Founding Staff Platform Engineer
Core
Building the internal platform and self-service tooling that enables every engineer at Clutch to move faster, ship safer, and operate at scale.
Role type
Founding Staff Platform Engineer
Builds
Internal Developer Platform, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and developer workflows
Domain
Cloud infrastructure and platform engineering for an online used car retailer
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Cloud infrastructure design, platform strategy, CI/CD architecture, infrastructure as code, automation, system design, Python/Go/JavaScript, AWS, Terraform, Docker, observability, security patterns
Preferred skills
Feature flagging platforms, Monorepo tooling, Internal Developer Platform design
Technologies
AWS, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Docker, Python, Go, JavaScript
Responsibilities
Define and execute Platform Engineering strategy; Build and evolve the Internal Developer Platform; Own the architecture and evolution of the CI/CD platform; Design and scale cloud infrastructure; Improve developer velocity through automation; Define platform standards and reusable infrastructure patterns
Seniority
Staff, founding role with significant autonomy and ambiguity
