Staff Platform Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Develop and manage a self-service Observability-as-a-Service platform for the engineering team.

• Establish Golden Paths and defaults that enable developers to quickly instrument code without the need to manage observability infrastructure.

• Design and enhance cloud-native platform components utilizing Kubernetes and AWS.

• Create abstractions such as defaults, templates, CLIs, and operators, empowering teams to oversee their own observability.

• Analyze and address cost, reliability, and developer-experience challenges at the platform level.

• Define platform standards and guidelines, documenting them through RFCs.

• Assess the current platform, identify issues, suggest enhancements, and assist in developing solutions.

• Collaborate on designs, evaluate proposals, and mentor engineers serving as a technical reference.

• Construct and sustain robust Kubernetes and AWS foundations as the organization expands.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of Kubernetes and its ecosystem derived from operating real clusters.

• Exceptional communication skills in both English and Portuguese.

• Proficiency with AWS, GCP, or Azure in production environments, including networking, IAM, cost management, and potential failure modes.

• Strong software engineering capabilities; ability to write code to automate manual tasks and develop tools for engineers.

• Experience in platform engineering, SRE, or infrastructure within a company where multiple teams rely on the work.

• Familiarity with observability in production, encompassing metrics, logs, or traces.

• Capacity to question problems prior to designing solutions.

• Ability to evaluate options and make decisions based on sound reasoning.

• Skill in articulating technical trade-offs to diverse audiences and sharing knowledge effectively.

• Fluent in spoken and written English and Portuguese.

• Prior experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Software Engineering, and Observability Practices utilizing open-source solutions is essential.

• Bonus: practical experience with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Loki, Tempo, or similar open-source tools.

• Bonus: background in developing internal tools, CLIs, or Kubernetes operators; experience with Crossplane.

• Bonus: knowledge of service meshes such as Istio or Linkerd.

• Bonus: experience in cost optimization or FinOps.

• Bonus: CNCF certifications such as CKA, CKS, CKAD, PCA, or OTCA.

🏝️ Benefits

• Complimentary Gold+ Wellhub membership granting access to onsite gyms and studios, digital fitness programs, and online wellness resources; option to include up to three family members.

• Wellz emotional wellbeing program featuring personalized journeys, 52 individual therapy sessions per year, and on-demand content.

• Health, dental, and life insurance coverage.

• Flexible benefits program.

• Options for remote and hybrid work; specific arrangements to be discussed with the recruiter and hiring manager.

• Home office reimbursement.

• Vacation days available after 6 months.

• Additional 3 days off each year.

• 1 extra day off for each year of service, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.

• Special holiday for birthdays.

• 100% paid parental leave for all new parents.

• Extended leave and gradual return period for parents giving birth, including part-time return options.

• Opportunities for career development through top-tier platforms, interactive sessions, personalized development plans, ongoing learning, feedback, and internal opportunities.

• An inclusive and collaborative culture that supports wellbeing and promotes work-life balance.