Senior Platform Engineer

About

This role involves ownership of a high-scale platform handling billions of requests monthly, enabling efficient web data access for businesses. The position includes shaping infrastructure strategy, driving architectural improvements, and ensuring system reliability, scalability, and security. It is a fully remote role collaborating with a small, skilled engineering team with high autonomy. Responsibilities include defining the roadmap, leading infrastructure initiatives, and integrating modern tools including AI into workflows.

Accountabilities

• Own and drive the platform roadmap, identifying priorities and leading infrastructure improvements
• Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure systems
• Lead the consolidation of multiple infrastructure stacks into a unified, efficient platform
• Optimize infrastructure costs while maintaining high performance and system reliability
• Implement robust monitoring, alerting, and disaster recovery strategies
• Strengthen platform security to protect against evolving threats and vulnerabilities
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to improve development workflows and tooling
• Support the adoption of AI tools and processes to enhance engineering productivity and outcomes

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure roles at scale
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes and containerized environments for large-scale systems
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in modern development environments
• Solid knowledge of observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, ELK, Datadog, or similar)
• Experience working with cloud providers or hosting platforms and distributed database systems
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to independently drive technical initiatives
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate in remote, async-first teams
• Practical experience leveraging AI tools to deliver measurable engineering impact
• Leadership or mentoring experience is a plus

Benefits

• Fully remote work environment with complete flexibility over location and schedule
• High level of autonomy and ownership in a low-bureaucracy setting
• Flexible time off policy to support work-life balance
• Collaborative and supportive team culture with opportunities for growth
• Access to a global network of SaaS professionals and knowledge-sharing communities
• Opportunity to work on large-scale, high-impact infrastructure projects
• Inclusive and diverse workplace focused on innovation and continuous improvement