Senior Platform Engineer – Remote (TypeScript, AWS)

Socket.dev; Bozeman (MT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Vacation / PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Intertek is seeking a Lead Software Developer on the Platform team to guide core services, APIs, and data layer. You will design and build scalable TypeScript services and architect cloud solutions on AWS.

In this remote role, you will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate with product, architecture, and DevOps to deliver reliable, secure software at scale. Shift is 8-5 Mountain Time, with competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of software engineering experience including technical leadership and ownership of complex systems.
• Expert in TypeScript, Node.js, REST APIs, AWS cloud services, relational databases (MySQL preferred), SQL optimization, software architecture, and modern development best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on platform development, set engineering standards, drive architectural decisions, and ensure high-quality, secure, and maintainable code through code reviews and best practices.
• Lead platform engineering by designing, developing, and maintaining scalable platform services, shared libraries, and APIs using TypeScript and Node.js.
• Mentor and grow engineering talent by guiding developers, resolving complex technical challenges, and driving technical debt reduction and refactoring initiatives.
• Build and optimize cloud and data solutions by designing AWS-based services, managing databases, optimizing SQL performance, executing migrations, and ensuring scalable data architecture.
• Ensure platform reliability and security by improving observability, performance, scalability, incident response, authentication, authorization, and data protection across the platform.
• Define API and deployment standards by establishing REST API contracts, versioning strategies, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and deployment best practices in partnership with DevOps.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, scope projects, estimate work, translate business needs into technical solutions, and ensure successful product delivery.
• Champion software quality by partnering with QA, documenting technical decisions and architecture, supporting production operations, and continuously improving platform stability.
• Contribute to Agile delivery by actively participating in Scrum ceremonies, identifying risks, demonstrating completed features, and communicating customer value during Sprint Reviews.
• Promote continuous learning and business awareness by staying current with emerging technologies, understanding the competitive landscape, completing required training, and supporting additional organizational needs as required.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

REST APIs

AWS

Relational databases

SQL optimization

Software architecture

CI/CD

Git / GitHub

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Git/GitHub

AWS tooling

Job description

Intertek is seeking a Lead Software Developer on the Platform team to guide core services, APIs, and data layer. You will design and build scalable TypeScript services and architect cloud solutions on AWS.

In this remote role, you will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate with product, architecture, and DevOps to deliver reliable, secure software at scale. Shift is 8-5 Mountain Time, with competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.