Optimal DynamicsRemote
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
United States
Full-time
2 hours ago
$190,000 - $220,000 USD
H1B Sponsor Likely
Key skills
Infrastructure EngineeringCloud-native SystemsPython 3AWSEvent-driven ArchitecturesIaC ToolsDevEx OptimizationCompliance FrameworksService MeshTransportation SystemsMentorshipPythonKafkaTerraformKubernetesCloudFormationIstioCI/CDMentoringCollaboration
About this role
Optimal Dynamics is a high-growth company focused on redefining logistics decisions through innovative technology. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Backend to lead the architecture and strategy of their platform infrastructure, ensuring systems are built, deployed, and operated with speed, safety, and confidence.
Responsibilities:
- Platform Architecture & Evolution: Design, implement, and scale core infrastructure to ensure reliability, performance, and security
- Developer Experience (DevEx): Build and improve tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and workflows, optimizing developer productivity and minimizing friction
- Security & Compliance: Champion security-by-design principles, implementing controls that safeguard systems and data without slowing innovation
- Mentorship & Influence: Serve as a technical leader across teams, coaching engineers, and driving alignment on platform strategy
- Collaboration: Partner with product and engineering leaders, balancing speed, cost, and resilience in every decision
Requirements:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent technical experience
- Staff-level expertise in Infrastructure & Platform Engineering
- Proven track record of scaling cloud-native systems
- Strong Python 3 expertise
- Strong AWS expertise
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures (Kafka or similar)
- Hands-on experience with IaC tools (i.e. Terraform, CloudFormation), observability, monitoring, & incident response
- Proven track record of improving DevEx by leveling up tooling, pipelines, & automation
- Experience improving monorepo developer workflows (Bazel, Buck, Pants)
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.) and how to operationalize them
- Experience leading security initiatives(i.e. hardening environments; building secure-by-default workflows)
- A history of mentoring engineers and shaping technical direction across teams
- Experience with service mesh/container orchestration (Kubernetes, Istio, etc.)
- Background in transportation systems (TMS, ELD) or other complex, mission-critical domains
- Experience implementing cost monitoring, forecasting, and optimization strategies to ensure infrastructure efficiency and cloud spend accountability