[Remote] Staff Platform Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Beam Benefits is a company focused on modernizing the dental benefits industry through technology. They are seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to enhance their production platform and developer experience, emphasizing the use of AI and best practices to optimize workflows and systems.ResponsibilitiesTactically apply agentic and generative AI to optimize platform development, operations, and growthCollaborate with application teams to identify pain points and bottlenecks in workflows and implement solutions that streamline the developer experienceDesign, implement, and maintain platform infrastructure that ensures high availability, predictable performance, and operational correctness, while balancing reliability, cost, and simplicityDrive platform and infrastructure change hands-on, from architecture through implementation, setting the technical direction and standardsProvide mentorship and technical leadership to other platform engineers, helping raise overall operational maturity and shaping engineering cultureLead design and architectural discussions for complex platform systems, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and alignment with business goalsContribute to the continuous improvement of platform processes and developer experience, fostering innovation and adoption of effective toolingSkills8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of delivering high-quality, maintainable, and scalable softwareDeep expertise in full-stack or backend systems, with strong proficiency in modern web applications such as Ruby and React/TypeScriptProven experience designing scalable, high-performance architectures, internal platforms, or developer toolingExperience with AWS core services and containerized workloads (ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, etc.) and cloud infrastructure best practicesExperience identifying and applying AI or automation opportunities across the platform to improve efficiency, reliability, and developer experience, while thoughtfully evaluating trade-offs and benefitsExcellent problem-solving and technical leadership skills, with the ability to make forward-looking architectural decisionsStrong communication skills, capable of leading technical discussions and aligning teams on platform strategy and decisionsExperience mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and platform-driven best practicesFamiliarity with modern engineering practices, agile methodologies, and CI/CD pipelinesCompany OverviewAt Beam Benefits we are simplifying and modernizing employee benefits through our intuitive digital platform, self-service tools, and AI-powered underwriting. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.beambenefits.com.