Alan

Platform Engineer (x/f/m) - Tech Foundations

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Remote, Canada +3 moreMid Level

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve Alan’s multi-cloud foundations and Infrastructure-as-Code architecture.
  • Operate and improve data and application platforms including PostgreSQL/Aurora, event pipelines, asynchronous workloads, and database migration tooling.
  • Build automation and internal or external tooling such as APIs, developer portals, web interfaces, command-line tools, and configuration-as-code systems.
  • Own platform uptime and latency objectives, observability, incident response, on-call practices, and operational excellence.
  • Improve infrastructure cost management, IAM posture, backup and disaster recovery, governance, and compliance enablement.
  • Write, deploy, and operate production code and reusable infrastructure patterns using Python, TypeScript, and Terraform.
  • Use AI assistants for incident investigation, runbook execution, troubleshooting, and toil reduction.

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or equivalent roles.
  • Strong experience with cloud platforms, especially AWS or GCP.
  • Ability to write automation and tooling and willingness to work with Python and TypeScript; prior experience with both is not required.
  • Experience with observability, monitoring, alerting, or incident management tools and practices.
  • Ability to design and implement robust infrastructure systems focused on reliability and observability.
  • Ability to maintain uptime targets while optimizing infrastructure costs.
  • Experience building and maintaining internal or external tooling for engineers.
  • Hands-on experience with production rollouts, alerting, on-call, and incident response is valued.
  • Fluent English is required; French is not required.
  • High potential, curiosity, and an infrastructure-as-product mindset are valued.

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility with an emphasis on in-person collaboration.
  • Must be legally eligible to work in France, Belgium, or Spain.
  • The role is intended to be hired above the company’s C1 career level range.
  • Alan provides perks and a stimulating work environment focused on efficient, high-quality collaboration.

Tech Stack

AWSCloudflareDatadogFlaskGitHub ActionsGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesPostgreSQLPythonReactReact NativeRedisTerraformTypeScript

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Alan

About Alan

1,001-5,000 employees

Alan is a Paris-based digital health insurer that sells group and individual health coverage with integrated care and prevention tools to employers, the self-employed, and public-sector workers. Its app bundles claims, a virtual clinic, care navigation, and mental well-being services, delivered under a direct, no-intermediary model. Founded in 2016, it serves members primarily in France, Belgium, and Spain.

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