Staff Platform Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Wed, May 20, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Seeking a skilled Staff Platform Engineer to work remotely in a full-time capacity, responsible for enhancing complex Scala systems, redesigning data layers for AI products, and building a Rust framework to improve developer tooling and standards.

Key responsibilities
  • Analyze and scale inherited Scala systems, identifying root causes of issues
  • Redesign the data layer for machine learning and AI products
  • Develop a Rust framework to streamline the delivery of correct and performant services
Required qualifications
  • Proficiency in the JVM ecosystem (Java, Scala)
  • Experience with Rust is highly desired
  • Strong knowledge of Python and SQL, including data processing with Spark or similar
  • Experience in distributed systems design and observability engineering
  • Ability to navigate and understand complex codebases effectively

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