Senior Platform Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design and maintain internal platforms that empower development teams with self-service capabilities for deploying, monitoring and managing applications at scale.

Responsibilities

Design, build and maintain internal platforms that provide development teams with self-service capabilities for deploying, monitoring and managing applications at scale Develop and maintain standardized tools, frameworks and libraries to streamline development workflows and promote best practices across multiple teams Ensure seamless integration of various development tools and services within the platform ecosystem to support a large number of development teams Improve the overall developer experience by providing robust documentation, training and support for platform tools and services Implement practices to ensure high availability, reliability and performance of the platforms, supporting the needs of numerous development teams Utilize DORA metrics (Deployment Frequency, Lead Time for Changes, Change Failure Rate, Mean Time to Recovery) to measure and improve the performance of development and operational processes Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously enhance platform functionality and developer productivity Collaborate with development, operations and security teams to ensure seamless integration and support of applications Provide technical guidance and support to resolve platform-related issues and improve overall system health Requirements At least 3 years of related experience in platform engineering or a related role Understanding of software development processes, CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices Proficiency in cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Cloud.

Formation, Bicep) and Git. Ops tools (Flux, ArgoCD) Familiarity with tools like Crossplane, Pulumi and AWS Controllers for Kubernetes (ACK) for managing cloud resources Experience with Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) such as Backstage, Humanitec and Ops. Level to enhance developer productivity Understanding of and experience working with high availability, high performance, multi-data center systems and hybrid cloud environments Skills in scripting with Bash, Shell and Python Ability to troubleshoot complex issues ranging from system resources to application stack traces Good English communication skills (speaking, writing and reading)