Platform Engineering Team Lead

At Semperis, our mission is to be a Force for Good. Starting with being a great place to work. We believe that when people feel valued, supported, and empowered, they do their best work. That’s why we focus on creating an employee experience rooted in purpose, growth, and balance. Semperis has been recognized as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Cybersecurity Companies by the Inc. 5000, a DUNS 100 Top Startup to Work For, and a multi-year Inc. Best Workplace awardee.

What we are looking for: We are looking for a Platform Engineering Team Lead to join our team and drive the evolution of our platform infrastructure and shared services.

What you will be doing: As the Platform Engineering Team Lead at Semperis, your role involves guiding a proficient team in building and scaling the foundational platforms that power our products. You will collaborate with product teams, infrastructure architects, and engineering leaders to define and implement our platform strategy.

• Providing technical leadership and guidance for platform architecture, design patterns, and code reviews.

• Tracking team development process and being accountable for platform service delivery, reliability, quality, and timelines.

• Setting high-quality standards for platform services, seeking and choosing technical solutions to meet current and future needs.

• Taking a leading role in design and implementation of shared platform components, APIs, and infrastructure services.

• Driving platform adoption across engineering teams and establishing best practices for platform consumption.

• Being responsible for the growth and evolution of your team members and providing career development and mentorship.

What you will bring to the table:

• 3+ years experience in leading engineering teams, preferably in platform or infrastructure domains.

• 5+ years of experience as a backend developer.

• Deep knowledge of at least one of C#, .Net, .Net Core

• Strong experience with distributed systems, microservices architecture, and API design patterns.

• Proficient in multithreading, Object-Oriented programming, and asynchronous patterns.

• Broad experience in designing, executing, and delivering platform services and shared infrastructure.

• Strong understanding of observability, monitoring, and operational best practices.

• Strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and communication skills.

• Degree in computer science or equivalent.

Bonus Points:

• Experience building platforms for enterprise security products.

• Knowledge of Active Directory/Entra ID.

• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures.

• Understanding of multi-tenancy patterns and isolation strategies.

• Excellent troubleshooting and incident management skills.

Ideal Knowledge Domains:

• Platform Engineering & Developer Experience

• Enterprise Identity & Security Infrastructure

• Distributed Systems & High Availability

• Cloud Infrastructure & Hybrid Architectures

• API Design & Service Mesh Technologies

What Sets You Apart: We are looking for someone who not only brings deep technical expertise in platform engineering but also possesses excellent leadership and influencing skills. Your ability to balance platform innovation with stability, enable product teams through excellent developer experience, and drive technical standards across the organization will be highly valued. If you are a systems thinker with a passion for building scalable foundations and an eagerness to empower engineering teams with world-class platform capabilities, we want to hear from you.

Why Join Semperis?
You’ll be part of a global team on the front lines of cybersecurity innovation. At Semperis, we celebrate curiosity, integrity, and people who take initiative. If you’re someone who sees the glass as half full, embraces challenges as growth opportunities, and values a healthy balance between work and life—we’d love to meet you.

**Semperis maintains office locations in several cities across the globe. Candidates who reside within 45 miles of one of our offices—or where the job description specifies a required location—will follow our hybrid work model. This includes working onsite some days per week and remotely the remaining days.

Semperis is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, citizenship, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by the Semperis application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics. 

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or other applicable state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Semperis. Please inform Semperis representative Anna Taylor, Director of Global Recruiting, if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.