Software Engineer II - Platform
Stacklok
$157,500–$192,500from the description
Jul 21, 2026
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Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A backend engineering role focused on building and hardening the core services of an enterprise platform for running AI agents via Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Day-to-day work spans a Kubernetes operator, container runtime isolation, an API gateway, and a registry, with contributions to the open-source ToolHive project. Suits a Go developer comfortable working independently on platform infrastructure in a fast-moving startup.
Mid level · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 28,100 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 16,800–42,100
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The title 'Software Engineer II' maps to a Mid-level band; the scope and independence described (delivering features end-to-end, self-organizing, no close guidance) are consistent with that level.
Go, Kubernetes, and Docker are listed under 'Desired Skill & Experience' with firm proficiency/working-knowledge language ('Proficiency in Go', 'Working knowledge of Kubernetes and container technologies such as Docker'), treating them as hard gates. The section header is framed as desired but the language for these specific skills is firm enough to treat as required.
MCP / AI-agent infrastructure familiarity is explicitly called 'a plus' — listed as preferred.
No overall years-of-experience floor is stated; the 'II' level and scope imply mid-career but no numeric gate is given.
Role is remote-US with a stated preference for the Eastern Time Zone, but no hard location requirement beyond North America.
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