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Staff Platform Engineer

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Base Salary

$198k - $331k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Set technical direction and shape platform strategy to improve developer experience and reliability.
  • Drive clarity through ambiguity and create alignment with stakeholders across teams.
  • Build AI-augmented tooling and standards for infrastructure development.
  • Own Infrastructure-as-Code standards for Kubernetes, AWS, and GCP.
  • Evolve CI/CD processes into shared standards for faster and safer deploys.
  • Drive observability and set SLOs for the team.
  • Lead incident response for complex cross-system issues.
  • Identify architectural debt and build strategies to address it.
  • Spot high-leverage opportunities and build POCs to de-risk them.
  • Mentor engineers and simplify systems to enhance team leverage.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering or related field.
  • Proven track record of leading high-complexity infrastructure initiatives.
  • Deep production experience with Kubernetes and containerized applications.
  • Strong programming skills in at least one language, preferably Golang or Python.
  • Solid command of AWS core services and networking/security fundamentals.
  • Familiarity with GitOps workflows and the CNCF ecosystem.
  • Experience setting technical standards that influence outcomes beyond your own work.
  • Curiosity about AI's role in infrastructure work.
  • Strong communication skills for varied audiences.

Benefits

  • Eligible for equity and benefits.
  • Unlimited PTO and 10 to 13 holidays annually.
  • Medical, dental, and vision PPO and CDHP plans.
  • Company-sponsored 401(k) retirement plan.

Tech Stack

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