Platform Engineer II

Bestow is a leading vertical technology platform serving some of the largest and most innovative life insurers. Our platform unifies the fragmented, legacy value chain, enabling carriers to launch products in weeks instead of years. We build the infrastructure that helps the life insurance industry move faster, reach more people, and deliver on its promise.

About The Team

The engineering team is responsible for all technology powering Bestow and the Bestow Platform. We support our employees, consumers, and enterprise partners by delivering reliable, secure, and scalable systems. Our functional teams include product engineering, infrastructure, IT, data and analytics, mar-tech, and program management. This role reports to the Manager of Engineering and is open to remote employees in the U.S. (48 contiguous states only).

Responsibilities

• Automate cloud infrastructure via tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
• Administer our software platform, which includes Kubernetes, Pulumi Cloud, ArgoCD, CircleCI, and PostgreSQL.
• Contribute to projects in languages such as TypeScript, Python, Go, or Bash.
• Evaluate, design, and implement solutions for continuous integration, continuous delivery, and DevOps productivity.
• Collaborate with product engineers to identify observability/configurability gaps and make code-level improvements.
• Create tooling to improve the developer experience, enabling faster and more effective delivery of business value.
• Manage runbooks for incident response; measure operational performance and make gradual improvements.
• Participate in a primary on-call weekly rotation to maintain system reliability, respond to platform incidents, and perform blameless root-cause analysis.

Requirements

• Proficiency with GCP or other cloud platforms.
• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
• Experience utilizing AI-powered coding assistants or agents, such as Claude Code, to enhance productivity and streamline development workflows.
• Familiarity with TypeScript, Go, or similar.
• Strong scripting skills in languages such as Python, Bash, or similar.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
• Understanding of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with version control tools like git and GitHub.
• Bonus if familiar with using observability platforms such as New Relic or Datadog.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity based on role.
• Policies and managers that support work/life balance, including flexible paid time off and parental leave programs.
• 100% paid-premium option for medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Lifestyle stipend to support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
• Flexible work-from-home policy and open to remote.
• Remote and WFH options, as well as a state-of-the-art office in Dallas’ Deep Ellum for those who prefer an office setting.
• Employee-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Recent employer awards include: Best Place for Working Parents (2023, 2024, 2025), Great Place to Work Certified (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), Built In Best Places to Work (2022, 2023, 2025), Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Texas (2022, 2023), and Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance (2022, 2023, 2024).