Senior Platform Engineer

Arcadia; Kitchener; Hybrid; CAD 170,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing startup in sustainability is hiring a Senior Platform Engineer in Kitchener/Waterloo. The role involves designing scalable infrastructure, improving CI/CD pipelines, and implementing monitoring systems. Candidates should have 7+ years of technical experience, with strong AWS and container expertise. Join a collaborative team and benefit from stock options in a flexible hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Early-stage stock options

Flexible hybrid setup

Work with top talent in tech

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical experience, including 5+ years in a platform or infrastructure-focused role.
• Strong expertise with AWS and containerized environments.
• Proficiency with observability and monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain scalable cloud-native infrastructure.
• Improve continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems.

Skills

AWS expertise

Containerized environments

CI/CD pipeline design

Observability tools proficiency

Scripting in Python

Excellent communication

Job description

Overview

A fast-growing startup in the sustainability and infrastructure space is hiring a Senior Platform Engineer to help build and scale its core engineering systems. The company is backed by leading investors and is expanding rapidly across North America. They are seeking engineers who are excited about solving complex technical challenges and contributing to products with a positive global impact.

Location: Hybrid – Kitchener / Waterloo (2 days / week in office)

Type: Full-time | Permanent

Compensation: CA$170K–CA$215K CAD base per year + early-stage equity

Sr. Technical Recruiter: Arcadia – Direct message the job poster from Arcadia

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, cloud-native infrastructure to support engineering and product development.
• Improve continuous integration and deployment pipelines, enabling faster and more reliable releases.
• Build automation and tooling to streamline deployments, track release cycles, and ensure smooth rollouts.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure reliability and performance.
• Develop internal tools and frameworks to boost developer efficiency and accelerate delivery.
• Apply security best practices and support compliance with relevant frameworks such as SoC, ISO, and GDPR.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of overall technical experience, including 5+ years in a platform, SRE, or infrastructure-focused role.
• Strong expertise with AWS and containerized environments (Fargate, Kubernetes).
• Experience designing and maintaining CI / CD pipelines using modern tooling.
• Proficiency with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Deep understanding of scaling strategies, high-availability architectures, and distributed systems.
• Strong scripting and automation skills in Python, Bash, or TypeScript.
• Knowledge of security best practices and familiarity with compliance frameworks is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively across teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Frontend: Next.js, Tailwind CSS

Why Apply

• Work on high-impact infrastructure that supports sustainability and large-scale systems.
• Build foundational platform components and shape engineering practices from the ground up.
• Benefit from early-stage stock options in a well-funded, scaling startup.
• Join a collaborative team with talent from leading organizations in tech and engineering.
• Enjoy a flexible hybrid setup with hubs in Kitchener / Waterloo, New York, and San Francisco.