Platform Architect

🕒 July 23

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $200k - $230k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🔙 Backend Engineer

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Instructure

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

📚 Education

☁️ SaaS

🤝 B2B

💰 Private Equity Round - Instructure on 2024-07

Education • SaaS • B2B

Instructure is an education-technology company that builds cloud-based learning and assessment platforms, best known for Canvas LMS. It provides an integrated ecosystem of SaaS products and services — including learning management, standards-aligned assessment (Mastery), credentialing and records (Parchment), analytics, and tools for K–12, higher education, and business/government training. Instructure focuses on student success, partner integrations, and scalable solutions for institutions and organizations to deliver, assess, and credential learning.

📋 Description

• Lead architectural design and technical direction for PaaS product features, services, and platform components • Drive development of complex software solutions across technologies and platforms • Write high-quality, maintainable, well-tested code • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to multiple engineering teams • Collaborate with Engineering managers, SRE, and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical specifications • Evaluate technologies, tools, and methodologies to improve development processes, system performance, and product capabilities • Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and architectural principles • Troubleshoot complex technical issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventative measures • Act as a subject matter expert and share technical knowledge across the organization • Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools, and infrastructure

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience • 10+ years of progressive experience in software development • At least 3 years in a lead or principal engineering role • Expertise designing, building, and scaling complex, highly available, distributed systems • Proficiency in multiple programming languages, such as Ruby, Python, Java, JavaScript, and Go • Familiarity with modern web frameworks • Extensive experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP • Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes • Strong understanding of relational and NoSQL database systems and data modeling principles • Ability to drive technical initiatives from conception through deployment and maintenance • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills • Proven mentoring and coaching experience • Experience with Agile development methodologies and DevOps practices • All employees must pass a background check • Candidates may be asked to verify their legal name, current physical location, valid contact number, and residential address

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation • Full-time employee ownership program • Flexible work culture • Generous time off, including local holidays and annual “Dim the Lights” period • Comprehensive wellness programs and mental health support • Learning and development resources • Professional development tools • Tuition reimbursement • Technology and tools needed to do your best work • Motivosity employee recognition program • Inclusive, supportive culture