LearnLux is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to set and execute the architectural direction for our platform as it scales globally. You will tackle complex technical challenges including multi-tenancy, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and AI infrastructure, directly influencing how our engineering organization operates.
What You'll Do
- Lead the architectural design and incremental execution of LearnLux’s transition from single-tenancy to multi-tenancy.
- Design and evolve cloud infrastructure for global scale, reliability, and data isolation, primarily on GCP.
- Apply a strong security and compliance mindset to system design and operational scale.
- Own and improve our infrastructure-as-code approach using Pulumi or Terraform.
- Connect backend services, infrastructure, and data platforms into a cohesive, well-documented system architecture.
- Partner closely with engineers, product, and data to translate strategic architectural goals into a prioritized roadmap.
- Build and maintain backend services using Node.js and Python, contributing hands-on to critical systems.
- Collaborate with data workflows and platforms, including BigQuery and Airflow, ensuring systems scale with our data platform.
- Drive engineering efficiency through automation, including the use of AI-driven systems to improve workflows and tooling.
- Mentor and support other engineers, enabling them to ramp quickly and contribute meaningfully.
- Uphold global performance, reliability, and operational excellence.
- Foster clear communication and thoughtful decision-making across backend, frontend, data, and infrastructure domains.
What We're Looking For
- Staff-level backend engineering experience, defined by scope and impact.
- Proven experience designing and evolving large-scale, distributed, enterprise SaaS systems.
- Hands-on experience leading or executing major architectural transitions like multi-tenancy or global scale.
- Strong backend development experience with Node.js and/or Python.
- Deep experience with cloud infrastructure, GCP preferred (AWS experience acceptable).
- Experience building systems with security and compliance as first-class concerns in enterprise SaaS.
- Experience working with data platforms and pipelines, including data warehousing, Airflow, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
- Demonstrated experience using AI-driven automation to improve engineering systems, workflows, or organizational efficiency.
- Ability to thoughtfully identify where AI and automation create real leverage and to implement those systems pragmatically.
- Ability to operate independently, lead through influence, and collaborate effectively across the stack.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and raise the overall effectiveness of an engineering team.
- Strong communication skills, especially around architectural tradeoffs and technical decision-making.
Nice to Have
- Experience scaling teams or platforms through rapid growth phases.
- Prior experience in financial technology, regulated, or compliance-heavy enterprise SaaS environments.
Technical Stack
- Languages: Node.js, Python
- Cloud: GCP, AWS
- Infrastructure as Code: Pulumi, Terraform
- Data Platforms: BigQuery, Airflow, SQL/NoSQL databases
Team & Environment
You'll join a small, agile engineering team in a hybrid role that blends hands-on coding with backend technical leadership.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $120,000—$175,000 USD
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Mental wellbeing support via Talkspace
- Financial wellbeing via LearnLux
- Paid vacation and sick leave
- Paid sabbatical after 5 years of service
- A supportive, inclusive team culture
- Opportunities for continuous learning and growth
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position. Candidates should be located in or near Denver, Colorado.
LearnLux is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against candidates on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, or veteran status.
