Senior Platform Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and automate the Software Development Lifecycle and the infrastructure that supports Fieldwire.

• Take ownership of the reliability and performance of production systems, including incident response, root cause analysis, and proactive measures.

• Create and maintain systems for monitoring, alerting, and observability.

• Lead the troubleshooting and resolution of intricate application performance, scalability, and security challenges.

• Establish technical direction and make architectural decisions for platform infrastructure in collaboration with engineering leadership.

• Collaborate and influence engineering teams to construct a scalable platform.

• Mentor engineers on best practices for infrastructure, operational excellence, and secure system design.

• Propel continuous improvement of tools, processes, and standards.

• Participate in and assist in leading an on-call rotation, managing change and incident management processes.

• Spearhead Infrastructure as Code (IaC) projects and evaluate infrastructure designs.

• Design, develop, and support tools and environments for internal teams.

• Operate and enhance production systems, diagnosing and resolving live incidents.

• Provide support and guidance on internal development tools and workflows.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent level of professional experience.

• A minimum of 5-7 years of experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), with direct responsibility for production systems.

• Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Golang, Java, Python, Ruby, or Rust.

• Demonstrated experience managing AWS cloud infrastructure and related services concerning CI/CD at scale.

• Extensive experience with Docker and containerization in production settings.

• Significant background in participating in and leading an on-call rotation, responding to and resolving production incidents.

• Experience in developing, refining, and promoting processes related to change and incident management.

• Strong expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), such as AWS CDK or Terraform, with a focus on designing reusable and secure IaC patterns.

• Proven ability to mentor fellow engineers and influence technical decisions across teams.

• Familiarity with Rust and its ecosystem.

• Experience in designing and operating CI/CD systems that are integrated across multiple accounts and regions.

• Experience with package management systems and strategies.

• A history of leading cross-team infrastructure or reliability initiatives.

• A passion for tackling unique and challenging problems.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for a corporate bonus of up to 30%.

• Fully remote work opportunities within the United States.