Senior AI-Driven Platform Engineer

Avalara, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Medical, life, and disabilityInsurance

Diversity & inclusion

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Avalara is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to strengthen our AI-enabled, globally distributed compliance platform. You will deliver backend and frontend systems, elevate observability, and embed AI into development workflows while mentoring peers.

Required qualifications include 8+ years in software engineering, .NET/C#, TypeScript/Node.js, AWS, Terraform, Docker/Kubernetes, and experience with distributed systems and APIs. You will collaborate with global teams in English.

Qualifications

• Strong English communication skills (written and spoken) for global collaboration.
• BS in Computer Science or Engineering.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience aligned to senior-level scope.
• Hands-on experience with .NET (C#) building scalable APIs and services.
• Experience with TypeScript/Node.js building maintainable frontend applications.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems and RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs.
• Experience with AWS cloud environments.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab).
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Strong knowledge of automated testing strategies.
• Demonstrated hands-on AI usage that improved measurable business or engineering outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver scalable, secure backend and frontend systems that support Avalara's global compliance platform.
• Increase development efficiency by embedding AI-assisted coding, testing, documentation, and architectural exploration into daily workflows.
• Contribute to AI-enabled product features that enhance automation, data processing, and customer-facing intelligence.
• Improve deployment frequency, code quality, and automated test coverage through CI/CD and engineering best practices.
• Reduce production incidents and improve system observability through thoughtful architecture and proactive monitoring.
• Lead technical design discussions and influence architectural decisions for complex distributed systems.
• Raise the performance of the team through mentoring and peer feedback.
• Collaborate with global engineering, product, and business stakeholders in English.

Skills

C#/.NET

TypeScript/Node.js

Distributed systems

REST/GraphQL APIs

AWS

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Docker & Kubernetes

Databases (SQL/NoSQL)

Automated testing

AI in engineering

Education

BS in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

AWS

GraphQL

TypeScript

Node.js

SQL/NoSQL databases

Job description

Avalara is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to strengthen our AI-enabled, globally distributed compliance platform. You will deliver backend and frontend systems, elevate observability, and embed AI into development workflows while mentoring peers.

Required qualifications include 8+ years in software engineering, .NET/C#, TypeScript/Node.js, AWS, Terraform, Docker/Kubernetes, and experience with distributed systems and APIs. You will collaborate with global teams in English.