Lead Software Engineer - Platform

The role

You will set the direction for building, running, and evolving the systems that the Halter platform sits on. You will drive AI tooling adoption, build developer golden paths, and manage cloud infrastructure as the company scales globally.

What you will do

• Drive how Halter leverages AI tooling to accelerate development.
• Build tooling, guardrails, and golden paths for engineers.
• Set technical direction for cloud infrastructure.
• Bake security into the platform through guardrails and defaults.
• Keep core compute and orchestration layer reliable.
• Drive observability and incident tooling forward.
• Automate infrastructure management through Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD.
• Lead cross-functional architecture discussions and define platform standards.
• Mentor and grow other engineers through design conversations and code reviews.
• Participate in an on-call rotation.

Required qualifications

• Deep experience building and operating AWS at scale.
• Strong fluency in container orchestration, cloud networking, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Experience leading platform or infrastructure work in a high-growth environment.
• Experience building golden paths, paved roads, or internal platforms.
• Hands-on experience hardening cloud environments.
• Understanding of how to build systems that are observable, testable, and easy to debug at scale.
• Strong communicator who leads through influence.
• Ability to embrace ambiguity and navigate uncertainty.
• Effective collaborator with clear communication and low ego.
• Passionate about work, motivated by impact, and eager to keep learning.

Nice to have

• Backend product development experience
• Built an AI agent or AI-assisted tooling in production

Benefits

• Personal growth fund

About the company

Halter enables farmers and graziers to run productive and sustainable operations. The company is backed by Tier 1 investors including Founders Fund and Bessemer Venture Partners.