Platform Engineer

Summary

Join Kojo's Platform Team as a Platform Engineer and contribute to impactful projects that shape the future of scalable enterprise solutions. You will drive enterprise scalability, develop and deploy platform features, and design improvements to database efficiency. This hybrid software engineering and DevOps role involves collaboration with other teams and occasional on-call responsibilities. The position is fully remote for candidates residing in Central or South America, with a salary range of $40,000-$70,000 USD commensurate with experience and location. Kojo offers a new hire equity grant and a full suite of perks and benefits for US-based employees. The company values diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

• Professional experience across the stack (Typescript/Javascript, PostgreSQL/MySQL, React/Angular/Vue.js)
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integration with backend services
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and how to integrate development processes into scalable workflows
• Design and implementation of scalable, maintainable systems in complex environments
• Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills, with experience working across teams to deliver high-impact solutions
• Knowledge of feature flag systems and techniques to manage staged rollouts

Responsibilities

• Drive Enterprise scalability by designing and implementing solutions to enhance performance and reliability of our systems
• Develop and deploy platform features that optimize and simplify the user journey for Kojo's clients and internal teams
• Contribute to impactful projects such as self-service SSO implementation, multi-org user management enhancements, and internal tooling innovation
• Design improvements to database efficiency, ensuring reliability and scalability for Kojo’s growing platform
• Partner closely with SRE and other engineering teams to deliver robust, cross-functional solutions
• Work on visible, high-profile initiatives that shape the future of Kojo's enterprise capabilities
• Share occasional on-call responsibilities with the SRE team to maintain platform reliability

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with user authentication systems such as SSO, OAuth, or SCIM protocols
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure tools like AWS and Kubernetes for deployment and scaling
• Experience with internal tooling development and automation frameworks
• Exposure to frontend performance optimization techniques and best practices

Benefits

• New hire equity grant
• Full suite of perks and benefits (for US-based full time employees)
• Remote work