS expertise to tackle complex backend challenges in a fast-growing startup environment. This role offers a chance to influence the platform’s architecture and scale to meet customer demand. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to turn ambitious AI-backed ideas into production-ready solutions.

Pay / Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package

Responsibilities

• Architect and build scalable backend systems and APIs from architecture to production
• Own the technical direction of engineering projects
• Lead a small engineering team and collaborate with cross-functional colleagues
• Work with AI-focused stack and platform-centric challenges
• Drive scalable, reliable software delivery in a startup environment

Key requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience (AI, SaaS, or automation platforms)
• Experience owning the technical direction of engineering projects
• Knowledge of or experience with agentic AI
• Expertise in Node.js and NestJS
• First-class degree from a top university

• leadership
• strategic thinking
• cross-functional collaboration
• Node.js
• NestJS
• backend architecture

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