TetraScience is a Scientific Data and AI Cloud company focused on catalyzing the Scientific AI revolution by designing and industrializing AI-native scientific data sets.
The company is a leader in the market, generating more revenue than all other companies combined in this sector.
As a Lead Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for evolving and scaling the cloud-native Tetra data platform to accommodate a 100× growth in data volume and user demand.
You will collaborate with engineering, data, and AI teams to design scalable architectures and proactively address scaling challenges.
The role requires a passion for distributed systems and the ability to translate ambitious scalability goals into actionable technical strategies.
Key responsibilities include architecting cloud-native infrastructure, designing distributed systems, analyzing platform performance, collaborating with teams, building infrastructure-as-code, and enhancing observability and monitoring.
Requirements:
You must have 10+ years of hands-on experience in software and infrastructure engineering, with a proven track record in designing, building, and scaling distributed, cloud-native systems in production environments.
Demonstrated experience as a technical leader or architect is required, with a focus on system design, scalability, performance, and cost optimization.
Strong proficiency in API-first design, including REST, GraphQL, and OpenAPI specifications is necessary.
You should have strong proficiency in TypeScript and Python, particularly in building highly performant backend services.
Expertise in AWS cloud services and architecture is essential, including experience with core services and advanced data and messaging tools.
You must have expert knowledge of infrastructure-as-code frameworks such as CloudFormation and CDK, as well as CI/CD pipelines.
A solid understanding of observability best practices, including monitoring, alerting, and distributed tracing for SLI/SLO/SLA design is required.
You should be able to articulate ideas clearly, present findings persuasively, and build rapport with clients and team members.
Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams are necessary.
Benefits:
The position offers 100% employer-paid benefits for all eligible employees and their immediate family members.
Employees enjoy unlimited paid time off (PTO).
A 401K plan is available.
Flexible working arrangements, including remote work, are provided.
The company offers paid Life Insurance and Long-Term/Short-Term Disability (LTD/STD).
TetraScience fosters a culture of continuous improvement, allowing employees to grow their careers and receive coaching.
