Staff Platform Engineer - Infra + DevOps

Responsibilities

• Design and implement foundational patterns and libraries for Python applications, across a range of technologies from API services to event processing
• Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools to ensure reproducible and scalable environment setups
• Design and implement infrastructure for applications hosted on AWS, supporting event-driven systems, containerized services on Kubernetes, and serverless functions
• Develop and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, ArgoCD
• Automate the lifecycle management of code from development through production, including code promotion and configuration management
• Instrument observability through tools such as CloudWatch and DataDog to monitor and optimize application performance across multiple environments
• Scale infrastructure to meet increasing demand while managing cost effectively
• Define, instrument and measure standards for quality, security, scalability, and availability with a focus on delivering business value
• Deliver turn-key developer experience for local development
• Mentor and develop talent

Requirements

• At least 6 years of professional experience in a platform engineering team within a product-centric company
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable distributed systems & infrastructure
• Deep practical knowledge of cloud platforms, advanced software design patterns & architecture, operations and automation, and containerization technologies like Kubernetes
• Experience working with AWS, event-driven systems, containerized services on Kubernetes, and serverless functions
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, ArgoCD
• Experience with observability tools such as CloudWatch and DataDog
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strategic thinker with a product-first approach and customer obsession

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience working with an RPC architecture
• Experience at a technology startup and familiar with the challenges of evolving platform maturity
• First hand experience navigating multiple distributed architecture patterns