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.

• 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.

• 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.