Senior Platform Engineer — Architecture, AI & HousingTech

Cedar Build Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare

Dental & Vision

Ownership opportunity

Job summary

Cedar Build Inc. in San Diego is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to architect and build the core platform powering Cedar’s automation, decision-making, and delivery workflows. You’ll own meaningful systems end-to-end and work closely with architects and product leaders to translate real-world constraints into scalable software.

This is not a narrow feature role. You’ll be shaping foundational architecture, data models, and developer workflows that compound across every project.

Qualifications

• 6–10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience designing and operating production systems.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript/Node.js; Next.js/React a plus.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL and cloud infra (AWS/GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design and build core platform services, APIs, and internal tools.
• Own systems end-to-end: architecture, implementation, reliability, and iteration.
• Translate complex domain logic (zoning, design constraints, workflows) into robust software abstractions.
• Leverage AI tools to increase development velocity and iterate quickly on new and existing features.
• Improve performance, scalability, and developer velocity.
• Partner with architects and product teams to operationalize domain expertise into software.
• Evaluate and adopt the latest AI development tools and translate what works into standards.
• Ship continuously in a fast-moving product environment.

Skills

Systems thinking

Ownership of ambiguous problems

Collaboration

Platform-minded

Tools

TypeScript

Node.js

Next.js

React

PostgreSQL

AWS

GCP

APIs

Data pipelines

Distributed systems

Applied ML

Job description

Cedar Build Inc. in San Diego is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to architect and build the core platform powering Cedar’s automation, decision-making, and delivery workflows. You’ll own meaningful systems end-to-end and work closely with architects and product leaders to translate real-world constraints into scalable software.

This is not a narrow feature role. You’ll be shaping foundational architecture, data models, and developer workflows that compound across every project.