Lead API/Platform Engineer

Job description

Overview About the Role & Team: IDC is building the next generation of AI-powered intelligence platforms that transform how technology decisions get made. Our platform re-imagines the way decision-makers discover and interact with trusted research and data, and is foundational to IDC's future. We are looking for a Senior API/Platform Engineer to serve as the player-coach dev lead for the new Channel & Integration Pod. This pod is responsible for making IDC's intelligence accessible wherever users already work: through AI assistant protocols, email, Slack, and Teams. You will be the first hire and will set the technical direction for the team. This is a leadership role where you code more than 50% of the time. You will design the API gateway that connects external AI assistants to IDC's intelligence, architect the channel adapters that deliver responses through multiple platforms, and build the shared infrastructure that ties it all together. You will grow the pod to 4-8 engineers and set the standards they build on. What You’ll Do: - Lead a cross-functional pod of 4-8 engineers, setting technical direction while staying hands-on - Design and build a stateless API gateway that enabl...