Platform Engineer III - Kubernetes & Observability

CJ; Agoura Hills (CA); Hybrid; USD 87,871 - 131,230; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Wellness programs

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible time off

Team-building events

Employee Referral Program

Paid holidays

Job summary

CJ is seeking a Software Engineer 3 to join the Engineering Experience platform team. You will help run and evolve CJ's production systems across AWS regions, focusing on Kubernetes, observability, CI/CD pipelines, and the broader platform stack.

The role emphasizes engineering judgment, design-to-production ownership, and collaboration across squads. The ideal candidate has hands-on depth in observability, Terraform, and multi-region AWS, and thrives in a pair-programming, Agile environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on production experience with Kubernetes and at least one major cloud (AWS preferred).
• Strong experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve meaningful pieces of the systems above with a focus on what is happening and why.
• Manage infrastructure-as-code with Terraform across AWS accounts.
• Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines and GitOps delivery (ArgoCD).
• Help enforce platform standards: RBAC, admission webhooks, resource limits, LimitRanges.
• Turn recurring requests into self-service workflows.
• Respond to platform incidents and drive resolution and learning.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD

Observability

Communication

Infrastructure as code

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

ArgoCD

Nexus

Vault

Job description

CJ is seeking a Software Engineer 3 to join the Engineering Experience platform team. You will help run and evolve CJ's production systems across AWS regions, focusing on Kubernetes, observability, CI/CD pipelines, and the broader platform stack.

The role emphasizes engineering judgment, design-to-production ownership, and collaboration across squads. The ideal candidate has hands-on depth in observability, Terraform, and multi-region AWS, and thrives in a pair-programming, Agile environment.