# Staff Platform Engineer, Interoperability

**Company:** [Drata](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/drata)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $200k – $272k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Node.js, React, Nestjs, Next.js, Temporal, Terraform, Elasticsearch, Opensearch, Postgres, Snowflake, JavaScript, Typeorm, MySQL, Git, Jest
**Posted:** 2026-05-26

> Staff Platform Engineer building developer tooling, CI/CD automation, and scalable web applications using NodeJS, React, and AWS. Requires 10+ years experience and expertise in Temporal, Terraform, PostgreSQL, and Snowflake.

## Job Description

## What you'll do
- Design, develop, and maintain a comprehensive platform that supports internal development workflows, from code inception to deployment
- Lead the creation of developer tools that automate and streamline CI/CD processes
- Implement monitoring and analytics tools that provide actionable insights into application performance and development pipeline efficiency
- Work closely with Infrastructure and Data Teams to enhance developer tooling and data access
- Create architecture diagrams to guide the development of scalable and efficient systems
- Mentor and guide team members, fostering their growth and development
- Collaborate with product managers to translate product requirements into technical specifications
- Architect and develop highly scalable web applications and RESTful APIs
- Build tools, services, and automation to enhance platform capabilities
- Evaluate and enhance the performance, durability, and security of production applications
- Contribute to server-side code and database architecture using NodeJS and NestJS
- Contribute to client-side code using React
- Ensure adherence to best practices through thorough code reviews and coaching

## What you'll bring
- 10+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a proven track record of delivering complex solutions
- 3+ years of experience with NodeJS and React, with familiarity in NestJS and/or NextJS being a plus
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field
- Proficiency in Temporal, Terraform, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, JavaScript, ES6, TypeORM, MySQL, Git, Jest, Redis, REST principles
- Experience in AWS hosting and building in AWS
- Strong object-oriented programming skills and understanding of algorithms and web services
- Previous experience leading engineering teams and delivering successful projects
- Self-directed and independent, with a passion for driving complete features/products from inception to delivery
- Ability to navigate and negotiate difficult tradeoffs effectively
- Agile development experience, with a preference for candidates with startup or scaling experience

## Nice to have
- Familiarity with Temporal, Terraform, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, and Snowflake

## Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive base salary range: $200,000 - $271,500
- Stock equity (RSUs)
- Up to 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums
- 401(k) plan, company-paid life and disability insurance
- Paid Parental Leave policy
- Generous annual stipends for professional and personal development
- Flexible vacation policy and paid holidays

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