Staff Engineer Platform Engineering

About the Role

The Platform Engineering team is responsible for building and maintaining the infrastructure that supports HighLevel's products. As a Staff Engineer, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable platform capabilities and improve developer productivity. You will also help drive engineering excellence through the adoption of AI-powered development workflows and systems that improve software development lifecycle (SDLC) efficiency, developer productivity, quality, and delivery velocity.

What You Will Do

• Architect, develop, and maintain reusable frameworks, SDKs, and core platform services using Node.js and GoLang
• Build scalable, cloud-native solutions leveraging Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Design and optimize systems that efficiently handle large-scale data and high-throughput workloads
• Contribute to high-performance service architectures capable of handling massive scale with strong reliability and observability standards
• Lead technical design reviews, establish engineering best practices, and mentor senior engineers across teams
• Drive architectural decisions for scalability, performance, security, and maintainability
• Partner cross-functionally with product, infrastructure, and engineering teams to deliver reliable platform capabilities
• Improve developer productivity by building internal tooling, shared libraries, and scalable engineering foundations
• Lead initiatives that leverage AI effectively across engineering workflows, including code generation, testing, developer tooling, incident analysis, and SDLC automation
• Build and evolve systems, platforms, and engineering processes that improve SDLC efficiency, release velocity, reliability, and developer experience
• Take ownership of critical platform initiatives from architecture through production operations

What We Are Looking For

• 9+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated success building distributed systems or large-scale backends
• Proficiency in Node.js and GoLang
• Experience with cloud-native solutions and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Strong understanding of scalability, performance, security, and maintainability
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with AI-powered development workflows and systems
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies

Nice to Have

• Experience with Excel and data analysis
• Familiarity with microservices architecture
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunity to work with a remote-first organization and collaborate with a global team
• Professional development and growth opportunities
• Access to cutting-edge technologies and tools
• Flexible working hours and remote work arrangements
• Health and wellness programs
• Retirement savings plan

• To stand out in your application, make sure to showcase your technical expertise and problem-solving skills, particularly in areas like Node.js, GoLang, and cloud-native solutions.
• Highlight your experience with AI-powered development workflows and systems, as well as your ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Be prepared to discuss your approach to scalability, performance, security, and maintainability in your interview.
• Show your passion for building systems that enable massive impact across teams and your ability to lead technical design reviews and mentor senior engineers.
• Research HighLevel's products and services to understand the company's mission and values, and be prepared to discuss how your skills and experience align with them.
• Prepare to talk about your experience with Agile development methodologies and your ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.