Software Engineer, Platform Engineering

Compensation context

Listed annual salary range: $200,000–$300,000/year. The employer’s base salary is stated separately in the Compensation & Benefits Notice below; these figures differ and should not be treated as the same pay guarantee.

Job Title: Software Engineer, Platform Engineering

Type of job: full-time

Location: Remote

About the role

micro1 wants a Full-Stack Engineer who likes building from scratch, owning work, and moving quickly.

Ideally you were on a small team of engineers at a startup growing fast, and helped products get built and grow as the company moved through its stages.

Your work covers the in-house tools, services, and workflows that run micro1's products, operations, and AI-driven infrastructure.

What You'll Own

• Build full-stack apps with TypeScript, React, and Node.js and help them scale.
• Own systems and features from start to finish, from architecture all the way to production.
• Build dependable backend services and APIs and fast frontend interfaces.
• Design databases, data models, and queries and make them faster.
• Team up with design, operations, and product to turn ideas into solutions that work.
• Make the platform more reliable and faster, and improve the developer experience.
• Make practical technical calls that balance speed, quality, and scale.
• Debug production problems and keep improving existing systems.

What We're Looking For

• At least 4 years of professional software engineering.
• Strong practical experience across the stack with React, Node.js, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Background as an early engineer who helped a startup grow and scale.
• A record of building and scaling products at fast-growing startups.
• AI-native mindset: AI coding tools (such as Cursor, Claude Code, or similar) are part of your everyday work, and you know how to use them well.
• Background taking products from first idea into production and reworking systems as the business grows.
• Solid hands-on work with a relational database, PostgreSQL or similar.
• Background with current backend architecture, REST APIs, and cloud platforms such as AWS.
• At ease with ambiguity, deciding on your own, and owning your work.
• Hands-on and solution-minded, with a bias toward shipping.

Nice to Have

• Background with infrastructure as code, DevOps, CI/CD, or NestJS.
• Background building workflow automation, developer platforms, or internal tools.
• Has worked on products that are data-heavy or powered by AI.
• Background improving architecture and engineering process as a startup grows.
• Knowledge of monitoring, observability, and system reliability.

Compensation & Benefits Notice

Nationally, base pay for this full-time job runs $120,000–$160,000 USD. Every employee can receive equity, and bonuses tied to performance may also apply depending on the role and company policy. Benefits cover health-insurance premiums (reimbursed at up to 100%), paid time off, a 401(k) with a company match, and other perks meant for a remote-first team that performs at a high level.

micro1 hires on an equal-opportunity basis. Every qualified applicant is considered without regard to age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex (pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation included), veteran status, genetic information, or any other trait that applicable local laws, ordinances, or regulations protect. Applicants who need help or a reasonable accommodation while applying can ask for it.

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