Senior Platform Engineer, AI-Driven Backend & APIs

GoodLeap; Lehi (UT); On-site; USD 183,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

GoodLeap in Utah is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to build and scale enterprise platform services spanning IAM, Communications, Payments, and API Gateways. This role requires hands-on leadership and a strong background in backend engineering.

You will partner with product and engineering teams to define the platform roadmap, mentor teammates, and apply DevOps and AI-assisted development practices to deliver high-availability, fault-tolerant solutions for a growing customer base.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 9+ years of backend or platform software engineering experience.
• Strong in backend platform engineering with C#/.NET or TypeScript/Node.js.
• Experience with REST/GraphQL APIs and OAuth 2.0/OIDC.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product, architecture, and design to deliver reliable services.
• Tackle significant technical challenges and guide tradeoffs.
• Drive innovation from technical and business perspectives.
• Mentor team members to grow technical and soft skills.

Skills

C#/.NET

TypeScript/Node.js

REST/GraphQL

Event-driven messaging

OAuth 2.0/OIDC

AI-assisted development

Agile/Sdlc

DevOps

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes/ECS

API gateways: Kong/Apigee

SOC 2/PCI DSS

Job description

GoodLeap in Utah is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to build and scale enterprise platform services spanning IAM, Communications, Payments, and API Gateways. This role requires hands-on leadership and a strong background in backend engineering.

You will partner with product and engineering teams to define the platform roadmap, mentor teammates, and apply DevOps and AI-assisted development practices to deliver high-availability, fault-tolerant solutions for a growing customer base.