# Platform Engineer
**Company:** [Govsignals](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/govsignals)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Salary:** $180K-$250K
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Kubernetes, Docker, TypeScript, Postgres, Cloudflare, S3, R2, CI/CD, OpenTelemetry, Python
**Posted:** 2026-04-09
> Builds and maintains scalable platform infrastructure including Kubernetes, Docker, Postgres, and edge environments to power an AI-driven government contracting platform. Requires 5+ years in backend/platform engineering with cross-layer expertise for speed, reliability, and developer productivity.
## Job Description
## Key Responsibilities
- Maintain high compliance environments running on the edge (Cloudflare) and in containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Optimize and scale our data platform, including Postgres with local replication and S3 and R2 object storage
- Build the core systems — data flows, deployment tooling, and runtime frameworks — that power GovSignals' AI platform
- Prototype and scale new platform capabilities that make development faster and more consistent
- Own CI/CD and automation that make shipping seamless and auditable
- Create tools and workflows that remove friction and accelerate product delivery
- Engineer secure-by-default systems with strong automation, minimalism, and clear provenance
- Balance speed and reliability through simplicity and sound technical design
- Partner with the Product team to design platform features that multiply their output
- Work directly with leadership to evolve infrastructure strategy and accelerate developer velocity

## Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in backend, platform, or infrastructure engineering roles
- Experience in building and deploying production services (e.g. Typescript or Python)
- Experience scaling Docker and Kubernetes in live environments
- Experience with Postgres and data modeling at scale and overtime
- Experience with observability stacks (e.g. OpenTelemetry)
- Proven ability to move across layers — from backend services to runtime deployments — with speed and precision

**Bonus:** Contributions to open-source platform or infrastructure tooling, or familiarity with FedRAMP, NIST 800-171, or CMMC frameworks.

## Compensation & Benefits
- Base Salary: $180,000 - $250,000
- Equity: Meaningful stake in a well-funded, fast-growing startup
- Benefits: 100% employer-paid medical, vision, and dental (Bronze coverage)
- Unlimited PTO
- Direct access to the founding team and end-to-end ownership from day one
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