Remote Senior Platform Engineer

Description:

• Rockstar is recruiting for a fast-growing SaaS/AI company focused on the future of work and workforce development.
• The company partners with workforce development agencies, government organizations, and employers to deliver AI-powered career guidance and support for job seekers.
• The team consists of 30-50 professionals across the US and Canada, with main hubs in New York and Toronto.
• The company is on a mission to unlock pathways between talent and opportunity using the power of AI.
• The role of Senior Platform Engineer involves building the backbone of the platform by designing smart, scalable systems that eliminate manual work and power seamless integrations.
• This is a hands-on, high-impact role that will significantly influence how the team works, ships, and supports users daily.
• The first 30 days will focus on learning and integrating into the team, building relationships, participating in onboarding, and identifying areas for improvement.
• From days 31-60, the engineer will take ownership of toil reduction and support system automation, creating clear technical requirements for vendor partners.
• The final 30 days will involve leading a self-initiated project aligned with strategic goals and participating in customer calls to clarify workflows.

Requirements:

• Candidates should have deep experience designing and automating workflows across cloud-based systems, preferably AWS.
• Proficiency with event-driven architectures using tools like AWS EventBridge, SQS, Lambda, or Kafka is required.
• Strong scripting and backend development skills in TypeScript and Node.js for automating operational and support processes are necessary.
• Experience integrating third-party APIs and automating data flows across internal and external systems is essential.
• Knowledge of queueing, retries, and idempotency patterns to replace manual intervention with resilient automation is needed.
• Strong debugging and systems-thinking abilities to identify and remove process bottlenecks are required.
• Excellent collaboration skills to work across support, customer success, and engineering functions are necessary.
• Candidates should have 5–8+ years in platform, DevOps, or backend roles focused on operational tooling and workflow automation.
• Experience leading initiatives to reduce manual support tasks by building internal tools or automation is required.
• Candidates should have designed and maintained serverless or event-driven architectures to streamline async processes.

Benefits:

• Employees will work directly with the founding team.
• The company offers unlimited PTO.
• Health care benefits are provided.
• A 401(K) plan is available for the US team.
• There is a Career Development Budget to support professional growth.
• Technology reimbursement is offered for work-related expenses.
• Flexible schedules built on trust are part of the company culture.