Senior Platform Engineer

Posted 01 August 2024
Salary US$160000.00 - US$180000 per annum
LocationPhiladelphia
Job type Permanent
Discipline Portfolio Technology
ReferenceBBBH201247_1722525087

Job description

We're seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to:

  • Design and develop cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, security, and platform-wide services
  • Mentor through pair programming
  • Set team standards

Ideal candidates have:

  • Extensive experience in cloud infrastructure and current web technologies
  • Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD best practices, and secure infrastructure design
  • Strong independent work ethic and collaboration skills

Your role:
Build and enable the team to create high-quality, performant infrastructure solutions and internal tools that meet leadership and client expectations.

What you'll do:

    • Take a technical leadership role on features and team roadmaps
    • Large group communications and presentations
    • Work with the architecture team to develop maintainable, effective, and efficient solutions
    • Help to onboard and mentor other engineers on the team
    • Maintain a high level of productivity while making significant contributions to infrastructure, CI/CD, and internal tooling initiatives
    • Participate in a rigorous code review process, including giving and receiving critical feedback
    • Work directly with internal engineering teams to understand gaps in our shared infrastructure and tooling
    • Write well-designed, well-tested code
    • Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing systems

What experience we're looking for:

    • Bachelor's degree in a technical field (e.g. engineering, computer science, etc.), or Bachelor's degree in any field and 7+ years of professional experience working as a Software Engineer.
    • 6-12+ years of relevant work experience in cloud infrastructure and/or dev ops
    • Excellent knowledge of cloud computing platforms (AWS preferred)
    • Experience with infrastructure-as-code platforms
    • Experience with the building and maintenance of CI/CD platforms
    • Experience in at least two of the following is preferred, but not required: Go, Scala/Java, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript
    • Experience with a formal code review process is a plus
    • Experience in technical/team leadership preferred

What we offer:

    • Flexible, fun start-up environment and culture.
    • An approachable and accessible C-Suite.
    • Comprehensive health benefits.
    • 401k + match.
    • Quarterly Lifestyle Stipend.
    • Unlimited PTO and summer Fridays.
    • Company-wide and team specific entertainment budgets for both in-person and virtual team building.
    • A flexible hybrid work environment, with a fully stocked kitchen, weekly catered lunches, and casual attire while in office.