Sr. Software Development Engineer, Video Platform

Who We Are:

At Platform Science, we’re working to connect everything that moves.

Founded in 2015, we are an open IoT platform that partners with innovative fleets, application developers, vehicle manufacturers, and equipment providers in the transportation industry to deliver revolutionary solutions to supply chain professionals across the globe.

Our employees are an engaging, diverse group of people who believe in the power of great ideas. We hire people with different experiences and perspectives to build a company culture that fuels growth through innovation.

We value thoughtful actions and empathy for others.  We approach challenges with resiliency and creativity, while encouraging transparency because, no matter our backgrounds or responsibilities, we are one team.

Who You Are:

We are looking for a qualified Senior Software Development Engineer to join our team in San Diego, CA. You will be hired to help enhance our cloud and edge video platform applications and integrations within our existing and new SaaS product offerings.

Our stack is wide, diverse, and evolving.  As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you are eager to take on multiple languages, frameworks, and contribute to future architecture decisions. You are versed in Agile/Scrum methodologies and are comfortable with giving and taking technical direction.

Our primary cloud application business logic is currently PHP but transitioning to Node services.  Our web front ends utilize Vue. Some services leverage JS/TS, Go, Python, and bits of Ruby as well.  Finally, many of our APIs interact with Android clients so any mobile development you have is a plus.

If all this sounds like a challenge you’re ready and willing to embrace then let’s chat asap!

What you bring to the table:

• 5+ years experience working in full stack development
• Experience working with: Node, JavaScript/Typescript, PHP, HTML, CSS
• Experience with MySQL or Postgres
• Experience with serverless architectures (AWS Lambda), queues, and data streaming
• API Design and Integration experience (REST)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent work experience
• A solid portfolio of experience building web services/APIs for mobile or other server side applications
• Good technical foundation with ability to pick up new skills and adapt quickly
• Desire to learn new technologies while supporting existing
• A commitment to software craftsmanship and things like unit testing, code review, design patterns, etc

What will make you stand out:

• Laravel Experience
• Vue.js Experience
• Serverless Cloud Products (e.g. AWS Lambda)
• Mobile development experience
• Cloud native development in to AWS
• Go, Java, or Kotlin experience
• System Architecture Design
• CI/CD
• Agile/Scrum
• Linux administration
• Big Data
• Working with hardware

Platform Science Benefits Highlights:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits (some plans for employees are 100% covered by Platform Science)
• Generous paid time off and company holidays
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• 401k matching 
• Investment in your professional growth in the company

At this time we only consider candidates in these states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NV, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI. In the future we plan to add more states.