Remote Platform Engineer
Description
Remote Platform Engineer
Make an Impact from Anywhere
Are you ready to take charge of your future while contributing to the backbone of innovative platforms? We seek a Remote Platform Engineer who is passionate about solving complex system-level challenges and building scalable infrastructure solutions. This is your opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the digital foundation powering cutting-edge products used by millions.
With a competitive annual salary of $115,864 and the flexibility to work from anywhere, this role offers the perfect blend of professional growth, technical challenge, and work-life balance. If you thrive in cloud-native environments and love building elegant solutions for modern platforms, we want to hear from you.
Your Role in Our Vision
As a Remote Platform Engineer, you'll be integral to designing, developing, and maintaining scalable infrastructure systems. You’ll work across teams to deliver performant solutions, streamline CI/CD pipelines, and ensure operational excellence. Your contributions will enable our development teams to move faster and more confidently and deliver better experiences to our users.
Our platform is growing fast, and we need a visionary engineer who’s technically skilled and excited about creating systems that foster developer velocity, reliability, and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
🛠️ Infrastructure Development & Automation
- Build and maintain core infrastructure services using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices
- Automate provisioning and scaling of cloud-based services using tools like Terraform or Pulumi
- Create resilient and observable systems that enable proactive monitoring and alerting
⚙️ CI/CD Pipeline Management
- Develop and refine automated build and deployment systems
- Implement security, performance, and compliance checks within automated build processes
- Enhance the developer experience by minimizing build times and streamlining workflows
🧩 Platform Reliability & Scalability
- Ensure high availability and fault tolerance of core services
- Introduce and improve system observability with metrics, logs, and traces
- Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks across distributed systems
🤝 Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with product engineers, security teams, and DevOps to define platform standards
- Participate in design reviews and architectural discussions
- Offer mentorship and knowledge-sharing within the engineering community
Our Ideal Candidate
You're a systems thinker who thrives on optimizing and securing cloud-native platforms. You understand how to empower product teams by abstracting complexity without sacrificing performance. You are passionate about DevOps culture and building solutions that reduce friction.
🧠 Required Skills and Experience
- Strong expertise in infrastructure platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Deep knowledge of containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes
- Proficiency in languages such as Go, Python, or Bash for automation scripting
- Hands-on experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Chef, or Salt
- Familiarity with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or Datadog
- Solid understanding of networking, DNS, load balancing, and cloud security best practices
- Experience managing CI/CD platforms such as GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or Jenkins
✅ Bonus Points
- Exposure to service mesh technologies like Istio or Linkerd
- Understanding of microservice architecture patterns
- Prior experience in a fully remote work environment
Tools & Technologies You’ll Use
You'll be working with a best-in-class technology stack that supports our commitment to stability and innovation:
- Cloud Providers: AWS, GCP
- Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes (K8s)
- IaC: Terraform, Pulumi
- CI/CD: GitHub Actions, CircleCI
- Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack
- Scripting: Python, Bash, Go
A Workplace Built for Remote Success
We believe exceptional talent exists worldwide, and we’ve built our company to support just that. Here’s what you can expect from your remote work experience:
🌍 Remote-First Culture
- Freedom to work from your home office or a beachside café
- Flexible hours built around your productivity rhythms
💬 Transparent Communication
- Clear documentation and async collaboration
- Regular check-ins, team retrospectives, and inclusive virtual events
🧑💻 Engineering-Centric Philosophy
- Engineers involved in early product decisions
- Emphasis on autonomy and outcome-driven performance
Perks That Power You
We’re proud to offer benefits that energize your mind, body, and professional ambitions:
- 💸 Competitive annual compensation: $115,864
- 🕰️ Adaptable scheduling and ample vacation time
- 🌴 Quarterly recharge breaks and mental wellness days
- 💻 Home office setup allowance
- 📚 Access to industry-leading certifications and online courses
- 🌐 Annual remote team retreats to inspiring global destinations
- 🛡️ Comprehensive healthcare coverage (country-specific)
- 🤝 A community of mission-driven professionals who uplift and support each other
Career Growth and Impact
Your role will directly influence how quickly and safely we ship products to our customers. Depending on your aspirations, you’ll have opportunities to expand into cloud architecture, SRE leadership, or platform strategy.
We are scaling fast, and with that comes the potential to shape systems from the ground up. You won’t just be maintaining what exists but architecting what’s next.
Your Next Big Opportunity Awaits—Apply Now!
If you’re excited about building infrastructure enabling speed, scalability, and innovation, this is the perfect opportunity to embrace a position that inspires growth and delivers fulfillment.
Take charge of your future. Make a lasting impact. Join us as a Remote Platform Engineer and help us build the future of scalable technology.
Apply today—your next big opportunity awaits!