Head of Platform Engineering

Trans Core (TRN), a subsidiary of ST Engineering, is actively seeking a highly experienced Head of Platform Engineering for our Smart Pass Mobility Development team. This position will be based in our Atlanta Office.

Passionate about the Smart Cities space? Interested in solving problems with how people move? Perhaps this is the role for you! Trans Core is tackling one of the most complex challenges in modern infrastructure: bridging physical, real-world edge data with high-volume, cloud-native financial transactions. We are seeking a Head of Platform Engineering to serve as both our chief technical architect and our organizational leader.

You are a 'player-coach' possessing the systems-design brilliance of a Principal/Distinguished Engineer, combined with the drive to lead, mentor, and scale an engineering team from the ground up. You will own the technical roadmap, decoupling our legacy systems to build a greenfield, infrastructure-agnostic smart mobility platform. Trans Core is uniquely positioned to have a huge impact in advancing smart cities & mobility, and this role is uniquely positioned to achieve this vision.

Join Trans Core as we shape the future of smart cities and transportation tech.

This may be a hybrid (in-office/remote) position. Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate. Travel may be required based on business needs.

• Architect the Platform (The "Core"): Lead the design and implementation of a modular, microservices-based backend. You will decouple our core transaction processing engine from our consumer applications, ensuring we can support multiple tenants and white-label partners.
• Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Strategy: Architect a truly portable, containerized solution using Kubernetes and Golang. While Microsoft Azure is our primary environment, you must design the system to be infrastructure-agnostic, enabling seamless deployment across hybrid, multi-cloud, or on-premise environments to meet diverse agency requirements.
• Lead & Mentor (Player-Coach): Manage and grow a lean, high-performing team of Engineers and Architects. In our current growth phase, you must be willing to roll up your sleeves, review code, and drive architectural decisions directly.
• Bridge the Hardware/Cloud Gap: Oversee the "Laneside" engineering capabilities, ensuring our cloud platform ingests high-volume, real-time data from roadside sensors and gantries with minimal latency.
• Drive API Strategy: Treat the Platform API as a product. Ensure we are building developer-friendly, well-documented APIs that allow our Consumer App teams to ship features rapidly without breaking the core.
• Operational Excellence: Own the uptime, reliability, and security (PCI-DSS) of the platform. You will establish the Dev Ops culture and CI/CD pipelines necessary for frequent, safe releases.

• Platform
  
  Experience:
  
  You have successfully transitioned a product from a single application to a multi-tenant platform. You understand the difference between building a feature and building an SDK.
• Payments & Fintech Expertise: You have deep experience with payment gateways, digital wallets, settlement ledgers, and PCI-DSS compliance. You understand the complexities of financial transaction processing.
• Modern Tech Stack: You are an expert in cloud-native architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP), Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture (Kafka/Rabbit
  
  MQ), and API standards (REST/Graph
  
  QL).
• Hardware/Edge Fluency: You are comfortable managing the intersection of software and hardware. Experience with IoT, Edge Computing, or Telematics is a distinct advantage.
• Agile Leadership: You know how to implement Agile best practices in a way that works for a small, fast-moving team without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.

• Experience: 10 years in software engineering, with at least 4 years in a leadership role (Director/VP level) managing cross-functional teams.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field (Master's preferred).
• Track Record: Proven history of delivering high-volume, high-availability (99.99%) systems in regulated industries (Mobility, Fin Tech, Logistics, Health Tech).
• Architecture: Strong background in "Zero to One" architectural initiatives.

• Master's degree or higher in Computer Science
• Application of AI capabilities to improve workflow or deliver organizational efficiencies.
• Knowledge of the mobility space or analogous industries is a plus.
• Experience working in cross-functional environments with a focus on platform & SDK development.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be seated for extended periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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