Staff Platform Engineer - AI-Driven Ownership Leader

WME Group; United States; Remote; USD 176,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

WME is building the next generation of internal platforms that power one of the world’s leading entertainment companies. We’re seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own a major area of our platform, guiding several teams and making architectural decisions.

You’ll operate at a leadership level, not just individual contribution, and help shape how the systems evolve. We value scrappy, ambiguity-tolerant builders who leverage AI-assisted development to accelerate velocity and quality.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience with full-stack focus.
• Strong ownership of outcomes across multiple teams or workstreams.
• Proven track record of surfacing risk early and defending prioritization decisions.
• Experience growing engineers into technical leadership and mentorship.
• Ability to define and defend a cross-team roadmap.
• Hiring and interview experience across engineering functions.

Responsibilities

• Own an area of the platform and the outcomes of one or more teams.
• Provide early warning on risks, staffing gaps, and commitments; push back when needed.
• Give teams clear context on priorities, tradeoffs, and changes in direction.
• Own technical health, staffing mix, delivery pace, and architectural direction.
• Own the roadmap for your area and defend its sequencing to leadership.
• Grow leads and interview for your teams; shape cross-team collaboration.
• Partner with a TPM to coordinate planning cadence and dependencies.
• Make architectural calls, including when to incur or pay down debt.
• Shape architecture across multiple areas with engineering leadership.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Next.js

Node.js

PostgreSQL

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Leadership

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

WME is building the next generation of internal platforms that power one of the world’s leading entertainment companies. We’re seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own a major area of our platform, guiding several teams and making architectural decisions.

You’ll operate at a leadership level, not just individual contribution, and help shape how the systems evolve. We value scrappy, ambiguity-tolerant builders who leverage AI-assisted development to accelerate velocity and quality.