Valence

Valence

Staff Software Engineer, Platform

New York, New York · Staff+ · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 127 days ago
Distributed SystemsAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesCI/CDSite Reliability EngineeringPlatform EngineeringMachine LearningNLPLLMsIntellectual PropertyLeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

  • Your mandate is simple: increase shipping velocity and customer trust at the same time, by making the safe path the default path.
  • We don't expect any one candidate to check every technical box, but we do look for engineers who are eager to learn, iterate rapidly, and contribute across challenges that span reliability, security, global delivery, and developer experience.
  • We're the only company pioneering leadership coaching for large enterprises in an AI-first way.

Responsibilities

  • Build the paved roads.
  • Design and operate shared platform primitives used by multiple teams (authorization and routing guardrails, secure logging, rollout controls, observability, queue infrastructure, and the centralized LLM gateway) so teams build on standards instead of reinventing them.
  • Make change safe by default. Own the reliability and change-safety systems that let the org move fast without breaking trust: CI/CD gates, migration safety patterns, progressive delivery, rollback automation, and kill switches.
  • Raise the operational bar. Establish SLOs, synthetic checks, alerting standards, and incident runbooks and drills that drive faster detection and recovery.
  • Build the internal developer platform. Create service templates, blessed internal-tool paths, and standard deploy, monitoring, and auth patterns that make the right thing the default thing.
  • Operate an AI-native engineering plane. Build issue-to-PR automation infrastructure with governance, human-in-control workflows, and audit logs that convert signals into auditable, human-approved execution outcomes.
  • Platform mindset: You build reusable primitives, not one-off features. You think in terms of paved roads, secure defaults, and standards that scale across many teams.
  • Cloud & deployment experience: Comfortable developing and operating services in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and working with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Build expertise in enterprise AI implementation across Fortune 500 companies and multiple industries
  • Top-up grants as we scale and you deliver exceptional performance - your compensation grows alongside your impact

Requirements

  • Technical foundation: 8+ years of experience in software engineering, distributed systems, infrastructure, or platform/SRE roles, with a track record of building systems other teams depend on.
  • Reliability and change-safety expertise: Hands-on experience with CI/CD, progressive delivery, rollback and migration safety, observability, SLOs, and incident response.
  • Communication: Ability to explain technical ideas clearly and work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Candidates must be comfortable working with colleagues in different time zones (UK), and have valid travel documents without work authorization restrictions in the US.

Skills

  • Eagerness to tackle unfamiliar problems, learn new technologies, and shape our platform and culture.

Compensation

  • Competitive salary including base + bonuses

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision) from day one
  • Generous PTO, company-wide R&R shutdowns, and paid parental leave
  • Retirement plan support for US and global employees

Company info

  • intensity to win, growth without limits, and a team that solves hard problems and celebrates big wins together
  • Learn more about us and meet our team here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGYZ59n_x-c
  • Location and Work Environment
  • If candidates are based in NYC or Toronto they can work hybrid in our offices, otherwise this role can be remote.
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • We are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and supported.
  • We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and offer accommodations upon request throughout the hiring process.
  • If you have any questions, please reach out to Allison Langille, Head of People, at jobs@valence.co.
  • Employment Verification & Commitment
  • We use third-party services to verify employment history, education, and other information relevant to your candidacy.
  • Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of these verification checks.
  • This is a full-time role that requires a high level of focus, availability, and commitment.
  • Employees may not hold concurrent full-time employment with another organization while employed at Valence.

Equal opportunity

  • Any outside consulting, advisory, freelance, or other professional work must be disclosed and approved in advance and must not interfere with job responsibilities, availability, performance, or create a conflict of interest - including risks related to confidentiality, intellectual property, or competition.
  • Valence is committed to protecting the privacy of all applicants.
  • Information you submit will be used for recruiting, evaluation, legal compliance, and recordkeeping purposes only.
  • We do not require access to personal account credentials at any stage of the hiring process.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Candidates must be comfortable working with colleagues in different time zones (UK), and have valid travel documents without work authorization restrictions in the US.
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