Senior Platform Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : About the role

We are looking for asenior platform engineer to drive the core platform, infrastructure, and developer tooling behind our products. This role is both hands-on and strategic : you will design and implement core systems, define the platform roadmap, and work across engineering teams to ensure we have a secure, reliable, and scalable foundation.

Youll report directly to the CTO and be trusted to identify problems, set direction, and execute solutions without day-to-day oversight. Youll partner with engineering managers across PHP, Python, and mobile / web platforms, but you will be responsible for the architectural vision and execution across the company.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement complex and critical backend systems such as payment processing and authentication systems in the core Wag backend application
• Design cross-platform and cross-team system architecture
• Design and implement efficient build and deployment pipelines, containerization (Docker, Gitlab CI / CD), and developer tooling to improve productivity
• Incorporate AI powered solutions to support platform quality and developer productivity
• Define and maintain the platform roadmap, balancing reliability, developer productivity, technical debt, and cost
• Design the bug detection and triage tooling

and procedures

KPIs

Qualifications

For US based candidates, the national base pay range for a successful candidate is listed below,

About Wag! Group Co.

Wag! Group Co. strives to be the number one platform to solve the service, product, and wellness needs of the modern U.S. pet household. Wag! pioneered on-demand dog walking in 2015 with the Wag! app, which offers access to 5-star dog walking, sitting, and one-on-one training from a community of over 500,000 Pet Caregivers nationwide. In addition, Wag! Group Co. operates Petted, one of the nations largest pet insurance comparison marketplaces; Dog Food Advisor, one of the most visited and trusted pet food review platforms; WoofWoofTV, a multi-media company bringing delightful pet content to over 18 million followers across social media; and maxbone, a digital platform for modern pet essentials. For more information, visit Wag.co.