Senior Software Engineer - Platform Team

Europe

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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SaaS, Web Development, Marketing TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

Candidates should excel at architecting large-scale distributed systems and APIs, with deep experience in API gateways, rate limiting, and quota enforcement. They must be adept at anticipating scaling challenges like multitenancy and regionalisation, and prioritize observability through metrics, traces, and logs. Experience in balancing innovation with stability, influencing across squads, and mentoring other engineers is crucial. A hands-on approach to debugging and a curiosity about AI in engineering are also valued. Bonus points include a proven track record of leading infrastructure initiatives and experience scaling multi-region, multi-tenant SaaS platforms.

Responsibilities

The Senior Software Engineer will scale Prismic’s public Content API to handle millions of requests daily, focusing on latency, availability, and cost. They will build customer-facing visibility into usage metrics, implement API governance with rate-limiting and clear API separation, and empower product teams with AI infrastructure. Responsibilities also include mentoring engineers, contributing to technical standards, and debugging complex distributed systems.