Platform Engineer: Scalable Infra & Automation

Fluidstack; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Generous PTO policy

Equity and competitive compensation

Job summary

Fluidstack is seeking a Platform Engineer to build foundational platforms enabling global infrastructure and data center operations. You will develop internal tools for CMDB, asset management, DCIM, monitoring, security, and automation, collaborating with engineering, operations, data center teams, and product.

You’ll design scalable platforms, implement CI/CD, infrastructure‑as‑code, and modern development practices, and own end‑to‑end projects from concept through deployment to ensure

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development building production systems.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or similar languages with understanding of system design patterns.
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs, data models, and distributed systems.
• Proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, Redis, etc.).
• Hands‑on experience with containerization (Docker) and infrastructure‑as‑code tools (Terraform, Ansible).
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and modern development workflows.
• Solid grasp of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP) and Linux/Unix environments.
• Strong problem‑solving abilities with attention to scalability, reliability, and operational concerns.
• Excellent communication skills—able to convey technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience with CMDB systems (NetBox, Device42) or asset management platforms.
• Background in infrastructure automation, DevOps, or platform engineering.
• Familiarity with workflow orchestration frameworks (Temporal, Airflow, Camunda).
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
• Experience with time‑series databases and data visualization.
• Understanding of ITSM frameworks (ITIL) and service management practices.
• Experience in data center operations or physical infrastructure.
• Contributions to open‑source infrastructure projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and build infrastructure platforms and CMDB systems for scalable data center operations.
• Develop monitoring/observability platforms and automation for region bootstrap and day‑2 operations.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑impact platform solutions.
• Champion CI/CD, infrastructure‑as‑code, and automated testing; participate in architecture discussions.

Skills

Python

Go

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Linux/Unix

Docker

Infrastructure‑as‑code

Networking fundamentals

Observability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Ansible

NetBox/Device42

Job description

Fluidstack is seeking a Platform Engineer to build foundational platforms enabling global infrastructure and data center operations. You will develop internal tools for CMDB, asset management, DCIM, monitoring, security, and automation, collaborating with engineering, operations, data center teams, and product.

You’ll design scalable platforms, implement CI/CD, infrastructure‑as‑code, and modern development practices, and own end‑to‑end projects from concept through deployment to ensure