Senior Platform Architect & Tech Lead

Index Engines; Holmdel Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401(k)

Professional development

Team collaboration

Unlimited PTO

Hybrid work (Mon, Fri WFH)

Job summary

Index Engines is seeking a Distinguished Software Engineer to join the Platform team in a senior role. You will develop, maintain, and support Linux applications and act as a strategic advisor while hands‑on coding across multiple engineering teams.

The ideal candidate will guide architectural decisions, deliver robust solutions, and mentor cross‑functional groups while collaborating with product management to align on requirements and delivery plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong C and Python development on Linux.
• Experience with security, cryptography, OpenSSL, TLS.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and agile development.

Responsibilities

• Review specifications and design scalable, secure architectures.
• Write clean, production-quality code and participate in reviews.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize performance.
• Mentor teams and lead technical delivery across modules.
• Collaborate with Product Management to plan features.
• Provide technical leadership within Platform/CyberSense areas.

Skills

C

Python

Linux

Security

OpenSSL

TLS

Algorithms

AI tooling

Cloud platforms

Time-zone coordination

Autonomy

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Bitbucket

Jenkins

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Index Engines is seeking a Distinguished Software Engineer to join the Platform team in a senior role. You will develop, maintain, and support Linux applications and act as a strategic advisor while hands‑on coding across multiple engineering teams.

The ideal candidate will guide architectural decisions, deliver robust solutions, and mentor cross‑functional groups while collaborating with product management to align on requirements and delivery plans.