Design and evolve golden paths for common developer workflows to improve productivity and consistency
Partner with platform and product teams to expose capabilities through the developer portal
Build, operate, and maintain the Backstage core platform, including backend services and proxy integrations
Manage configuration, secrets, authentication, and deployment pipelines
Implement authentication and authorization using OAuth, OpenID Connect, and SAML
Own and maintain the Backstage Catalog, including entity models, metadata, ownership discovery, and validation
Develop and manage Backstage Scaffolder templates, reference implementations, and reusable actions
Integrate enterprise systems such as source control, CI/CD, artifact repositories, runtime platforms, ITSM/CMDB, and observability tools
Create APIs, SDKs, or services (REST, GraphQL, MCP) to expose portal capabilities programmatically
Embed security and compliance guardrails such as secrets management, policy checks, and vulnerability scanning
Automate audit evidence collection across the software supply chain and portal workflows
Define and monitor service‑level objectives (SLOs) for portal reliability, catalog freshness, and documentation builds
Implement observability, dashboards, alerting, and participate in incident response and root‑cause analysis
Establish governance models for component ownership, lifecycle management, and contribution standards

Front‑end development using React, TypeScript, component design, and accessibility best practices
Back‑end development with Node.js, Express, NestJS, or similar frameworks
Experience working with Backstage, including Catalog, Scaffolder, TechDocs, permissions/RBAC, or plugin development
Integrations with tools such as GitHub or GitLab, CI/CD platforms, ServiceNow, SonarQube, artifact repositories, or observability tools
Understanding of identity and security concepts including OAuth/OIDC, SAML, JWT, RBAC, and secrets management
DevOps fundamentals including CI/CD design, Git‑based workflows, containerized applications, and observability

Senior Software Engineer

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