Role overview

Qualifications

Extensive experience designing and operating large-scale backend platforms and distributed systems.
Deep expertise building, scaling, and modernizing production Django applications.
Expert-level experience architecting and operating cloud environments within AWS.
Advanced knowledge of Postgres architecture, performance optimization, and data modeling.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the technical roadmap for platform infrastructure, reliability, and scalability initiatives.
Design and review complex system architectures that support company growth and evolving business needs.
Establish engineering standards, best practices, and technical patterns across multiple teams.
Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance that elevates engineering capabilities across the organization.

Key facts

Remote from: Georgia (USA)
Full time
Senior (5-10 years)
Platform Engineer
English

Hard skills

Distributed Computing Django (Web Framework) Platform Design And Development Technical Supervision Operational Excellence Database Administration Risk Management

Other skills

Mentorship
Communication

About the company

PadSplit

Real Estate Management & Development

At PadSplit we’re disrupting the affordable housing industry by creating safe, attractive, and respectable co-living environments. Welcome to PadSplit, the nation's largest co-living marketplace and the leading provider of innovative housing solutions. We're here to tackle the affordable housing crisis, one room at a time. 💪 At PadSplit, we're dedicated to empowering individuals and investors by bridging the gap between supply and demand in the rental market. Our unique co-living model revolutionizes how people live, fostering a strong sense of community and enabling financial freedom. As a PadSplit Member, you gain access to a supportive community of like-minded individuals, along with fully furnished rooms and amenities within shared living spaces. It's a vibrant and affordable living experience like no other! For PadSplit Hosts, we provide a reliable stream of residents who have been meticulously vetted to meet our strict safety and community engagement standards. By joining PadSplit, you not only unlock a new revenue stream but also make a positive impact on your community. Join us at PadSplit and be part of the solution to the housing shortage. Together, we can create better living opportunities for all. Contact us today to learn more! #PadSplit #CoLiving #CommunityImpact

Company details

Company typeSME

IndustryReal Estate Management & Development

Company size51 - 200

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Job description

The Role We Need

PadSplit is looking for a Staff Platform Engineer to provide technical leadership for our platform infrastructure and backend architecture as we continue to scale our marketplace. This role will drive platform strategy, improve system reliability and developer productivity, and partner across engineering teams to build secure, scalable solutions that support the company's long-term growth.

The Person We Are Looking For

We're looking for a highly experienced engineer who excels at solving complex technical challenges and influencing engineering direction across multiple teams. You bring deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and backend architecture, while balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution. You are a collaborative leader who enjoys mentoring others, driving technical excellence, and building systems that create lasting business impact.

Here’s What You’ll Do Day-To-Day:

Platform Strategy – Define and drive the technical roadmap for platform infrastructure, reliability, and scalability initiatives.

Architecture Leadership – Design and review complex system architectures that support company growth and evolving business needs.

Technical Direction – Establish engineering standards, best practices, and technical patterns across multiple teams.

Reliability Ownership – Improve system observability, incident response processes, and operational excellence across the platform.

Cross-Team Influence – Partner with Engineering, Product, and Design leaders to align technical investments with business priorities.

Mentorship & Coaching – Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance that elevates engineering capabilities across the organization.

Platform Development – Build and improve backend services, infrastructure tooling, and shared platform capabilities.

Risk Management – Identify technical debt, scalability risks, and operational vulnerabilities before they become business constraints.

Here’s What You’ll Need To Be Successful:

Platform Expertise – Extensive experience designing and operating large-scale backend platforms and distributed systems.

Django Mastery – Deep expertise building, scaling, and modernizing production Django applications.

Cloud Architecture – Expert-level experience architecting and operating cloud environments within AWS.

Systems Design – Proven ability to design resilient, secure, and scalable systems that support significant business growth.

Database Leadership – Advanced knowledge of Postgres architecture, performance optimization, and data modeling.

Operational Excellence – Experience building observability, monitoring, incident management, and reliability practices.

Technical Influence – Demonstrated success driving engineering decisions and influencing technical direction across teams.

Mentorship & Communication – Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts and develop other engineers.

The Interview Process:

Your application will be reviewed for possible next steps by the Hiring Manager.

If you meet eligibility requirements, the next step would be a video screen with a member of the PeopleOps team for about thirty (30) minutes.

If warranted, the next step would be a video interview with our Director of Platform for one (1) hour.

If warranted, the next step would be a video panel interview with key stakeholders at PadSplit for two (2) hours.

The panel interview will require a candidate to work on a technical assessment where you will showcase your software skills to the panel for discussion.

If warranted, the final interview would be with our CTO.

If warranted, then we move to contract!

Please note: Although the job posting says it's in Atlanta, Georgia, this is a fully remote position. This is a result of our Applicant Tracking System requiring a location to post the role on LinkedIn.

Notice to Applicants:

PadSplit participates in E-Verify. All new employees are required to complete an I-9 form and be authorized to work in the United States. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the E-Verify process.

PadSplit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.