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Senior Backend Engineer, Platform Enablement
$157K–$235K
Remote, United States · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
About the job
Builds reusable backend platforms, tooling, and AI-assisted workflows that help engineering teams independently test, analyze, and improve software performance.
What you'll do
- Develop performance testing and analysis platforms, self-service workflows, and reusable tooling.
- Create documentation, templates, diagnostics, and AI-assisted capabilities to help teams adopt performance practices.
- Advise on complex performance issues and promote performance testing in development and release workflows.
What they ask for
- Experience building backend or platform software and internal platforms or developer-facing tooling.
- Experience partnering with development teams to improve workflows and applying AI across the software lifecycle.
- Experience with software performance, such as analysis, optimization, benchmarking, or leading performance improvements.
- Practical experience with Kubernetes, k6, and AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or similar cloud infrastructure; strong written communication and ability to influence without direct authority.
Pay
$156,800 — $235,200 USD (base salary)
Tools
Kubernetes, k6, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform
AI focus
Use AI-assisted workflows and development practices to accelerate design, implementation, testing, debugging, documentation, and automation.
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