Platform Engineer

QuantumScape Battery, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,200 - 181,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

RSU/Equity package

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Comprehensive benefits plan including employee-paid health care

Job summary

QuantumScape Battery, Inc. is seeking a Platform Engineer in San Jose, CA, to help build and operate the core platform for our software teams. This role focuses on cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and tooling for developers. We offer a competitive salary, annual bonus, and comprehensive benefits package.

The ideal candidate should have 2+ years of experience, a degree in a technical field, and strengths in cloud fundamentals, infrastructure as code, and incident response practices. Our team supports remote work with optional on-site presence in San Jose.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in Platform Engineering.
• Strong foundation in Linux, containers, and Kubernetes operations.
• Experience with incident response and reliability practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate internal developer platform and tooling.
• Own CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Run infrastructure as code to provision and secure cloud environments.
• Implement observability and respond to incidents.
• Manage risk and optimize cloud spend.

Skills

Cloud fundamentals (GCP/AWS/Azure)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)

Scripting/programming (Python, Bash)

Observability (monitoring, logging)

Security fundamentals (IAM, vulnerability management)

FinOps awareness

Experience with Agentic AI fundamentals

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related technical field

Tools

Git

Terraform

Job description

QuantumScape is on a mission to transform energy storage with solid‑state lithium‑metal battery technology. The company’s next‑generation batteries are designed to enable greater energy density, faster charging and enhanced safety to support the transition away from legacy energy sources toward a lower carbon future.

About the team

We’re a small Platform Engineering team responsible for the core foundation that powers product development. We support our in‑house developers with reliable tooling and self‑service platforms, manage and optimize our cloud infrastructure, and drive operational excellence across DevOps, FinOps, and SecOps.

What we need

We’re hiring a Platform Engineer (2+ years of professional experience) to help build and operate the core platform that accelerates our software teams and the greater organization. You’ll support in‑house developers with reliable tooling and self‑service, manage and optimize our cloud infrastructure, and lead day‑to‑day DevOps practices. You’ll also drive FinOps to control and forecast spend, and partner on SecOps to harden our environments and keep them compliant—enabling teams to ship quickly and safely.

What You’ll do

• Design, build, and operate the internal developer platform and self‑service tooling that streamline delivery for engineering teams.
• Own CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation; improve build reliability, speed, and developer self‑service.
• Run infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform) to provision, secure, and scale cloud and Kubernetes environments.
• Implement and operate observability: metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting; respond to incidents and service requests.
• Harden platforms and manage risk: implement security baselines and vulnerability management (SecOps) and optimize cloud spend with cost guardrails and reporting (FinOps).

Skills You’ll Need

• Cloud fundamentals (GCP/AWS/Azure); strong foundation in Linux, containers, and basic knowledge of Kubernetes operations
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform); configuration management; Git and code review
• CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.); packaging, artifact, and release pipelines
• Scripting/programming (i.e., Python, Bash); troubleshooting across OS, network, and apps
• Observability (monitoring, logging, tracing); incident response/on‑call and reliability practices
• Security fundamentals (IAM, least privilege, vulnerability management, secrets)
• FinOps awareness (cost optimization, budgeting/guardrails); documentation and collaboration
• Experience with the fundamentals of Agentic AI as it applies to Platform Engineering.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related technical field.
• 2‑4 years’ experience

Location

The role is part of a remote‑first team. You would have the option to work out of our San Jose, CA location if you desire.

Compensation & Benefits

Expected salary range for this role is from $125,200 to $181,600, with the final salary determined by the candidate’s experience and educational background. QuantumScape also offers an annual bonus and a generous RSU/Equity package as part of its compensation plan. In addition, we provide a comprehensive benefits plan including employee‑paid health care, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and other benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.