Senior Platform Engineer (Developer Experience)
IMPACTCape TownFull TimeEngineering
Remotely
reactawsjavakubernetesgcpterraformvue.jsgithub actions
Job Description
📋 Description
- Lead day-to-day development of the Internal Developer Portal: feature delivery, plugin development
- Build and maintain plugins that surface platform capabilities as self-service catalogue entries.
- Own the portal's component model: how services, APIs, resources, permissions, systems and golden
- Collaborate with Cloud Platform Engineering to design self-service facilities taking developers
- Set technical standards for the DX & Portals team: code quality, plugin patterns, frontend
- Capture developer feedback and drive portal improvements and platform adoption via prioritised
🎯 Requirements
- Software engineering experience with production-grade, high-availability services.
- Strong frontend experience with React, Vue.js, or equivalent; solid backend patterns, ideally Java.
- Familiarity with cloud tooling: Terraform, CI/CD (GitHub Actions or equivalent), Kubernetes, and
- Product-thinking mindset; design around user needs and adoption feedback.
- Experience mentoring engineers; ability to set a technical quality bar.
- Strong technical writing and communication; document decisions clearly.
🎁 Benefits
- Flexible Working: Responsible PTO and flexible environment for work-life balance.
- Health and Wellness: Mental health support, gym reimbursement, and dependent coverage.
- RSUs with a 3-year vesting schedule (Board approval).
- Continuous learning: Coursera access and PXA courses.
- Parental leave: Generous policy for primary/secondary caregiver.
- Technology stipend for home office setup and internet expenses.