Founding Platform Engineer

neww; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

neww is seeking a skilled platform engineer to manage the production stack on GCP. You will build observability tools and own the security posture, ensuring everything remains fast and secure across all verticals.

The ideal candidate has over 4 years of experience, deep fluency in GCP or AWS, and is proficient in Docker, CI/CD, TypeScript, and Python. Join us in creating a seamless development experience.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in platform/SRE/infra engineering.
• Deep fluency in Google Cloud Platform or equivalent AWS.
• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Operate the production stack on GCP across all verticals.
• Build observability tools: metrics, traces, logs, alerts.
• Own the security posture and ensure compliance.

Skills

Platform/SRE/Infra engineering

GCP fluency

Docker

CI/CD

TypeScript

Python

Job description

Own the platform that 51 verticals run on — Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Cloud Tasks, Redis, GCS, observability, CI/CD, security. Keep everything fast, safe, and zero-downtime.

What you'll do

• Operate the production stack on GCP across all verticals
• Build the observability spine: metrics, traces, logs, alerts, SLOs
• Own security posture: IAM, VPC, secret rotation, pen-test remediation
• Make the platform a product — paved roads, golden paths, fast onboarding

What you bring

• 4+ years platform / SRE / infra engineering in production
• Deep GCP fluency (or AWS at the equivalent level — willing to switch)
• Strong with IaC, Docker, CI/CD, and on-call instincts
• Comfort writing TypeScript and Python when the platform meets the app

Nice to have

• Has run a multi-tenant platform with strict isolation
• Built developer-experience tooling that other engineers love
• Comfort with cost engineering across cloud + AI inference