Staff Platform Engineer / AWS & Kubernetes / Hybrid / NY
New York, New York
Hybrid
Full Time
$200k - $250k
An innovative AI technology company is hiring experienced Platform Engineers to join a centralized infrastructure team and help scale cloud infrastructure and developer experience during a period of rapid growth. This is a full-time role where you’ll focus primarily on infrastructure with some application engineering, building secure, scalable, and high-performance systems that support rapid product development.
This is a unique opportunity to work with multi-cloud infrastructure, advanced Kubernetes deployments, and cutting-edge developer tooling. You’ll play a key role in enabling engineering velocity, strengthening security and compliance practices, and shaping the future of platform engineering in a high-growth environment.
Required Skills & Experience
· 6+ years of experience in Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
· Proven experience with Terraform, Go, and Typescript for infrastructure automation
· Linux administration experience
· Familiarity with Git and CI/CD tooling
· Experience in startup environments or fast-paced engineering teams
· Participation in engineering oncall rotations
Desired Skills & Experience
· Experience with Argo and cdk8s
· Familiarity with Open Telemetry and observability tools
· Experience with MongoDB and PostgreSQL
· Experience with Spacelift, CircleCI, or GitHub Actions
· Exposure to machine learning and large language models
What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown
· 40% Cloud Infrastructure & Kubernetes
· 25% Terraform, Go, and Typescript development
· 20% CI/CD Pipelines, Automation, and Tooling
· 15% Linux Administration
Daily Responsibilities
· 50% Hands-On Engineering (building and maintaining infrastructure, writing automation and tooling)
· 25% Collaboration with Platform & Engineering Teams
· 25% Documentation, training, and advocacy of best practices
The Offer
· Bonus eligible
· Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
· Vacation time
· Stock options
· 401(k) plan and wellness/commuter/FSA stipends
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future
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This is a unique opportunity to work with multi-cloud infrastructure, advanced Kubernetes deployments, and cutting-edge developer tooling. You’ll play a key role in enabling engineering velocity, strengthening security and compliance practices, and shaping the future of platform engineering in a high-growth environment.
Required Skills & Experience
· 6+ years of experience in Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
· Proven experience with Terraform, Go, and Typescript for infrastructure automation
· Linux administration experience
· Familiarity with Git and CI/CD tooling
· Experience in startup environments or fast-paced engineering teams
· Participation in engineering oncall rotations
Desired Skills & Experience
· Experience with Argo and cdk8s
· Familiarity with Open Telemetry and observability tools
· Experience with MongoDB and PostgreSQL
· Experience with Spacelift, CircleCI, or GitHub Actions
· Exposure to machine learning and large language models
What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown
· 40% Cloud Infrastructure & Kubernetes
· 25% Terraform, Go, and Typescript development
· 20% CI/CD Pipelines, Automation, and Tooling
· 15% Linux Administration
Daily Responsibilities
· 50% Hands-On Engineering (building and maintaining infrastructure, writing automation and tooling)
· 25% Collaboration with Platform & Engineering Teams
· 25% Documentation, training, and advocacy of best practices
The Offer
· Bonus eligible
· Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
· Vacation time
· Stock options
· 401(k) plan and wellness/commuter/FSA stipends
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future
#LI-VG2