Staff Software Engineer, Platform

Cantina

2d • $200,000 - $240,000

About The Position

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Platform Team, you will establish a foundation that accelerates product development by building reusable, scalable, and high-quality components that empower our engineering teams. You will focus on long-term strategic investments in core capabilities, abstracting common product concepts into shared services and improving the overall developer experience to ensure a foundation for future product growth.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on building foundation-level platform services and infrastructure.
• Extensive experience with AWS, Terraform, and infrastructure-as-code for managing large-scale distributed systems.
• Deep proficiency in Go and backend architectures, with a focus on creating reusable frameworks and tools.
• Strong understanding of developer productivity metrics and experience improving internal iteration cycles for engineering teams.
• Experience with search infrastructure, indexing strategies, and observability platforms.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to lead cross-cutting initiatives and consult on architectural decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design and build core services and product platform components, such as entities and relationship systems, to be used across the engineering organization.
• Develop and maintain search infrastructure, including search indexes and relevance systems.
• Oversee DevOps initiatives, managing AWS usage, Terraform configurations, infrastructure upgrades, and platform observability to ensure stability and scalability.
• Own and continuously improve the developer experience by optimizing the backend repository and Go stack to increase iteration speed.
• Provide consulting and mentorship to other engineering teams, promoting best practices and guiding the adoption of new platform technologies.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and generous company equity
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance – 99.99% of premiums covered by Cantina
• 42 days of paid time off, including: 15 PTO days, 10 sick days, 15 company holidays, 2 floating holidays
• Generous parental leave & fertility support
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• $500/month lifestyle spending account
• Complimentary lunch and snacks for in-office employees
• One Medical membership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed