Senior Software Engineer / Back end developer

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Waltham, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus eligible

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) • Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC is seeking a Platform Engineer to lead cloud infrastructure strategy and developer productivity initiatives in our US engineering organization. You will help shape an AI-driven software development lifecycle across teams and drive automation, observability, and scalable deployment practices.

The role focuses on hands-on engineering, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to enable teams to build, deploy, and operate software at scale with

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software development experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Experience with Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or Bash
• Experience designing and leading technical projects
• Experience in cloud-native environments
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Passion for AI technologies and developer productivity

Responsibilities

• 40% Platform Engineering & Developer Experience
• 25% AI-Driven SDLC Initiatives
• 20% Cloud Infrastructure & Automation
• 15% CI/CD, Observability & Internal Tooling
• 75% Hands-On Engineering
• 15% Cross-Functional Collaboration
• 10% Technical Leadership & Strategy

Skills

6+ years software development

Strong problem-solving

Strong communication

AI technologies enthusiasm

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

Kotlin

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

Bash

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Backstage

Maven

Gradle

npm

nx

Job description

An innovative technology company is seeking a full-time Platform Engineer to serve as a key technical leader within its U.S. engineering organization. In this role, you'll help drive cloud infrastructure strategy, improve developer productivity, and advance AI-powered software development practices across the company.

This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of software engineering through AI. As a core member of the platform team, you'll play a significant role in building an agentic AI software development lifecycle, where AI agents assist engineers throughout the development process. You'll work at the intersection of software engineering, cloud infrastructure, developer experience, and emerging AI technologies while influencing how teams build, deploy, and operate software at scale.

Required Skills & Experience

• 6+ years of software development experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Strong experience with at least one of the following: Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or Bash
• Experience designing and leading technical projects
• Experience working in cloud-native environments
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Passion for AI technologies and developer productivity

Desired Skills & Experience

• CI/CD experience, particularly Jenkins
• Infrastructure-as-Code experience
• Kubernetes and containerization experience
• Experience with developer platforms and portal technologies such as Backstage
• Familiarity with observability tools, monitoring, logging, and tracing
• Experience with build tools such as Maven, Gradle, npm, or nx
• Software testing and automation experience

What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown

• 40% Platform Engineering & Developer Experience
• 25% AI-Driven SDLC Initiatives
• 20% Cloud Infrastructure & Automation
• 15% CI/CD, Observability & Internal Tooling

Daily Responsibilities

• 75% Hands-On Engineering
• 15% Cross-Functional Collaboration
• 10% Technical Leadership & Strategy

The Offer

• Competitive base salary
• Bonus eligible You will receive the following benefits:
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) • Hybrid work environment
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI and cloud technologies Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.