Lead Platform Engineer

Robotics Technologies LLC; San Ramon (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Robotics Technologies LLC is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to design and build scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS. You’ll lead IaC development with Terraform, manage EKS/ECS and serverless components, and ensure robust security and governance across the environment.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product and security teams, and drive cost optimization while maintaining high availability and performance at scale in a California-based environment.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on AWS cloud architecture and engineering.
• Deep knowledge of VPCs, subnets, NAT, security groups and Transit Gateway.
• Proficient with Terraform/IaC and CloudFormation.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes (preferably EKS).
• Familiar with IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager and cloud governance.
• Experience with Git version control and observability tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of secure, scalable AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Manage AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, EKS/ECS, Lambda, CloudFront, Route 53, ELB, CloudWatch.
• Develop and maintain IaC using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Enforce cloud security, governance, networking and compliance best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, performance and production issues.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across teams.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization and improve AWS resource utilization.

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

CloudWatch

IAM & security

VPC & networking

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Work Authorization

US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Role Overview

Seeking a highly Lead hands-on Platform Engineer with deep expertise in designing and building cloud infrastructure at scale. Candidates should demonstrate strong proficiency in Terraform, serverless architectures, AWS Lambda, ECS, event-driven systems, and streaming technologies. Experience in DevOps, SRE, deployment, or release management is valuable but should be considered supplementary rather than the primary qualification.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and highly available AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Design and manage AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, EKS/ECS, Lambda, CloudFront, Route 53, ELB, CloudWatch, and others.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• Establish and enforce cloud security, governance, networking, and compliance best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, performance, and production issues.
• Collaborate with application, security, architecture, and platform teams.
• Conduct technical reviews and establish cloud engineering standards and best practices.
• Mentor and guide junior and senior engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization and improve AWS resource utilization.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud architecture and engineering.
• Strong knowledge of AWS networking, including VPC, subnets, route tables, NAT/Internet Gateways, security groups, NACLs, and Transit Gateway.
• Expertise in Terraform/IaC.
• Strong understanding of Docker and Kubernetes, preferably EKS.
• Experience with IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, security controls, and cloud governance.
• Experience with Git-based version control.
• Strong understanding of cloud monitoring, logging, and observability.
• Knowledge of AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.