
Staff Application Platform Engineer – DX
Assured
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $210,000 - $240,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Elevate developer productivity by abstracting common patterns and creating tools that make building delightful.
- Design, develop, and optimize our platform to be secure, reliable, and effortlessly scalable.
- Diagnose and resolve bottlenecks across the stack to ensure smooth, high-performance systems.
- Champion security and reliability, ensuring sensitive data stays protected at all times.
- Continuously improve resilience and efficiency, especially under rapid product growth.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to design and implement best practices that benefit all teams.
- Own projects end-to-end — from ideation to deployment — driving quality, speed, and impact.
- Enhance and expand our platform services, enabling the next generation of Assured products.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in platform or backend engineering (or equivalent expertise)
- Deep knowledge of TypeScript, plus experience with Node.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and AWS
- Proven ability to lead projects independently from architecture to production
- Strong communication skills and the ability to influence technical direction across teams
- A track record of building secure, reliable, high-performance platforms
- A passion for craftsmanship — clean code, thoughtful design, and collaborative teamwork
- Confidence making strategic technical tradeoffs with company-wide implications
- A growth mindset and ownership mentality, always looking to make systems better
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation: Competitive salary and equity packages for all employees
- Healthcare Plan: Platinum medical, dental, and vision
- Free life insurance: Including long-term disability & short-term disability
- Unlimited PTO: Uncapped vacation days & paid holidays
- Family Leave: Maternity & paternity
- 401(k) Contribution: Assured contributes 3% of your income, even if you don't contribute
- WFH Benefits: Lunch on us 2x/week, monthly phone stipend & other home office perks
- Health FSAs & HSAs: Pre-tax accounts for out-of-pocket medical expenses
- Team events & Offsites: We're remote, but we regularly get together
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
TypeScriptNode.jsGraphQLPostgreSQLAWSplatform engineeringbackend engineeringhigh-performance systemssecure systemsscalable systems
Soft Skills
strong communication skillsinfluence technical directioncollaborative teamworkgrowth mindsetownership mentalitycraftsmanshipproject leadershipstrategic technical tradeoffsproblem-solvingcross-functional collaboration