Platform Engineer

Hightower Advisors; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k matching

Flexible PTO

Work from home Fridays

Job summary

Hightower Advisors is seeking a Platform Engineer in Chicago to own the connective tissue across the company’s technology platform. You will translate workflows and integration needs into clear specs, connecting cloud services, APIs, and internal tools.

You’ll work with product, operations, and data teams to move ideas from prototype to reliable production. You will design event-driven solutions, map end-to-end processes, and ensure quality through testing, reviews, and production readiness

Qualifications

• 3–5 years building integrations, internal tools, or full-stack apps in a professional engineering environment.
• Proficiency with TypeScript/JavaScript and React/Next.js; working knowledge of Python and SQL.
• Experience designing reliable data and event flows across APIs, queues, databases, and external platforms.
• Comfort with prompt engineering, AI-assisted development, and agent-assisted automation.
• Self-directed, design-minded with ability to clarify workflows and define acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities

• Create integration designs across AWS, Salesforce, Snowflake, and third‑party platforms with clear specs.
• Identify workflow automation opportunities and drive end‑to‑end implementation.
• Define UX and functional requirements for internal tools and dashboards; review deliverables for standards.
• Design event‑driven solutions using AWS primitives and hold teams to the design.
• Map end‑to‑end processes with stakeholders and define acceptance criteria before implementation.
• Set quality standards and ensure production readiness and accountability.

Skills

TypeScript

JavaScript

React

Next.js

Python

SQL

API integration

Product-focused

Prompt engineering

Job description

Founded in 2008, Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations and family offices, as well as 401(k) consulting and cash management services to corporations. Hightower’s capital solutions, operational support services, size and scale empower its vibrant community of independent-minded wealth advisors to grow their businesses and help their clients achieve their financial vision. Based in Chicago with advisors across the U.S., we operate as a registered investment advisor (RIA).

Founded in 2008, Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations and family offices, as well as 401(k) consulting and cash management services to corporations. Hightower’s capital solutions, operational support services, size and scale empower its vibrant community of independent-minded wealth advisors to grow their businesses and help their clients achieve their financial vision. Based in Chicago with advisors across the U.S., we operate as a registered investment advisor (RIA).

Your Future Team

The Platform Engineer owns the connective tissue across Hightower's technology platform ecosystem. Fluent in code and hands-on when it counts, you'll translate business workflows, integration needs, and ambiguous operating problems into clear specs and practical systems. You will connect cloud services, internal tools, APIs, Salesforce data flows, and user-facing experiences. Reporting to the Managing Director, Software Engineering you'll partner with Product, Operations, Data Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, and IT Operations to move ideas from prototype to reliable production.

What You’ll Do

• Create integration designs across AWS, Salesforce, Snowflake, and third-party platforms, turning business requirements into specs clear enough for anyone on the team, yourself, or AI agents to build against.
• Identify workflow automation opportunities, scope solutions, and direct their end-to-end implementation, including prompt-driven and agent-assisted approaches where appropriate.
• Define UX and functional requirements for internal tools and operational dashboards, and review delivered work against design standards, accessibility, and reliability expectations.
• Design event-driven solutions using AWS primitives (EventBridge, SQS/SNS, Lambda, ECS/Fargate, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch, CDK) and hold the team accountable to the design.
• Partner with stakeholders to map end-to-end processes, turn ambiguous problems into clear technical specs, and define acceptance criteria before implementation begins.
• Set quality standards for agent-generated and peer output through code review, testing oversight, and production readiness gates. You are accountable for what ships, not just what you write.

What You’ll Bring

• 3-5 years of experience building integrations, internal tools, automations, or full-stack applications in a professional engineering environment.
• Proficiency with TypeScript/JavaScript and React/Next.js, plus working knowledge of Python, SQL, and API integration patterns.
• A product-focused approach to building solutions that are robust, scalable, and easy to use.
• Experience designing reliable data and event flows across APIs, queues, databases, and external platforms; Salesforce, Snowflake, or financial-services integrations are a plus.
• Practical comfort with prompt engineering, AI-assisted development, tool/workflow design, or agent-assisted automation, with sound judgment around guardrails, approvals, and secure handling of data.
• Spec-oriented, self-directed, design-minded approach; able to clarify ambiguous workflows, define acceptance criteria, document implementation plans, and deliver polished, maintainable solutions.

What We Offer

• Coverage on the first day of employment for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid parental leave (16 weeks for primary caregiver and 8 weeks for secondary caregiver)
• Mother’s lounge onsite
• Flexible PTO plan
• In-office Monday through Thursday and work from home on Fridays
• Free brand-new gym in the Chicago office
• 401k matching plan
• HSA employer contributions
• Student loan assistancePet insurance
• Base salary of $140,000-$150,000 plus discretionary bonus (exact base salary amount will be dependent on experience

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

Hightower is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, ancestry, age (over 40), physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related), gender identity or expression, genetic information including sickle cell or hemoglobin C trait, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local law.

You are a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident or possess other unrestricted U.S. work authorization and will not require sponsorship for U.S. work authorization now or anytime in the future.