Senior Platform Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead the execution of technical projects aimed at enhancing platform scalability, reliability, and improving the developer experience.

• Independently carry out defined initiatives and automate infrastructure processes.

• Create internal tools to empower product teams to operate more efficiently and with greater safety.

• Design and maintain cloud infrastructure through the implementation of infrastructure-as-code.

• Automate and oversee the Kubernetes-based platform along with CI/CD pipelines.

• Enhance infrastructure repeatability, safety, and visibility.

• Develop CLI tools, shared libraries, and scripts to expedite development workflows.

• Optimize build, test, and deployment cycles.

• Assist in establishing standards for service configuration, secrets management, and application observability.

• Implement dashboards, alerts, and runbooks for services managed by the platform.

• Engage in incident response, root cause analysis, and subsequent improvement actions.

• Suggest and prototype modifications to enhance availability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

• Collaborate with platform engineers and various cross-functional stakeholders.

• Shape architectural decisions and team processes as responsibilities evolve.

• Report directly to the Engineering Manager.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of professional experience in cloud infrastructure.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.

• Knowledge of Terraform or Pulumi.

• Understanding of CI/CD processes.

• Proficiency in writing clean and maintainable code.

• Experience with at least one scripting or programming language, including Go, Python, Bash, or TypeScript.

• Practical experience using AI agents like Claude Code for engineering tasks.

• Capability to guide AI agents with clear context, explicit constraints, and thoughtful planning.

• Experience with containerization technologies, particularly Docker.

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes.

• Knowledge of version control systems and workflows.

• Regular involvement in code review processes.

• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

• A sense of ownership over work responsibilities.

• Willingness to grow into architectural and operational roles.

• Must reside in the contiguous 48 United States.

• Must meet U.S. employment eligibility criteria.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Equity opportunities.

• Bonus structure.

• Flexible paid time off.

• Parental leave programs.

• 100% paid-premium option for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Lifestyle stipend to support physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

• Flexible work-from-home policy.

• Options for remote work and WFH arrangements.

• Optional access to a high-end office in Dallas’ Deep Ellum.

• Employee-led initiatives focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Opportunities for professional growth.