Head of Platform Engineering

Optimized Payments•Atlanta, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Optimized Payments is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Head of Platform Engineering to join our growing team. This leader will be responsible for end-to-end platform delivery — including front-end, back-end, and DevOps — with a mandate to improve execution speed, reliability, and scalability across the platform. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on driving outcomes, building strong engineering discipline, and ensuring the platform can support rapid innovation, including AI-driven capabilities. The role requires expertise in Spring Boot, API development, and building UI/UX components in React. The leader will develop scalable Java applications and collaborate with the UI/UX team on React components. Experience with Azure DevOps for CI/CD automation and deployment is also required. This is an Atlanta, GA based position. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship.

Requirements

10+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years in leadership roles
Proven experience owning end-to-end platform development across frontend, backend, and infrastructure, including:
Experience building responsive, modular front-end components using React and Next.js with modern JavaScript (ES6+)
Experience in database design and familiarity with versioning/migration tools (such as Liquibase)
Proficiency managing client-side state using Redux Toolkit or equivalent state management libraries
Strong experience with cloud-native architectures (Azure preferred)
Deep understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, and scalable system design
Track record of improving execution velocity and engineering discipline
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience building data platforms or analytics systems
Exposure to AI/ML-driven product development
Background in payments, fintech, or high-scale data environments

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end architecture and delivery of the Harmonize platform
Lead both front-end and back-end development, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability
Drive platform modernization and technical roadmap, aligned with business priorities
Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using Java Spring Boot
Collaborate with UX/UI designers, backend engineers, and product managers to deliver high-quality features
Improve speed, predictability, and quality of releases
Establish strong engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, code quality, observability)
Eliminate operational bottlenecks and reduce manual processes
Own DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and deployment strategy (Azure-based stack)
Implement best practices for automation, monitoring, and uptime
Ensure platform is secure, stable, and enterprise-ready
Directly manage following onshore resources: Platform Engineer, Senior Developer, Head of Security
Directly manage following offshore resources: DevOps Engineer, Azure Cloud Engineer
Build a high-performance engineering culture: Strong ownership and accountability, Clear technical direction, Focus on results vs activity
Lead the Architectural Guild Council and provide architectural guidance and technical direction across all engineering teams
Partner closely with following teams – Product, Data / AI, Data Engineering.
Ensure tight alignment between product roadmap and engineering execution

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package.
Stock Options
401(K) Plan
Generous PTO + Paid Holidays
Opportunity to be part of a dynamic, fast-growing company that will double in size in two years.
Hybrid work environment with flexibility to work from home 3 days a week.
A collaborative and inclusive company culture where your ideas are valued.
Free onsite covered parking and access to a full gym with showers.

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