Director, Platform Development

Role Overview Lead the design, buildout, and evolution of a modern data platform for Versant Media's Data Platforms team. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who is equally comfortable writing production code, setting architectural direction, and managing a small but growing team. What You Will Do Design and implement core backend services and data platform components using Node.js and TypeScript, establish and evolve platform architecture, design patterns, and engineering standards, and build and maintain CI/CD pipelines. Why It Might Be a Fit This role requires a deep foundation in software engineering fundamentals, including object-oriented programming, design patterns, and API and service design, as well as experience building modular or microservice-based systems and leading or mentoring engineers. Requirements Deep foundation in software engineering fundamentals Experience building modular or microservice-based systems Demonstrated experience leading or mentoring engineers Strong commitment to code quality, testing, and automation Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices Benefits Medical, dental and vision insurance 401(k) Paid leave Tuition reimbursement Discounts and perks Originally posted on Himalayas