Senior Software Engineer - IDP
What You'll do
Design & Develop: Build and own services across our 20+ microservice Backstage platform using TypeScript and Node.js, exposing REST and GraphQL APIs consumed by other services and the Backstage frontend.
Catalog & Entity Pipeline: Own the Backstage catalog and ingestion pipeline that syncs entities from Helm, ArgoCD, GCP, and GitHub — nightly and on-demand.
Developer-Facing Features: Extend the platform with engineering maturity scoring, change management workflows, AI-generated reports, and test management tooling.
AI Integration: Develop LLM-powered services and MCP servers that make catalog and engineering data accessible to humans and AI agents.
Operational Excellence: Own service reliability on GKE via ArgoCD GitOps, PostgreSQL and Redis datastores, and Datadog monitoring — including incident response and runbook ownership.Collaborate: Partner with engineering, governance, architecture, and infrastructure teams to translate needs into catalog models, golden paths, and self-service tooling.
What you bring:
Advanced proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js with strong software architecture fundamentals
Hands-on experience designing and shipping REST and GraphQL APIs in production
Hands-on experience building or extending Backstage — plugin development, catalog model, software templates, and TechDocs
Strong proficiency with PostgreSQL and Redis; MongoDB familiarity is a plus
Experience with Kubernetes (GKE) and GCP — deployment, scaling, and production troubleshootingHands-on experience with ArgoCD, Helm, and GitHub Actions
Working proficiency with Terraform for cloud infrastructure management
Practical experience integrating LLMs into production services; familiarity with MCP or Agentic AI patterns
Education & Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
5+ years in Software Engineering with experience building Internal Developer Platforms or Platform/Infrastructure tooling
Actual compensation offered will be based on factors such as the candidate’s work location, qualifications, skills, experience and/or training. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific salary range for your desired work location during the hiring process. We want our employees and their families to thrive.
In addition to comprehensive benefits we offer holistic mind, body and lifestyle programs designed for overall well-being. Learn more about ZoomInfo benefits here.
Below is the US base salary for this position. Additional compensation such as Bonus, Commission, Equity and other benefits may also apply.
$140,000—$220,000 USD