Senior Platform Engineer

About the role

The Senior Platform Engineer will play a critical role in designing and operating persistent, always-on environments and integration layers for the UDS platform. This includes Fleet Management, Edge Management, and system-level components. The goal is to reduce reliance on ad-hoc local setups and enable scalable, repeatable, and delightful product experiences.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable platform environments that support development, testing, and demos
• Own the reliability and usability of shared environments used across the team
• Collaborate closely with software engineers to integrate platform and product components
• Identify and close gaps in system integration across services and infrastructure layers
• Build and maintain infrastructure as code for reproducible environments
• Improve developer experience by reducing friction in environment setup and usage
• Support product demos and stakeholder access through stable, well-understood systems
• Contribute to platform and product architecture decisions where environments and integration are concerned

Requirements

This role requires strong experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure-focused software engineering. Deep familiarity with Kubernetes and container-based systems is essential. Proficiency with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi is required. Experience integrating distributed systems across multiple services is preferred. Comfortable working across system boundaries and strong problem-solving skills are also necessary.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure-focused software engineering
• Deep familiarity with Kubernetes and container-based systems
• Experience building and operating shared or multi-tenant environments
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi, etc.)
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, GitOps, and deployment pipelines
• Experience integrating distributed systems across multiple services
• Comfortable working across system boundaries (application, infrastructure, networking)
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix systems
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and UX

Skills

Preferred skills include:

• Experience with Kubernetes and container-based systems
• Experience building and operating shared or multi-tenant environments
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi, etc.)
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, GitOps, and deployment pipelines
• Experience integrating distributed systems across multiple services
• Comfortable working across system boundaries (application, infrastructure, networking)
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix systems
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and UX

Benefits

• Full compensation packages based on candidate experience
• Remote - USA compensation range: $148,750—$201,250 USD
• Health Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision premiums are 100% Company Paid, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Financial 401k Retirement Plan, Company Stock Options, Home Office Budget, Leave (Flexible Time Off, Federal Holidays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's), Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
• Learning Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions, Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)