Platform Engineer: Scale Global Infra

Fluidstack; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Generous PTO

Retirement plan

Job summary

Fluidstack is hiring a Platform Engineer to build foundational platforms enabling global infrastructure and DC ops. You will create internal tooling across CMDB, DCIM, asset management, monitoring, and automation, collaborating with engineering, operations, and product teams to deliver scalable, reliable solutions.

The role emphasizes CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and observability-first design, with opportunities to own end-to-end projects and contribute to architecture decisions across the

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience 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, facilities management, or physical infrastructure.
• Contributions to open-source infrastructure projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and build CMDB for authoritative asset data and topology.
• Develop DCIM platforms for rack ops, deployment, OS install and QA.
• Create end-to-end asset lifecycle management workflows.
• Build monitoring/observability with telemetry and alerting.
• Create self-service portals and automation for region bootstrap and fleet ops.

Skills

Python

Go

REST APIs

Distributed systems

PostgreSQL

Redis

Docker

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD

Linux/Unix

Networking fundamentals

CMDB (NetBox)

DevOps

Workflow orchestration

Prometheus/Grafana

OpenTelemetry

ITIL awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Ansible

NetBox

Device42

Temporal/Airflow

Job description

Fluidstack is hiring a Platform Engineer to build foundational platforms enabling global infrastructure and DC ops. You will create internal tooling across CMDB, DCIM, asset management, monitoring, and automation, collaborating with engineering, operations, and product teams to deliver scalable, reliable solutions.

The role emphasizes CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and observability-first design, with opportunities to own end-to-end projects and contribute to architecture decisions across the