Summary
What you’ll impact
The Lead Developer Platform Engineer architects and delivers core developer infrastructure that provides fast, reliable, and scalable software development across the organization. They build and maintain high‑performance build systems and CI pipelines using Go or Python, Bazel, and distributed remote execution technologies. Key duties include defining the roadmap for CI, source control, and remote development environments, scaling infrastructure to meet growing loads, and reducing time‑to‑first‑commit for new engineers. They partner with engineering teams to standardize build practices, champion engineering standards, and mentor peers through design reviews.
Responsibilities
What you'll do
- Architect the long-term technical strategy and roadmap for core developer infrastructure, including CI, SCM, and development environments, ensuring systems scale reliably as engineering teams grow
- Build and maintain robust, scalable infrastructure capable of handling increasing operational loads with a relentless focus on speed, safety, and reliability
- Lead the strategy for developer onboarding and remote development environments, reducing time-to-first-commit and making it effortless for engineers to be productive from day one
- Collaborate with engineering teams to standardize build and CI patterns, eliminate developer friction, and champion high engineering standards across the organization
- Provide technical mentorship to engineers across the team, conducting rigorous design reviews and establishing best-practice operational guidelines
Requirements
What you’ll bring
- Extensive experience designing, scaling, and operating critical developer infrastructure or high-volume build and CI systems in production environments
- Deep expertise in modern build systems such as Bazel and distributed or remote build execution, with a strong understanding of CI/CD at scale
- Strong programming proficiency in Go or Python, with a track record of building reliable, maintainable system software
- Proven ability to guide complex technical initiatives from conception to completion, aligning technical execution with company-wide objectives
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to advocate for build and CI tooling adoption, drive onboarding improvements, and mentor other engineers
- Based in New York City, NY office, with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week