Remote Platform Architect & Tech Lead

Synergy; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Tuition and training reimbursement

Referral bonus program

Dedicated career coaching

Job summary

Synergy is seeking a Lead Platform Developer to oversee and elevate the architecture of our core platform while leading a talented engineering team. This role includes hands-on development and shaping platform standards to ensure the reliability and scalability of our offerings.

The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years of software engineering experience, particularly with cloud platforms. Strong leadership and mentoring skills are essential, and familiarity with distributed systems will be highly valued. Join us in Reston, Virginia!

Qualifications

• 7‑10+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in platform roles.
• Expert in at least one backend language (C#, Java, Go, etc.).
• Strong in cloud computing and containerization technologies.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and security best practices.
• Experience with API design and leading projects.

Responsibilities

• Own the platform architecture and lead a team of engineers.
• Define platform standards and mentor team members.
• Build secure and scalable platform capabilities.
• Manage cloud infrastructure and implement reliability practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on platform initiatives.

Skills

Software engineering

Cloud computing

Containerization

Infrastructure as Code

API design

Observability tools

Security frameworks

Data platform familiarity

Reliability practices

Stakeholder management

Education

BS degree in IT or a related field

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenTelemetry

GitHub Actions

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Synergy is seeking a Lead Platform Developer to oversee and elevate the architecture of our core platform while leading a talented engineering team. This role includes hands-on development and shaping platform standards to ensure the reliability and scalability of our offerings.

The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years of software engineering experience, particularly with cloud platforms. Strong leadership and mentoring skills are essential, and familiarity with distributed systems will be highly valued. Join us in Reston, Virginia!