Lead Platform Software Engineer

Job Summary

This role is responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment. As a Lead Platform Software Engineer, you will have relevant experience with both front-end and back-end coding languages, software development architecture and design patterns, development frameworks and third‑party libraries. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in developing consumer‑facing digital products in collaboration with product and design leaders.

This individual must be creative, client focused, a team player, organized, and able to thrive in a dynamic environment.

• Design, develop, and test applications (e.g. API, web apps) in accordance with established standards.
• Set short to medium term technical direction, creating plans to help achieve goals.
• Participate in peer‑reviews of solution designs and related code.
• Package and support deployment of releases.
• Foster an environment where different backgrounds, cultures, industry and life experiences are embraced and valued.
• Collaborate on architecture decisions, ensuring that we are adapting and evolving to meet organization’s scaling business needs.
• Collaborate with other software developers, product managers and software architects to plan, design and deliver applications.
• Assess opportunities for application and process improvement and prepare documentation of rationale to share with team members and other affected parties.
• Adhere to high‑quality development principles while delivering solutions on time and within budget.
• Ensure that non‑functional requirements such as security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability are being considered when architecting solutions.
• Work in an Agile framework to identify and automate solutions that result in enhanced developer experience and increased developer productivity.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in solution architecture and technology innovation.
• Contribute towards defining and establishing benchmarks, metrics, and quality measures.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade software.
• Other duties as assigned.

• 7-10 years of experience in software or solution architecture roles, with a focus on designing and implementing complex, enterprise‑level solutions using cloud platform.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture principles, design patterns, and architectural frameworks.
• Strong understanding of Continuous Delivery patterns, Cloud foundational patterns, Observability patterns, Developer experience patterns.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.

• Proficiency with:
• Java Script
• React
• Type Script
• Apollo GraphQL
• Git Version Control System
• PostgreSQL
• Google Cloud
• Jest
• Docker Container
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Experience with one or more cloud platforms, preferably GCP
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Great attention to detail and organizational skills
• Experience delivering individual and institutional client‑facing solutions;
  Web Portal(s), online payments, and third‑party integrations
• Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology
• Expertise in delivering secure, high performance, fault‑tolerant, and high availability solutions
• Experience with Dev Ops, Git Hub, CI/CD, Sec Dev Ops , Containers, Serverless

• Infrequent travel (10%)
• Ability to occasionally work overtime or after hours
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

$165,000 - $184,000 per year

The compensation for this position will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive and bonus opportunities.

Inspira provides industry‑leading benefits including, but not limited to: healthcare, 401k savings plan, company holidays, paid time off, parental leave and an employee assistance program.

Remote roles can sit in any of the following states: AL, AZ, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA and WV. Remote status and role locations are subject to change. Relocation is not provided.

Employees within a 90‑minute radius of our Oak Brook, IL headquarters are required to adhere to the company in‑office work guidelines of 4 days per month minimum from 10 am to 2 pm (1 of the 4 days must be a Monday or Friday). This requirement does not apply to support specialist positions.