Senior Platform Engineer

Bright Machines; United States; On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Machines in the United States is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to define and implement the systems behind Software Defined Manufacturing and to power flexible robotic lines. You will design reliable, scalable infrastructure, write clean code, and collaborate across teams to improve developer velocity while applying modern CI/CD, Kubernetes, and observability practices.

This role offers the opportunity to influence production software at scale and collaborate with some of the

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or SRE.
• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, C#, or Go and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain reliable, scalable infrastructure, applications, and tooling that contribute to Bright Machines' vision of Software Defined Manufacturing
• Write clean, maintainable code, and perform peer code-reviews
• Write clear and concise documentation and engage in cross-team communication and knowledge sharing
• Work with other team members to investigate design approaches, prototype new technology and evaluate technical feasibility
• Pair with adjacent teams to understand how your frameworks and infrastructure are actually used in the field, continuously improving them and leveraging recent advances to improve developer velocity

Skills

Platform Engineering

DevOps

SRE

Python

CI/CD

GitOps

Kubernetes

IaC

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Job description

RETHINK MANUFACTURING The only way to ignite change is to build the best team. At Bright Machines® we’re innovators and experts in our craft who have joined together to create a new category of manufacturing that will help transform the industry. We believe software and data are the answer, thoughtfully applied to solve our customers’ unique challenges. Through intelligent automation, we give factories newfound flexibility, scalability, and resilience. We deliver products to meet the demands of today while building a platform to take advantage of what comes next.

About The Role

Platform Engineers at Bright Machines are responsible for defining and implementing the systems that make Software Defined Manufacturing possible and that power our flexible robotic manufacturing lines. Our robots, and the software that controls them, are deployed in a variety of factory conditions and help support the manufacturing operations for some of the biggest names in the industry.

What You Will Be Doing

• Design, implement, and maintain reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure, applications, and tooling that contribute to Bright Machines' vision of Software Defined Manufacturing
• Write clean, maintainable code, and perform peer code-reviews
• Write clear and concise documentation and engage in cross-team communication and knowledge sharing
• Work with other team members to investigate design approaches, prototype new technology and evaluate technical feasibility
• Pair with adjacent teams to understand how your frameworks and infrastructure are actually used in the field, continuously improving them and leveraging recent advances to improve developer velocity

What We Want To See

• At least 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• B.S. or M.S. degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming languages (Python, Javascript, C#, Go, etc)
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools and GitOps workflows
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes (self-hosted and managed), and modern k8s paradigms (e.g. CNCF)
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, etc) and configuration management tools (Ansible, etc)
• Familiarity with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)

IT WOULD BE NICE IF YOU HAD

• Experience with bare-metal or on-prem infrastructure
• Experience communicating with users, technical leaders and management to collect requirements, describe system designs, and architecting software systems that meets your stakeholders needs
• Knowledge and demonstrated application of software engineering best practices relating to the SDLC including code reviews, SCM, CI/CD, testing, and operations
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow other team members

$160,000 - $190,000 a year