Platform Engineering Lead: Build Scalable, AI‑Enabled Platform

DTN (Data Transmission Network); Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Remote work model

6% 401K matching

Learning platform access

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Job summary

DTN is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to design, build, and evolve the foundational capabilities of our Operational Decisioning Platform. You will own complex components end to end, including developer APIs, SDKs, CLIs, and cross‑account cloud infrastructure.

This is a deeply technical leadership role where you will set engineering direction, establish standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Enterprise Architecture.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience building distributed systems.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of platform capabilities end-to-end.
• Develop developer-facing APIs, SDKs, and CLIs.
• Build secure cross-account, multi-tenant infrastructure.
• Define architectural patterns and ensure scalability and reliability.
• Mentor engineers and establish ADRs and standards.

Skills

Distributed systems

AWS cloud

Terraform

TypeScript/Node.js

REST APIs

GraphQL APIs

OpenTelemetry

Security principles

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Git

REST API design tools

Job description

DTN is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to design, build, and evolve the foundational capabilities of our Operational Decisioning Platform. You will own complex components end to end, including developer APIs, SDKs, CLIs, and cross‑account cloud infrastructure.

This is a deeply technical leadership role where you will set engineering direction, establish standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Enterprise Architecture.