Senior Platform Engineer
Core
Build and maintain the reliable, scalable backend platform for a global in-destination travel service, handling ride matching, pricing, partner syncs, and payouts.
Role type
Senior Platform Engineer (Backend/Infrastructure)
Builds
Core platform services for ride matching, payments, and partner integrations for a travel marketplace.
Domain
Travel technology / Marketplace
Required skills
System design, Distributed systems, PostgreSQL (large scale), Cloud infrastructure, Docker, CI/CD, Observability, Security fundamentals
Preferred skills
Ruby on Rails, Azure, PostGIS, Compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001), Kubernetes
Technologies
Ruby on Rails, Sidekiq, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, Elasticsearch, Redis, Azure, AWS S3, Google Cloud, Cloud66, Cloudflare, CircleCI, Docker, New Relic, Rollbar, Mixpanel
Responsibilities
Define and track reliability targets (SLAs/SLOs) for core flows; Lead architecture decisions for scaling backend systems; Tune PostgreSQL performance and manage large-scale data operations; Define and evolve cloud infrastructure strategy on Azure; Enforce security best practices and prepare for compliance (PCI, GDPR, SOC 2); Improve internal tooling, CI/CD, and deployment workflows; Organize and prioritize the technical roadmap backlog.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC (via careerplan.io/jobs/b65aad6d-0ee9-46da-98cf-21def49830b9-senior-platform-engineer-at-welcome-pickups)