Senior Platform Engineer
Core
Design, build, and operate internal cloud/hybrid platform services (databases, message queues, CI/CD, observability) to enable developer teams to move fast and reliably.
Role type
Senior Platform Engineer (Kubernetes & Platform Services)
Builds
Internal self-service tooling, production-grade Kubernetes clusters, platform services (databases, message brokers, caching), and CI/CD pipelines
Domain
Cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, DevOps, Platform Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes (production), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, Crossplane), CI/CD systems, GitOps, Cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure), Database operations, Message broker management, Observability stack, Networking (CNI, Ingress, Service Mesh), Storage management (CSI, StatefulSets), Incident response, Debugging
Preferred skills
Internal developer platforms, Multi-tenant Kubernetes, Service mesh (Istio, Linkerd), Security hardening, Cost optimization, Disaster recovery architectures
Technologies
Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Cassandra, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, Terraform, Pulumi, Crossplane, Istio, Linkerd, AWS, GCP, Azure
Responsibilities
Design and implement production-grade Kubernetes clusters; Build and maintain platform services (databases, message brokers, caching); Develop internal self-service tooling for developers; Automate infrastructure and platform provisioning; Improve reliability, scalability, and security of the platform; Own CI/CD systems and deployment workflows; Implement observability standards; Lead incident response and postmortem improvements
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
