Key Facts

Remote From:

Full time

Senior (5-10 years)

English

Hard Skills

Reliability Engineering AWS Cloud Services Continuous Delivery Infrastructure Architecture Modular Design Database Cursor Release Builds Cloud Computing Custom Attributes System Optimization Technical Leadership Application Programming Interface (API) Well Logging Continuous Monitoring Deployment Project Data Architecture Human-Centered Design Project Collaboration

Other Skills

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Decision Making
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Accountability
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Communication
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Problem Solving

Ideaware

Information Technology & Services

About Ideaware

Since 2010, we’ve helped startup founders and fast-growing companies around the world “staff and scale” their software design and engineering teams. Our sole purpose is to help ensure you have the best talent on your team to accomplish your technology and business requirements. We are located in the country of Colombia which is in the center of the western hemisphere. Our team is focused on hiring in the top 5% of developers and designers in Colombia. Benefits Collaboration: Partners have full visibility throughout the candidate selection process and collaborate with the Ideaware recruitment team to interview and secure the best talent. Allocation: Your hand selected team is 100% fully dedicated to you. Managed operation: Ideaware provides the operational support and facilities for your team to do their best work. Working Hours: The Ideaware teams work within the EST (GMT-5) to PST (GMT-8) time zones to ensure overlap with your workday across North America. Proximity: The Ideaware office is only a 2 hour flight from Miami, or 5 from Dallas. Transparent costs: Flat monthly rates and no hidden fees. Cost savings: Potential savings of up to 60% of the costs from hiring a US-based team. Culture: We encourage our partners to embrace the software design and engineering teams as their own. These teams will feel like a seamless extension of your company. Scale & Skill Here are some examples of the various technologies that teams from Ideaware have expertise: Swift Kotlin React Node.js Go Python Cloud infrastructure DevOps

Company type: SME

Industry: Information Technology & Services

Founded: 2018

Company size: 51 - 200

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Job description

What we’re looking for

At Ideaware we’re looking for a Lead Engineer – Infrastructure & Platform to define and own the architecture that powers our entire system, from backend services to game delivery and live operations. This person will ensure the platform is scalable, reliable, and production-ready, while establishing strong DevOps practices and tooling that enable efficient, high-quality delivery. You’ll join a team that designs and builds digital experiences with measurable impact, combining strategy, engineering, and human-centred design with deep technical expertise.

Responsibilities

Define and own infrastructure and platform architecture across environments
Lead technical decisions around scalability, reliability, and system performance
Define and promote AI-assisted and agentic development practices (e.g. Claude Code, sub-agents, plugins) to improve team velocity and quality
Design and support an API-first, modular architecture
Establish DevOps practices (CI/CD, deployment, release processes)
Own cloud infrastructure (AWS or similar)
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting standards
Support structured data/config pipelines
Act as the most senior technical authority across infrastructure and platform concerns

Qualifications

+5 years proven experience defining and owning infrastructure/platform architecture for scalable products
Experience working in AI-forward, agentic development workflows (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor) and leveraging them to accelerate development
Strong experience with AWS and modern cloud-based systems
Experience establishing DevOps practices CI/CD, monitoring, release pipelines
Comfortable operating as the most senior technical decision-maker in a team
English proficiency at B2 level or higher (able to communicate effectively in written and spoken form in professional settings)

What's in It for You

Fully remote — work from anywhere
Benefits — PTO and other perks depending on the client
Work with US-based companies building exciting, impactful products
Join collaborative, high-performance teams that value your input and expertise

If you’re a lead engineer who thrives on solving complex challenges, delivering elegant solutions, and working with talented teams around the world, we’d love to hear from you.