Sr. Platform Engineer I
165k – 180kChicago, ILCaliforniaColoradoFloridaDevOps / SREHybrid8+ YOE
Summary
Designs and builds developer tools, workflows, and CI/CD pipelines to boost engineering productivity across web, mobile, and desktop platforms. Requires 8+ years in platform engineering with expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, IaC, and cloud platforms.
About the role
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain golden paths for service creation, including service templates, starter kits, and scaffolding tools
- Own developer onboarding workflows and maintain high-quality platform documentation
- Establish and evolve CI/CD pipeline standards across the organization
- Design release automation patterns, including rollout safety mechanisms such as canary deployments, progressive delivery, and automated rollbacks
- Build and maintain internal platform portals, reusable infrastructure modules, and paved-road workflows
- Enable product engineering teams to provision resources, configure environments, and ship features independently
- Champion platform adoption through clear documentation, enablement sessions, and a consultative approach
- Measure developer satisfaction and platform adoption metrics to continuously improve the experience
- Partner with product engineering, infrastructure, and operations teams
- Translate engineering pain points into scalable platform capabilities
- Embed security and compliance requirements such as SOC2 and PCI-DSS into platform tooling and CI/CD pipelines
Requirements
- 8+ years in platform engineering, DevOps, or developer tooling roles with a strong focus on developer experience
- Deep experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, including release automation and deployment safety patterns
- Strong expertise with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration in the context of self-service abstractions
- Proficiency in Python, Go, or Bash with experience building internal tools and automation
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Helm
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, including designing developer-facing abstractions
- Strong collaboration, communication, and documentation skills with a focus on internal developer experience
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience building or contributing to internal developer portals such as Backstage
- Familiarity with platform engineering frameworks and a platform-as-a-product mindset
- Trading or financial services industry experience
- Contributions to open-source projects
Compensation
- Salary range: $165,000 - $180,000 USD
- Annual target bonus: 12%
- 401K with 3.5% company match
- PTO: 18 days per year + 7 paid holidays
Skills
KubernetesDockerCI/CDGitHub ActionsTerraformHelmPythonGoBashAWSGCPAzureBackstage
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