Technical Lead, Platform Engineering
Core
Lead the design, development, and operation of platform features and tools supporting the full software development lifecycle for Mercari's global marketplace services.
Role type
Senior IC Technical Lead, Platform Engineering
Builds
Platform features, tools, and infrastructure for the full software development lifecycle
Domain
Cloud infrastructure, Platform Engineering, DevOps
Required skills
Cloud platform expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP), Container orchestration (Kubernetes/Docker), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Scripting (Bash/Go/Python), System architecture design, Technical leadership, Code review, Incident response, Automation
Preferred skills
Distributed systems, Microservices architecture, SLA management, Observability tools (Datadog/Prometheus/Grafana), Service meshes (Istio/Kong/Linkerd), Open-source contribution
Technologies
Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, AWS, Azure, GCP, Bash, Go, Python, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana, Elasticsearch, Istio, Kong, Linkerd
Responsibilities
Lead design and delivery of platform initiatives, set technical direction and architectural decisions, write and review production code, plan migrations and adoption of platform features, improve platform stability and security, enhance observability to reduce incidents, automate daily operations, mentor engineers and foster best practices
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC