Lead Platform Engineer: Scale DevOps, Backend & CI/CD

Ithaka S+R; Tohatchi (NM); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Employer-Paid 10% Retirement Contrib

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Caregiver Leave

22 Days of Paid Time Off

11 Paid Holidays

Up to 12 Sick Days

Wellness Benefits

Job summary

Ithaka S+R is seeking a senior full-stack engineer to design, build, and operate internal platforms and backend services that improve developer experience and software delivery. You will lead on CI/CD, automation, and user-facing tools while partnering with engineering teams to shape platform roadmaps.

You will mentor colleagues, contribute to reliability, security, and operational excellence, and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment that values hands-on technical leadership and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full-stack experience building large-scale distributed web apps.
• Experience with scalable backend services, modern frontend frameworks, CI/CD, and dev platforms.
• Proficiency with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and cross-team mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate internal platforms, backend services, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and user-facing tools.
• Partner with engineering teams, mentor colleagues, shape platform roadmaps, and ensure reliability, security, and support.

Skills

Full-Stack Software Engineering

Backend Services

RESTful APIs

React

Vue

CI/CD

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Event-Driven Architecture

Messaging Systems

DevOps

Infrastructure as Code

Performance Optimization

Job description

Ithaka S+R is seeking a senior full-stack engineer to design, build, and operate internal platforms and backend services that improve developer experience and software delivery. You will lead on CI/CD, automation, and user-facing tools while partnering with engineering teams to shape platform roadmaps.

You will mentor colleagues, contribute to reliability, security, and operational excellence, and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment that values hands-on technical leadership and