--- title: 'Staff Platform Engineer (Fully Remote) at PadSplit' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/staff-platform-engineer-fully-remote-padsplit-atlanta-qwrbsw1eengp' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # Staff Platform Engineer (Fully Remote) at PadSplit - **Company:** PadSplit - **Location:** Atlanta, GA - **Compensation:** $175k–$200k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-06-12 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/padsplit/db71146b-2864-4d56-a71c-769b385f1969 ## Job description ## The Role We Need PadSplit is looking for a Staff Platform Engineer to provide technical leadership for our platform infrastructure and backend architecture as we continue to scale our marketplace. This role will drive platform strategy, improve system reliability and developer productivity, and partner across engineering teams to build secure, scalable solutions that support the company's long-term growth. The Person We Are Looking For We're looking for a highly experienced engineer who excels at solving complex technical challenges and influencing engineering direction across multiple teams. You bring deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and backend architecture, while balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution. You are a collaborative leader who enjoys mentoring others, driving technical excellence, and building systems that create lasting business impact. Here’s What You’ll Do Day-To-Day: - Platform Strategy – Define and drive the technical roadmap for platform infrastructure, reliability, and scalability initiatives. - Architecture Leadership – Design and review complex system architectures that support company growth and evolving business needs. - Technical Direction – Establish engineering standards, best practices, and technical patterns across multiple teams. - Reliability Ownership – Improve system observability, incident response processes, and operational excellence across the platform. - Cross-Team Influence – Partner with Engineering, Product, and Design leaders to align technical investments with business priorities. - Mentorship & Coaching – Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance that elevates engineering capabilities across the organization. - Platform Development – Build and improve backend services, infrastructure tooling, and shared platform capabilities. - Risk Management – Identify technical debt, scalability risks, and operational vulnerabilities before they become business constraints. Here’s What You’ll Need To Be Successful: - Platform Expertise – Extensive experience designing and operating large-scale backend platforms and distributed systems. - Django Mastery – Deep expertise building, scaling, and modernizing production Django applications. - Cloud Architecture – Expert-level experience architecting and operating cloud environments within AWS. - Systems Design – Proven ability to design resilient, secure, and scalable systems that support significant business growth. - Database Leadership – Advanced knowledge of Postgres architecture, performance optimization, and data modeling. - Operational Excellence – Experience building observability, monitoring, incident management, and reliability practices. - Technical Influence – Demonstrated success driving engineering decisions and influencing technical direction across teams. - Mentorship & Communication – Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts and develop other engineers. The Interview Process: - Your application will be reviewed for possible next steps by the Hiring Manager. - If you meet eligibility requirements, the next step would be a video screen with a member of the PeopleOps team for about thirty (30) minutes. - If warranted, the next step would be a video interview with our Director of Platform for one (1) hour. - If warranted, the next step would be a video panel interview with key stakeholders at PadSplit for two (2) hours. - The panel interview will require a candidate to work on a technical assessment where you will showcase your software skills to the panel for discussion. - If warranted, the final interview would be with our CTO. - If warranted, then we move to contract! Please note: Although the job posting says it's in Atlanta, Georgia, this is a fully remote position. This is a result of our Applicant Tracking System requiring a location to post the role on LinkedIn. Notice to Applicants: PadSplit participates in E-Verify. All new employees are required to complete an I-9 form and be authorized to work in the United States. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the E-Verify process. PadSplit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. ## About PadSplit ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: PadSplit is the largest coliving marketplace in the U.S., connecting renters seeking affordable housing with furnished rooms in shared residential properties. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, total funding $35.2M) - **Headquarters**: Atlanta, Georgia, United States - **Founded**: 2017 - **Founders**: Atticus LeBlanc ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Real Estate / Coliving / Affordable Housing - **Target customers**: Essential workers, students, and anyone navigating the traditional rental market (B2C); property owners and investors looking to maximize rental income (B2B) - **Mission or purpose**: “Provide accessible and affordable housing solutions that empower our members financially” and “address the affordable housing crisis.” ## Products & Services - **[PadSplit Marketplace]**: An online platform that lists thousands of furnished, private rooms in shared homes. Renters can book all-inclusive weekly payments covering rent, utilities, Wi-Fi, furniture, and Teladoc. No long-term leases, minimum credit scores, or security deposits required. Move-in typically within 48 hours. - **[Host Platform]**: A turnkey solution for property owners to convert underutilized spaces into managed coliving units, generating higher returns while reducing vacancy risk. Includes marketing, tenant screening, rent collection, and maintenance support. - **[Referral & Vendor Network]**: A referral program for residents and a vendor network for hosts to access services like cleaning or repairs. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue: $1.5M (as of latest data); Total Funding: $35.2M (across Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B, and Debt Financing) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Techstars (led Pre-Seed), Core Innovation Capital (led Series A), and other investors from 6 funding rounds. Partners include vendors and housing providers. - **Growth Signals**: 141 employees (+11.7% YoY), 40,834 LinkedIn followers (+81.3% yearly), fully distributed remote team, active hiring across multiple roles (e.g., VP Data & AI Strategy, Product Manager, Account Executive). Described as “the largest coliving marketplace in the U.S.” ## Competitive Advantages - **Marketplace network effects**: Large, growing inventory of rooms across the U.S. attracts both renters and hosts, creating a self-reinforcing platform. - **Removal of traditional barriers**: No credit check, no security deposit, no long-term lease – removes friction for low-income essential workers. - **All-inclusive, flexible model**: Weekly payments cover everything; move-in within 48 hours. Fast and easy for renters. - **Host economics**: Higher returns than traditional rentals due to per-room monetization and reduced vacancy. - **Social impact focus**: Strong brand alignment with affordable housing crisis, attracting mission-driven employees and partners. ## Strategic Focus - **Scale the coliving marketplace**: Continue expanding inventory of rooms across more U.S. markets. - **Deepen data & AI capabilities**: Recent hiring of a VP of Data & AI Strategy suggests investment in matching algorithms, pricing optimization, and operational efficiency. - **Enhance financial empowerment**: Empowering residents to save money and build credit through on-time payment reporting. - **Expand social impact**: Publish annual social impact reports to demonstrate community outcomes and attract impact investors. ## Why Work Here - **Remote-first culture**: “We’re a fully distributed team, and there’s no need to commute to an office because we don’t have one.” (Work from anywhere in the U.S.) - **Flexible time off**: “Be reasonable” vacation policy; encouragement to take time off to prevent burnout. - **Comprehensive benefits**: Medical, dental, and life insurance (portion of premium covered for full-time employees); 12 weeks paid parental leave with ramp-up/ramp-down program. - **Competitive compensation**: Mix of long- and short-term incentives, sharing company success with employees. - **Cultural interview process**: Candidates solve real business problems (case study), meet hiring manager and future peers, and are evaluated on values like “compassionate directness,” “high integrity,” and “empathy.” - **Employee ratings**: 3.8/5 on LinkedIn (44 reviews) with work-life balance 4.2, culture 4.2, compensation 4.0, career 3.9. - **Mission-driven**: Work directly on solving the affordable housing crisis; team is passionate about social impact. ## Sources 1. [padsplit.com (Careers)](https://www.padsplit.com/careers/) 2. [padsplit.com (Homepage)](https://www.padsplit.com/) 3. [linkedin.com/company/padsplit](https://www.linkedin.com/company/padsplit) 4. [padsplit.com (Our Story)](https://www.padsplit.com/ourstory) 5. 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