Senior Software Engineer – Platform

Stacklok

Senior Software Engineer designing and implementing platform subsystems for Stacklok's AI infrastructure. Working on secure production-grade systems for enterprises transitioning AI agents into production.

Posted 7/22/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $189,000 - $231,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates deep proficiency in Go and experience in designing and implementing production-grade backend systems. Capable of mentoring engineers, driving code quality, and integrating AI tools to enhance development workflows.

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Go ProgrammingKubernetesSystem DesignTechnical LeadershipReliability Engineering

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Hard Skills

Go ProgrammingSystem ArchitectureProduction-Grade SystemsMonitoring and TestingError HandlingDesign DocumentationCode ReviewPlatform ServicesAI IntegrationContainer Technologies

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationMentoringSelf-DirectedIntrinsic MotivationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesToolHiveDeployment ToolingProduction EnvironmentsIsolation Technologies

Industry Keywords

Backend SystemsObservabilityScalabilityStartup MentalityFast-Moving Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the design and implementation of platform subsystems end to end, from technical design through production and ongoing improvement.
Anchor meaningful projects, making the design tradeoffs that balance reliability, scalability, and time to market.
Write production-ready code aligned with the overall system architecture, with observability, testing, and error handling built in.
Produce clear design docs and work breakdowns that the team can plan and build against.
Mentor SWE and SWE II engineers and contribute to a strong code review culture across the team.
Contribute to technical decisions alongside technical leads, product, and engineering leadership on behalf of the team.
Contribute to the open-source ToolHive codebase and collaborate with community contributors on shared work.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep proficiency in Go, with a proven track record building production-grade backend or platform systems.
Knowledge of Kubernetes and container technologies, including operators, isolation, and networking in production environments.
Proven track record designing and shipping complete systems end to end, from architecture through production and iteration.
Demonstrated experience as a tech lead: mentoring engineers, driving code review, and raising the quality of a team's work.
Experience designing for reliability and observability, building systems with monitoring, testing, and evaluation in mind.
Proven track record building or operating platform services such as gateways, registries, runtimes, or deployment tooling. Familiarity with MCP is a plus.
AI-first mindset: integrates AI tools into development and helps improve how the team ships, turning AI-assisted workflows into repeatable velocity gains.
Communication: excellent written and verbal communication, able to explain complex technical ideas clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
Startup mentality and intrinsic motivation: self-directed and hands-on, thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and drives clarity through action.

Benefits

Comp & perks

equity
comprehensive benefits package
competitive compensation
medical coverage
dental coverage
vision coverage
flexible PTO and paid holidays
paid parental leave
flexible, hybrid-or-remote work environment
team offsites