Platform Engineer

Tesco; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco is hiring for a Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate reliable cloud infrastructure for distributed applications in Bengaluru. You will implement automation with Python and Terraform, manage multi-cloud or cloud-native environments, and enhance observability through Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog.

You will collaborate with founders on architecture decisions, own platform tooling, and contribute to scalable, secure production systems in a fast-paced startup setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in Platform/Cloud/SRE or Infra engineering.
• Hands-on production experience with at least one cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Strong Terraform (IaC) experience.
• Proficient in Python or modern programming languages with automation focus.
• Hands-on Kubernetes and containerised workloads.
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, and infra automation.
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems and security basics.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills in a startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate reliable cloud infrastructure for distributed apps.
• Develop automation and platform tooling using Python and IaC.
• Build scalable infra across AWS, GCP, or Azure using Terraform.
• Enhance observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and tracing.
• Improve deployment workflows with CI/CD and GitOps.
• Participate in incident response and improve platform reliability.
• Contribute to design of next-gen observability and reliability products.
• Collaborate with founders on architecture and product development.
• Improve scalability, security, and developer experience in a collaborative culture.

Skills

Python programming

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Terraform

Automation & tooling

CI/CD & GitOps

Observability tools

Linux & networking

Distributed systems

Problem solving & communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

OpenTelemetry

Kubernetes

Job description

The team is currently growing, and this hire will work directly with accomplished founders who have built Scripbox and Vedantu, giving unmatched exposure to architecture, product decisions and company-building. This is an ideal opportunity for engineers who enjoy coding, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering and building systems from scratch while having a meaningful impact on both the product and the organisation from an early stage.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and operate highly reliable cloud infrastructure supporting modern distributed applications.
• Develop automation and platform tooling using Python and Infrastructure as Code to improve engineering productivity and operational efficiency.
• Build and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, or Azure using Terraform and modern cloud-native practices.
• Design and enhance observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, distributed tracing, and related monitoring technologies.
• Improve deployment workflows through CI/CD automation, GitOps practices, and infrastructure automation.
• Participate in incident response, troubleshoot production issues, and continuously improve platform reliability and resiliency.
• Build intelligent automation around monitoring, alerting, diagnostics, and operational workflows.
• Contribute to the design and development of next-generation observability and reliability products.
• Collaborate closely with the founding team on architecture decisions, platform design, and product development.
• Continuously improve scalability, reliability, security, and developer experience while working in a highly collaborative, ownership-driven engineering culture.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2-4 years of experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with at least one cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure) in production environments.
• Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Good programming skills in Python or any modern programming language, with a focus on automation and tooling.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerised workloads.
• Experience building automation for infrastructure provisioning, deployments, operational workflows, or platform tooling.
• Strong understanding of Linux systems, networking fundamentals, and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience working with observability and monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or similar.
• Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and infrastructure automation.
• Experience working on large-scale distributed systems and production infrastructure is preferred.
• Exposure to OpenTelemetry, security best practices, and open-source technologies is an added advantage.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment.