# 🛠️ Staff Platform Engineer

**Company:** [Partiful](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/partiful)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $190k – $240k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** GCP, Cloud Run, Firestore, Redis, Node.js, TypeScript, CI/CD, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, Kubernetes, Distributed Systems, Observability, Serverless Architecture, System Design, Reliability Engineering
**Posted:** 2025-10-31

> Leads architecture and scaling of GCP serverless infrastructure powering a high-traffic social events app. Drives reliability, developer velocity via CI/CD and AI tooling, mentors engineers. Requires 7+ years backend/infra experience with Node.js/TypeScript.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Architect and evolve cloud infrastructure across GCP's serverless ecosystem (Cloud Run, Firestore, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, etc.) to support rapid growth
- Design fault-tolerant, high-throughput systems and ensure observability and performance
- Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve developer velocity, system performance, and scalability
- Develop and oversee CI/CD, release, and testing infrastructure for frequent deployments
- Own company-wide reliability and performance metrics (uptime, latency, cost efficiency)
- Partner with leadership to align infrastructure investments with company strategy
- Drive organization-wide enablement through AI tooling, workflows, and best practices
- Mentor and coach engineers at all levels

## Requirements
- 7–12+ years of infrastructure or backend engineering experience driving high-impact initiatives
- Deep expertise in cloud architecture, system design, distributed systems, reliability engineering, observability
- Success scaling systems from millions to tens of millions of users
- Mastery in building/maintaining CI/CD pipelines, developer environments, operational tooling
- Strong coding ability in **Node.js/TypeScript** and debugging complex production systems
- History of accelerating engineering velocity through infrastructure design and automation
- Fluency with AI tools and development workflows
- Deep sense of ownership, urgency, accountability; excellent communication skills

## Compensation
- Anticipated annual salary: **$190k-$240k**, plus generous equity package
- 401(k) with up to 6% matching
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision insurance
- Free OneMedical, telehealth, mental health services
- Commuter benefits, ClassPass/Citibike contributions
- Unlimited PTO, 14 paid holidays, quarterly stipend, team off-sites

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