Platform Tech Lead

At Augmenta, we create software for the construction industry that fully automates the design of buildings - completely transforming the industry and empowering architects, engineers, contractors, and developers. We’re a global team, headquartered in Toronto, Canada with a team of brilliant, kind, and collaborative scientists, engineers, and designers. We are spread across Canada, the US, and Italy, making our workplace a remote-first and distributed environment.

We’ve all already built and delivered incredible software, and now we need your help to develop our first product and deliver it to market.

The Role

As Platform Tech Lead, you will be responsible for leading the backend development team, designing and implementing scalable and robust backend systems, and ensuring the seamless integration of AWS services. This is a challenging role, working on a complex SaaS product for professionals in the construction design space. This role reports to the VP of Engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the backend development team in designing, developing, and maintaining backend services and APIs.
• Architect and implement scalable, reliable, and secure backend systems using AWS services.
• Design and manage Kubernetes clusters for deploying and scaling microservices.
• Develop backend services and APIs using Golang.
• Implement robust authorization mechanisms to ensure secure access to services.
• Design and implement multi-tenancy solutions to support multiple clients on a shared infrastructure.
• Collaborate with front-end developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to define technical requirements and deliver solutions.
• Ensure best practices in code quality, testing, and deployment.
• Mentor and guide junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, reliability, and security.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and AWS services to drive innovation.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in backend development, with a focus on AWS services.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• Extensive experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Solid understanding of authorization mechanisms and best practices.
• Experience with multi-tenancy architecture and design.
• Solid understanding of database design and management, both SQL and NoSQL.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Strong proficiency in Golang.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified Developer.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker.
• Familiarity with serverless architecture and event-driven systems.
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards.

Our Team and Perks

We are an open, collaborative, and supportive culture including skill shares, design critiques, and a bi-weekly reading group. We believe that employees should be owners, which is why we provide stock option grants for full-time employees. We believe in supporting the health and wellbeing of our team, which is why we offer a competitive health benefits package. We believe in balance and taking time to rest and recharge, which is why we offer 4 weeks vacation to all full-time employees plus an extra week off at the end of December. As a remote-first team, we believe in the importance of having the right setup, which is why we offer a home office budget. Learning and development is critical to us, which is why we have a self-directed learning budget.

Our team is remote-first and fully distributed! We have team members across Canada, the US, Italy, and South Africa. This means that we often collaborate asynchronously via Slack and Video Conferencing.

Please note this role is only open to candidates in Canada who are eligible to work there without sponsorship.