Lead Platform Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure

Founded in 1992 in Dover, NH, Planet Fitness is one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the world by number of members and locations. As of March 31, 2026, Planet Fitness had approximately 21.5 million members and 2,909 clubs across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Panama, Mexico, Australia, and Spain. The Company’s mission is to enhance people’s lives by providing a high-quality fitness experience in a welcoming, non-intimidating environment, known as the Judgement Free Zone®. Approximately 90% of Planet Fitness clubs are owned and operated by independent business owners.

About the role

The Lead Platform Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure plays a critical role in advancing the design, implementation, and evolution of secure, scalable, and automated infrastructure across Planet Fitness’s cloud environments. As a senior member of the team, this individual will drive platform initiatives, contribute to strategic planning, and ensure alignment with business goals. This role follows a hybrid schedule and requires regular, in-person work at our Hampton, NH or Boston, MA office (M/T/W in office; TH/F optional work-from-home). Candidates must reside within commuting distance of one of these locations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the Director, IT Infrastructure & Cloud to execute the IT vision for Planet Fitness
• Drive platform engineering projects from planning through execution and delivery
• Support weekly team meetings to review work progress, remove blockers, and align priorities
• Build and maintain cloud infrastructure in AWS, with contributions to Azure and other platforms
• Own and evolve the internal developer platform service catalog
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code
• Guide Kubernetes (EKS) operations including deployment strategies and scaling
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and developer enablement tooling
• Define and track KPIs for platform performance, reliability, and developer productivity
• Use existing platform roadmap and build a forward-looking roadmap aligned with business goals
• Collaborate with app/dev, data, and InfoSec teams to align platform capabilities with business needs
• Ensure compliance with security guidelines and vulnerability remediation SLAs
• Document systems, workflows, and architecture for transparency and knowledge sharing
• Contribute to Agile practices including sprint planning, retrospectives, and iterative delivery
• Monitor and troubleshoot systems using tools such as Datadog and PagerDuty
• Drive team projects including support and access requests, threat modeling sessions, and on-call rotation
• Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and operational excellence

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer information systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 7 years experience in a Cloud, DevOps, or Platform Engineering role
• Proven experience leading technical projects and mentoring engineers
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS (preferred), Azure, and other cloud platforms
• Proficiency in Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Deep experience with Kubernetes (EKS preferred) and CI/CD tooling
• Familiarity with Git/GitHub, Jira, and Confluence
• Hands-on experience with static analysis tools
• Strong communication and presentation skills across all levels of the organization
• Ability to define and measure KPIs and translate platform metrics into actionable insights
• Experience with Agile methodologies and Scrum practices is highly valued
• Entrepreneurial mindset with initiative, creativity, and strategic thinking
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong written documentation and communication skills, especially when working across teams
• Extremely detail-oriented, efficient, and organized with an exceptional ability to establish priorities and objectives
• Able to establish and maintain effective, collaborative work relationships with diverse individuals, internally and externally
• Creative, progressive, thought leadership with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage
• Supplemental accident, hospital, and critical illness coverage options
• Generous time off program (including volunteer time)
• Childcare reimbursement
• Paid parental leave
• Pet care reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free Black Card membership
• Learning and development programs
• 401(k) Plan with safe harbor employer matching
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Annual corporate bonus incentive program based on company financial and personal performance

Pay

Annual base salary range: $155,000–$170,000. The amount will correspond with a candidate’s professional experience, qualifications, and internal equity.

Schedule

Hybrid schedule: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in office (Hampton, NH or Boston, MA); Thursday and Friday optional work-from-home.