Platform Engineer

Location: Seattle, WA (Hybrid)

Duration: Long Term

• Infrastructure Development: Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available platform infrastructure.
• Automation & CI/CD: Develop and manage automated deployment pipelines, configuration management, and infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions.
• Cloud Management: Architect and optimize cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) for performance, cost-efficiency, and security.
• Observability & Monitoring: Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure platform reliability and rapid issue resolution.
• Security & Compliance: Enforce security best practices and compliance policies in infrastructure and application deployments.
• Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve system bottlenecks to improve overall platform efficiency.
• Collaboration: Work closely with software engineers, SREs, and DevOps teams to improve developer experience and streamline workflows.
• Incident Response & Troubleshooting: Participate in on-call rotations, diagnose production issues, and ensure quick resolution of outages.

• Experience: 5+ years in platform engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure roles.
• Cloud Expertise: Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficiency in Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
• CI/CD: Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or similar tools.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Expertise in Docker and Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE).
• Scripting & Automation: Strong skills in Python, Bash, or Go for automation tasks.
• Observability: Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic.
• Security Best Practices: Knowledge of cloud security, IAM, network security, and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.).
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and debugging skills to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Collaboration & Communication: Ability to work in a team environment and effectively communicate technical concepts.