Staff Engineer - Platform Engineering

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

The Staff Engineer will own the design and delivery of reusable platform frameworks, SDKs, and core services that power HighLevel’s SaaS ecosystem. You’ll lead technical design reviews, mentor senior engineers, and drive AI‑assisted development workflows to improve productivity and reliability at massive scale.

Role Snapshot

• Design reusable platform frameworks & SDKs
• Build scalable cloud‑native services
• Lead technical design reviews & best‑practice adoption
• Drive AI‑powered development workflows
• Mentor senior engineers across teams
• Own end‑to‑end platform initiatives

Must-Have Requirements

• Node.js
• Go
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Distributed systems design
• Microservices architecture
• CI/CD pipelines
• Observability frameworks
• AI‑assisted development workflows
• distributed systems
• large-scale backend services

Nice-to-Have Signals

• Kubernetes
• Service mesh technologies
• Internal platform/framework development
• Developer tooling
• Event‑driven architectures
• Streaming systems
• Large‑scale data platforms
• AI‑enabled developer platforms
• internal platforms
• developer tooling
• high‑traffic SaaS environments

Work Setup

• Location: India, India
• Work mode: REMOTE
• Remote scope: UNSPECIFIED
• Employment type: Full-Time

Eligibility Gates

• Work authorization: Authorized to work in India
• Visa sponsorship: no

Not Specified in JD

• Salary range
• Visa sponsorship
• Relocation
• Notice period
• Travel
• Security clearance
• Coding test
• Portfolio
• GitHub
• Writing sample
• Cover letter

What You'll Likely Work On

• Architect and maintain reusable frameworks, SDKs, and core platform services
• Develop cloud‑native, high‑throughput solutions on GCP
• Design systems that handle large‑scale data and traffic with strong reliability
• Lead technical design reviews and establish engineering best practices
• Mentor senior engineers and promote cross‑team knowledge sharing
• Drive AI‑enabled tooling to improve SDLC efficiency and developer productivity
• Own critical platform initiatives from architecture through production operations

Good Fit If You Have

• Experience building internal platforms or developer tooling used across multiple teams
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and service‑mesh technologies
• Background in high‑traffic SaaS environments with a focus on scalability and resilience
• Exposure to event‑driven architectures, streaming systems, or large‑scale data platforms
• Interest in evaluating or implementing AI‑enabled developer platforms