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Software Engineer, Platform Engineering at micro1
Zero-to-one product building across micro1's internal platforms and AI-driven workflows. The engineer handles a project from problem discovery and system design through launch and iteration, working with product, design, and operations. The listing favors people with early-stage startup experience who use AI coding tools every day and make practical technical tradeoffs.
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What you would do
- Turn ambiguous business needs into well-designed, production-ready products from scratch.
- Own the engineering lifecycle: architecture, development, deployment, and iteration.
- Design scalable systems, covering data modeling, APIs, and integrations.
- Build internal platforms, tools, and AI-powered workflows using AI development tools.
What the listing asks for
- 4+ years of professional software engineering experience in full-stack and backend systems
- Strong system design skills and proven 0-to-1 product development
- Experience as an early engineering team member at a startup
- Daily use of AI coding tools such as Cursor or Claude Code
- Preferred: AI-powered products, internal platforms, cloud and distributed systems experience
Suits professionals who have been early engineers at startups, think about the product as much as the code, and ship quickly with AI tools.
The listing as micro1 posted it
This is micro1's public listing for the role, read October 29, 2026, with dashes and placeholder links cleaned up. The listing is micro1's text; the summary above and everything below it is ours.
Job Title: Software Engineer, Platform Engineering
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Remote
The Role
You'll work across our internal platforms, products, and AI-driven workflows, owning solutions from initial concept and system design through implementation, launch, and iteration.
Ideally, you've been part of an early-stage engineering team at a fast-growing startup, where you've helped shape technical architecture, made key product decisions, and built systems that evolved alongside the business.
We're looking for someone who thinks beyond code, understands the why behind what they're building, and leverages AI to move faster and solve problems more effectively.
What You'll Own
- Build products from 0 to 1, translating business needs and ambiguous ideas into well-designed, production-ready solutions.
- Own the end-to-end engineering lifecycle, from problem discovery and system architecture to development, deployment, and iteration.
- Design scalable, reliable systems, making thoughtful decisions around architecture, data modeling, APIs, and integrations.
- Work closely with product, design, and operations to define requirements, challenge assumptions, and deliver meaningful outcomes.
- Build and evolve internal platforms, tools, and AI-powered workflows that improve efficiency and enable business growth.
- Leverage AI-powered development tools to accelerate engineering workflows, improve productivity, and deliver high-quality solutions.
- Make pragmatic technical trade-offs, balancing speed, simplicity, performance, and long-term scalability.
- Take ownership of technical challenges, continuously improving system reliability, architecture, and the overall product experience.
What We're Looking For
- 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong foundation in full-stack development and backend systems.
- Strong system design and architectural thinking, with experience designing, building, and evolving production systems.
- Proven 0-to-1 product development experience, taking ideas from concept to launch in fast-moving environments.
- Experience working as an early engineering team member at a startup, contributing to both technical and product decisions.
- Product-oriented mindset: You understand user needs, business goals, and how engineering decisions translate into product outcomes.
- AI-native mindset: You actively leverage AI coding tools (such as Cursor, Claude Code, or similar) in your daily workflow and know how to use them effectively to accelerate development and problem-solving.
- Strong understanding of backend architecture, APIs, databases, and modern software engineering principles.
- Experience building across the stack using modern frameworks and technologies, with the flexibility to choose the right tools for the problem.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity, challenging assumptions, making independent decisions, and taking full ownership of solutions.
- A pragmatic, hands-on approach to engineering, with a bias toward shipping, learning, and iterating quickly.
Nice to Have
- Experience building AI-powered products, agentic workflows, or LLM-integrated applications.
- Experience designing internal platforms, developer tools, or workflow automation systems.
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and scalable backend architectures.
- Experience making architectural decisions and evolving systems through different stages of startup growth.
- Experience working closely with founders or product leadership to shape technical and product direction.
Compensation & Benefits Notice
The national pay range for this full-time position is base salary of $120,000-$160,000 USD. All employees are eligible for equity compensation, and employees may also receive performance-based bonuses, dependent on role and subject to company policies. micro1 provides a comprehensive benefits package, including up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums, paid time off, a 401(K) plan with a company match, and additional benefits designed to support a high-performing, remote-first workforce.
Our hiring process utilizes artificial intelligence tools to assist in candidate screening and assessment. Our AI tools are designed to complement, not replace, human decision-making.
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Pay and terms
The listing states $120,000 to $160,000 a year. That is the compensation micro1 published for this full-time role, not an offer. On extras, the listing says: Eligible for equity, possible performance-based bonuses, health insurance premium reimbursement of up to 100%, paid time off, and a 401(k) with company match.
This is an employee role on micro1's own team. The payment terms on our expert pages (USD twice a month through Deel) describe micro1's contractor experts, and the listing does not say they apply here, so rely on the offer you receive. Read our micro1 review for what workers say about the company.
Before you apply
These are employee roles on micro1's own team, hired through its recruiting process, which can differ from the expert interview and certification route. Follow the steps in the listing and have your resume and a short note on your most relevant work ready.
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People also ask
Can I work as a software engineer remotely?
At micro1, the Software Engineer, Platform Engineering listing is full-time with its location given as Remote. It does not name specific countries or states, so look at the application and the offer for any limits. The listing describes the company's benefits as built for a remote-first workforce.
Are remote software engineers in demand?
Demand for remote software engineers is not something this page can measure. What it can say is that micro1 listed this platform engineering role on its public job list when we read it (October 23, 2026), and listings open and close without notice.
What do software engineers do as a job?
At micro1, this role is about building products from scratch across internal platforms and AI-driven workflows, owning each from system design through launch and iteration. The engineer works with product, design, and operations, uses AI coding tools daily, and makes practical tradeoffs. The listing asks for 4+ years of professional experience and early-stage startup background.
Do software engineers earn well?
This site does not publish market salary data for software engineers and gives no general figure. This micro1 listing states a national base salary of $120,000 to $160,000 USD. It also names eligibility for equity compensation, possible performance-based bonuses, paid time off, a 401(k) with a company match, and reimbursement of up to 100% of health insurance premiums.
How much does the Software Engineer, Platform Engineering role at micro1 pay?
The listing states $120,000 to $160,000 a year. That is the compensation micro1 published for this full-time role. On extras, the listing says: Eligible for equity, possible performance-based bonuses, health insurance premium reimbursement of up to 100%, paid time off, and a 401(k) with company match. Check the listing for the current figure and for anything it does not spell out, such as equity or benefits.
Is the Software Engineer, Platform Engineering role remote?
Yes. The listing describes it as remote work. On where you can be based, it says: remote. Read the eligibility line on the listing before you apply.
How do I apply for the Software Engineer, Platform Engineering role?
Open the listing on micro1's site and apply there, then follow the process the listing describes. This is an employee role on micro1's own team. The AI interview, certification and project matching in our how to become an AI trainer guide are the route for expert contractors and may not be how micro1 hires for this role.
Is this listing still open?
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- micro1 public job listing for this role, read October 29, 2026. The summary, task and requirement lines are our paraphrase of that listing.
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