Lead Software Engineer, Platform Engineering (Fully Remote)

ITHAKA; United States; Remote; USD 145,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Wellness program

Caregiver support

Retirement contribution

Paid leave

Job summary

ITHAKA is seeking a senior full-stack engineer to design and deliver internal platforms that enhance CI/CD, automation, and software delivery. You will own the development platform lifecycle and work to streamline developer workflows across distributed web applications.

The role emphasizes strong mentoring and strategic technical leadership while enabling a remote work model across the continental United States, with a focus on work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years as a full-stack software engineer delivering large-scale distributed web applications.
• Strong experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD tools.
• Proven ability to mentor, communicate, and act as a strategic technical leader.

Responsibilities

• Design and build internal platforms, services, and tools that support CI/CD, automation, and software delivery.
• Drive the product lifecycle of the development platform and improve developer workflows and usability.
• Participate in incident response, production support, and operational improvements.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Distributed web apps

Mentorship

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Tools

Terraform

Job description

• Design and build internal platforms, services, and tools that support CI/CD, automation, and software delivery.
• Drive the product lifecycle of the development platform and improve developer workflows and usability.
• Participate in incident response, production support, and operational improvements.

Experience and Skills:

• Minimum 8 years as a full-stack software engineer delivering large-scale distributed web applications.
• Strong experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD tools.
• Proven ability to mentor, communicate, and act as a strategic technical leader.
• Salary range of $145,000 - $160,000 plus retirement contribution and paid leave.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness, and caregiver support.
• Remote role within the continental United States with a focus on work-life balance.

ITHAKA

ITHAKA is a nonprofit organization that expands access to knowledge and education worldwide through services like JSTOR, Portico, and Ithaka S+R. With employees distributed across the continental US, the culture values belonging, evidence, speed, teamwork, and trust.