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Lead Platform Engineer

at Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America

📍 3 Locations Unknown 💰 $118K – $195K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
Salary $118K – $195K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years 7-10 years
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

This role involves designing and maintaining scalable backend systems and workflows, ensuring data integrity, system reliability, and operational efficiency.

  • Design workflow architectures
  • Build scalable backend services
  • Ensure data integrity
  • Monitor system performance
  • Lead incident analysis

The technical environment includes PostgreSQL, MySQL, distributed workflow systems, data pipelines, monitoring, and incident analysis tools, focusing on reliability and scalability.

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with 7-10 years of experience in designing distributed workflow systems, specializing in PostgreSQL and MySQL database management, system reliability, and data pipelines. They demonstrate technical leadership and collaboration skills.

Software EngineeringWorkflow SystemsPostgreSQLMySQLSchema DesignPerformance TuningData PipelinesSystem Reliability
Distributed SystemsAsync ProcessingEvent-Driven ArchitectureMessage QueuesResilience EngineeringSLA/SLO ManagementMonitoring ToolsIncident Response
PostgreSQLMySQLSchema DesignData PipelinesLoggingMetricsTracing
Backend SystemsSystem ReliabilityData IntegrityScalable ArchitectureWorkflow OrchestrationPostgreSQLMySQLSchema DesignData PipelinesTransactional Correctness
Backend SystemsSystem ReliabilityData IntegrityScalable ArchitectureWorkflow OrchestrationPostgreSQLMySQLDatabase DesignData ModelsTransformationsData PipelinesTransactional CorrectnessSchema DesignQuery PerformanceIndexing StrategiesMigrationsDistributed Workflow SystemsSystem ResilienceMonitoringLoggingMetricsTracingIncident AnalysisRoot Cause Analysis
Technical LeadershipCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunicationMentoringDesign ReviewOperational Excellence
Industry Insurance, SaaS, Financial Services
Job Function Lead backend engineer for scalable workflow and data systems
Backend SystemsSystem ReliabilityData IntegrityScalable ArchitectureWorkflow OrchestrationPostgreSQLMySQLSchema DesignData PipelinesTransactional CorrectnessDistributed Workflow SystemsMonitoringLoggingMetricsTracingIncident AnalysisRoot Cause Analysis

Less than 7 years of software engineering experience, Lack of experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL, No background in distributed workflow systems, No demonstrated technical leadership

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