Remote Senior Platform Engineer – AI Systems & Compliance

Fuel Talent; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Iridius seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join the platform continuity team. You will build and maintain core platform services, collaborating with the Lead Architect and contributing production code from day one while absorbing domain context.

The role emphasizes cloud-native Python on Azure, Kubernetes, AI-assisted development, and collaboration with distributed contractor pods. You will grow into architectural and leadership responsibilities, delivering features with reliability and

Qualifications

• 8+ years total engineering experience.
• 5+ years building production cloud-native services on Azure.
• Expert Python and at least one other language.
• Strong CI/CD, observability, and security practices.
• Experience with DevSecOps and regulated industries is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve core Iridius platform services using Python and Kubernetes on Azure.
• AI-augmented engineering: apply AI tools across SDLC and evaluate outputs.
• Collaborate with distributed contractor pods under Lead Architect governance.
• Shadow the Lead Architect and provide coverage during short absences with clear handoffs.
• Deliver features in production within architectural direction and grow toward leadership responsibilities.

Skills

Python

Azure

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Observability

Security

Education

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

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Job description

Iridius seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join the platform continuity team. You will build and maintain core platform services, collaborating with the Lead Architect and contributing production code from day one while absorbing domain context.

The role emphasizes cloud-native Python on Azure, Kubernetes, AI-assisted development, and collaboration with distributed contractor pods. You will grow into architectural and leadership responsibilities, delivering features with reliability and