- Company Name
- Verily
- Job Title
- Senior Software Engineer, Developer Platform
- Job Description
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**Job title:** Senior Software Engineer, Developer Platform
**Role Summary:**
Lead the design, development, and delivery of cloud‑native, self‑service platform capabilities that enable efficient software development for a large engineering organization. Prioritize high‑quality, scalable, and secure solutions using modern open‑source tools and AI, while mentoring junior team members and influencing roadmap and process improvements.
**Expectations:**
- Deliver robust platform features with clear architecture and code quality.
- Consistently drive projects to production with reliable CI/CD, monitoring, and release cadence.
- Guide and evaluate teammates’ contributions, fostering a culture of best practices and continuous improvement.
- Communicate effectively with product and engineering stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Own technical design and implementation of major platform capabilities (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, developer portals, AI integrations).
- Engineer solutions leveraging cloud‑native open‑source components such as Kubernetes, Terraform, Backstage, VSCode extensions, and large‑language‑model tooling.
- Scope work, set priorities, and balance tasks across team members to meet objectives.
- Maintain high standards for code quality, observability, security, and deployment reliability.
- Mentor junior engineers, conduct design reviews, and shape development processes.
- Contribute to product roadmaps, feature prioritization, and organizational scaling efforts.
**Required Skills:**
- 5+ years of production software engineering in languages such as Go, Python, or TypeScript.
- Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and large‑scale system design.
- Deep experience with cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform, AWS, or Azure) and associated tools (GitHub Actions, Kubernetes).
- Proven ability with CI/CD, DevSecOps, and release management practices.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
**Preferred Skills:**
- Proficiency with GCP, Kubernetes, and LLM‑based solutions.
- Experience building microservices and developer platform tools.
- Familiarity with Backstage, Terraform, VSCode extensions, or similar developer infrastructure.
- Empathy for developer experience and user‑centric design.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- BA/BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
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