Software Engineer - Cloud Platform

Software Engineer – Cloud Platform Join us on our mission to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry, making the right connections, and building confidence through expert guidance. We are seeking a Software Engineer to join our infrastructure organization. At ®, we are deeply committed to building a "Paved Path" for our engineers. This is a high-impact opportunity to treat our internal developer experience as a product, building the tools, third-party integrations, and automation that allow our engineering teams to ship faster, cost-effectively, and securely on AWS. This Software Engineer role sits squarely within the Cloud Governance team. Your mission is to embed compliance, security, and financial visibility into automated, self-service developer workflows—making the right, governance-compliant path the easiest path to take. You will manage your own commitments, flag blockers proactively, and adopt a RealOwnership mindset as you build and scale our Internal Developer Portal (IDP) based on the Backstage platform. We believe in leveraging the best tools to solve problems faster. You will be expected to utilize AI coding assistants and LLMs (such as Copilot or Windsurf) proficiently to accelerate development velocity, efficiently generate boilerplate for new plugins, and troubleshoot complex debugging scenarios. This role requires the judgment to verify AI-generated outputs for security and performance, ensuring high-quality delivery. What you'll do: Backstage Core & Plugin Development Portal Evolution: Build and maintain our Backstage instance, working across the full stack from React-based frontend components to high-performance Node.js microservices on the backend. Third-Party Integrations: Design, develop, and maintain custom plugins to integrate tooling (Finout, ServiceNow, CircleCI, monitoring suites, and security tools) into a single pane of glass. Software Scaffolding: Create automated "Software Templates" that allow developers to spin up production-ready, pre-governed AWS environments directly from the portal. Cloud Governance & Observability Automation Governance Scripting: Write clean Python and Node.js automation scripts to enforce cloud compliance, IAM best practices, and resource lifecycle rules behind the scenes. Operational Visibility: Integrate AWS CloudWatch metrics, audit data, and cost frameworks into Backstage entity pages to give development teams real-time visibility into their service health and cloud spend. Least-Privilege Security: Ensure all automated portal actions and provisioned resources strictly adhere to corporate IAM, CloudTrail, and auditing standards. What you'll bring: Experience & Expertise 2–4 years of professional software development experience with a solid foundational understanding of both frontend and backend systems. Hands-on experience building clean, interactive web user interfaces using React, paired with strong proficiency in Node.js and Python for building APIs, microservices, and infrastructure automation. Working knowledge of core AWS services, including compute/orchestration (Amazon EKS, Lambda) and storage/security (S3, IAM policies, roles, and security boundaries). Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation templates to provision cloud architecture. Preferred: Experience with Backstage, NestJS, REST/GraphQL, and basic CI/CD pipeline integration (GitHub Actions, CircleCI). Technical Skills Framework & Frontend: Backstage (Software Catalog & Developer Platform), React. Languages & Backend: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Node.js, NestJS, REST/GraphQL. Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (EKS, Lambda, S3, IAM), Terraform, CloudFormation. Governance & Monitoring: AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail. Tools & CI/CD: AI Coding Assistants (Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf), GitHub Actions, CircleCI. Professional Qualities Clear Communication: Ability to communicate tasks, technical challenges, and blockers clearly within a squad framework. Squad-Level Collaboration: Active contributor to team collaboration, receptive to feedback, and comfortable iterating quickly to support fellow engineers. Iterative Mindset: Excited by the "Build, Reconstruct, Build Better" value, with the ability to fail fast and continuously improve code and processes. Customer-Centric Execution: Empathy for the developer experience, focusing execution on making compliance intuitive and friction-free for end users. Do the best work of your life at ® Here, you'll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you'll find your way home too. At ®, you'll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates. In return, we'll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow. Diversity is important to us, therefore, ® is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, ® will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals. Benefits that fit your life Your well-being matters to us, and we want you to live your best life. These are just some of the ways we can help keep you and your family safe, healthy, and happy. Physical health Good health is all about making good choices and having the right health options throughout your life. To help you, we provide: Flexible medical, vision, and dental insurance Reproductive care (most locations) Access to fertility and family-building services (most locations) Gender-affirming coverage, so you can feel and be your truest self Access to an inclusive, integrated virtual healthcare navigation program (most locations) Autism programs to support you and your family (most locations) Telemedicine services (most locations). Emotional well-being Your emotional well-being is just as important as your physical health. As , you'll be seen, heard, valued, and cared for in many ways. Employee Assistance Program, including work/life counseling and guidance, legal services, and financial services Generous paid time off (sick time, vacation time, and various leave programs) to meet your unique needs Phone and video counseling services to support your emotional health Mental health support for children ages 18 months to 17 years (most locations) Access to a mindfulness app to support your emotional well-being Financial health It's no secret that financial peace of mind greatly contributes to your overall health and well-being. We can help enhance your financial security—now and into the future. 401(k) with 3.5% employer match (3% in Canada) Accidental death and disability insurance Tuition reimbursement to support career-related studies Debt management support through online tools, education, and expert help Caregiving support We give you the space and support you need so you can be present for your family during major life events, like birth, illness, or injury. You'll have the resources, time, and flexibility to take care of things when life happens. Exceptional paid parental leave to help you welcome your newest family addition Lactation support services for new parents (most locations) Backup child and adult care (most locations) A parenting app featuring child development tracking, parenting tips, and a supportive community of anonymous parents and caregivers (most locations) Access to a healthcare concierge service that supports families with any complex, chronic,