Platform Engineer I: Build Scalable Dev Tools & Infra

sydecar; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sydecar is hiring a Software Engineer 1 on the Platform Team to build the systems and tooling that raise the floor for every engineer. You’ll join a collaborative, high-trust team that values ownership and thoughtful execution at a sustainable pace.

Your work includes faster pipelines, reliable infrastructure, safer releases, and a stronger security posture across the engineering org. This role is ideal for an early-career engineer eager to grow with experienced platform engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.
• Experience with building scalable developer platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve the internal developer platform - CI/CD pipelines, build/deploy automation, and local and preview environments.
• Design, operate, and scale core shared services and cloud infrastructure as code (Terraform), with strong reliability, observability, and cost efficiency.
• Advance release automation and test automation so shipping to production is routine and low-risk, with safe rollout patterns and easy rollbacks.
• Strengthen the platform's security posture and help build a distributed security practice across the engineering org.
• Partner with product teams as an enabler - help build standard and interfaces, and co-build where teams share an interest or have a timely dependency - while keeping the platform focused on general‑purpose foundations rather than product‑specific work.
• Contribute to projects from concept through deployment, learning to balance speed with scalability.
• Grow through pairing, code review, and mentorship from senior engineers, and take part in architecture discussions.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, product, design, and operations.

Skills

CS fundamentals

Algorithms

Data structures

Systems fundamentals

AI-native tooling

Team collaboration

Ownership

Education

CS degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

GCP

TypeScript

NestJS

Prisma

PostgreSQL

Playwright

React Testing Library

Jest

Job description

Sydecar is hiring a Software Engineer 1 on the Platform Team to build the systems and tooling that raise the floor for every engineer. You’ll join a collaborative, high-trust team that values ownership and thoughtful execution at a sustainable pace.

Your work includes faster pipelines, reliable infrastructure, safer releases, and a stronger security posture across the engineering org. This role is ideal for an early-career engineer eager to grow with experienced platform engineers.