Platform Engineer

About the role

The Platform team at Moment is seeking an experienced engineer to architect and optimize our cloud infrastructure, build core shared libraries and code-generation tools, and bridge the gap between infrastructure and application code. This role requires a deep understanding of backend programming, cloud fluency, and a DevEx mindset.

Responsibilities

• Architect "golden paths" by building and maintaining core shared libraries, SDKs, and code-generation tools (gRPC, OpenAPI).
• Design and optimize cloud infrastructure, including ECS, RDS, MSK, and other AWS services.
• Treat the platform as a product by embedding with product teams to understand their friction points and champion a philosophy of building intuitive tools.
• Elevate observability by setting the standard for system debugging, alerting strategy improvement, and teaching troubleshooting skills.
• Be a mentor and technical leader by driving technical standards through documentation, presentations, and mentoring engineers on best practices.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in backend programming.
• Significant experience building high-performance backend services or libraries.
• Understanding of the nuances of the language and ability to write readable, importable code.
• Deep cloud fluency, including experience with ECS, RDS, Lambda, and data streaming services.
• Knowledge of the trade-offs between cost, performance, and complexity in cloud architecture.
• DevEx mindset with a history of building tools that make developers' lives easier.
• Ability to write clear, accessible guides for your tools.

Qualifications

• Experience with backend programming languages such as Go.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS.
• Experience with cloud services like ECS, RDS, Lambda, and data streaming services.
• Experience with code generation tools like gRPC and OpenAPI.
• Experience with cloud optimization and performance tuning.
• Experience with cloud security and compliance.

Skills

• Backend programming skills in Go.
• Cloud fluency with AWS and other cloud providers.
• Experience with cloud-native services and tools.
• Experience with cloud architecture and optimization.
• Experience with cloud security and compliance.

Benefits

• Base salary: $200K to $325K
• Equity: aggressive initial grant + annual performance-based bonuses
• Beautiful West Village Office with a terrace
• 5x a week in-office
• Free lunch and dinner
• $150 monthly gym stipend
• Health, dental, and vision coverage (100% company reimbursement)