🛠️ Staff Platform Engineer

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