Cloud Platform Engineer (Fully Remote)

Prolific; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly culture

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Prolific, a remote-first company reshaping AI development through human data infrastructure, seeks a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer. You will manage scalable Kubernetes clusters, implement automation, and ensure secure, compliant cloud environments for global research partnerships.

You will use GKE/Terraform, contribute to self-service tooling, and collaborate with teams to maintain reliability while advancing platform capabilities.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience administering large-scale Kubernetes clusters.
• Expertise in GCP, GKE, and Terraform for provisioning.
• Programming skills in Python and/or TypeScript with a focus on developer self-service and customer empathy.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters in GKE through Terraform.
• Design and implement golden paths and automation strategies that reduce operational complexity.
• Support compliance with SOC2, ISO-27001, and Cyber Essentials standards in cloud environments.

Skills

Kubernetes

Helm & ArgoCD

GKE

Terraform

Python

TypeScript

Automation

Tools

Helm

kustomize

ArgoCD

Terraform

GKE

Job description

• Our Cloud Platform team empowers developers to build and deploy applications swiftly, securely, and seamlessly.
• As a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer, you'll be deep in Prolific's technical foundation, ensuring infrastructure scalability and reliability.

What You'll Bring:

• Extensive experience administering large-scale Kubernetes clusters and tooling such as Helm, kustomize, and ArgoCD.
• Strong expertise in GCP, GKE, and Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and automation.
• Solid programming skills in Python and/or TypeScript, with a focus on developer self-service and customer empathy.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters in GKE through Terraform.
• Design and implement golden paths and automation strategies that reduce operational complexity.
• Support compliance with SOC2, ISO-27001, and Cyber Essentials standards in cloud environments.

Why Prolific:

• Prolific provides unique human data infrastructure that is reshaping AI development.
• You'll work remotely within a mission-driven culture at the forefront of AI innovation, with competitive benefits.

Prolific

Prolific is the architect of human data infrastructure, connecting researchers and companies with a global pool of participants to collect high-quality, ethically sourced behavioral data for AI development. They are a mission-driven, remote-first company at the forefront of AI innovation.