Recruiting from Scratch
Posted 67 days agoVerified live 1d ago
Software Engineer, Platform
Brief overview
Remote
$130k–$400k/yrStated range
Backend engineeringPythonGoAPI designData modelingScalable service architectureSystem reliabilitySystem performanceSystem securityIdentity managementAccess controlAuthenticationAuthorizationPlatform engineeringInfrastructure engineeringOwnership mindset
About the company
Recruiting from Scratchrecruitingfromscratch.com
A recruiting agency working with technology companies to help them hire software engineers, data roles, product managers, and hardware.
Job description
Summary
Recruiting from Scratch is a specialized talent firm dedicated to helping companies build exceptional teams. They are seeking a Software Engineer, Platform who will be responsible for building and maintaining core backend systems, ensuring secure access, and collaborating with various teams to support platform initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain core backend systems that power platform operations, including contracts, payouts, and fraud-related workflows
- Design and implement identity and access management systems to ensure secure, just-in-time access across the platform
- Translate complex operational requirements into scalable, reliable backend services
- Improve system reliability, security, and performance across foundational infrastructure
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and operations teams to support high-impact platform initiatives
- Contribute to internal tooling and platform improvements that enhance developer productivity and system robustness
- Operate in a fast-moving environment, flexing across teams and priorities as needed
Skills
- 4+ years of experience building and shipping production backend systems at scale
- Strong backend engineering skills in a modern programming language (e.g., Python, Go, etc.)
- Experience designing APIs, data models, and scalable service architectures
- Ability to work through ambiguity and deliver practical, reliable solutions quickly
- Strong ownership mindset with experience building foundational systems
- Solid understanding of system reliability, performance, and security best practices
- Experience with identity, access control, or enterprise access management systems
- Familiarity with security and authentication/authorization patterns
- Experience working on platform or infrastructure teams
- Exposure to high-scale systems or data-intensive applications
- Background in fast-paced startup environments
Qualifications
Must Haves
- 4+ years of experience building and shipping production backend systems at scale
- Strong backend engineering skills in a modern programming language (e.g., Python, Go, etc.)
- Experience designing APIs, data models, and scalable service architectures
- Ability to work through ambiguity and deliver practical, reliable solutions quickly
- Strong ownership mindset with experience building foundational systems
- Solid understanding of system reliability, performance, and security best practices
Nice to Haves
- Experience with identity, access control, or enterprise access management systems
- Familiarity with security and authentication/authorization patterns
- Experience working on platform or infrastructure teams
- Exposure to high-scale systems or data-intensive applications
- Background in fast-paced startup environments
Benefits
- Bi-annual performance bonuses
- Relocation support (up to $15K) and housing stipend ($10K)
- Monthly stipends for meals, wellness, and personal expenses
- Premium health, dental, and vision coverage
- Fitness membership and additional lifestyle perks
- High-ownership environment with exposure to mission-critical platform systems
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