Senior Platform Engineer — AI-Driven Cloud Infra

Amplitude; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Amplitude is looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to lead high-impact projects for their Cloud Platform team in San Francisco. In this hybrid role, you'll manage Kubernetes and AWS infrastructures while enhancing developer experiences through AI-assisted solutions. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in software engineering or DevOps, proficiency in tools like Terraform, and a strong background in cloud systems. Join us in transforming cloud engineering at Amplitude!

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering.
• Production experience operating Kubernetes and containerized applications.
• Strong communicator who can break down complex topics.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact platform projects to enhance developer experience.
• Design tooling that supports AI-assisted development.
• Manage Infrastructure-as-Code for Kubernetes and AWS.

Skills

Software engineering

DevOps

Kubernetes

AWS

Python

Terraform

AI development

GitOps workflows

Cloud infrastructure

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent technical field

Tools

Terraform

Datadog

GitHub Actions

Argo CD

Job description

Amplitude is looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to lead high-impact projects for their Cloud Platform team in San Francisco. In this hybrid role, you'll manage Kubernetes and AWS infrastructures while enhancing developer experiences through AI-assisted solutions. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in software engineering or DevOps, proficiency in tools like Terraform, and a strong background in cloud systems. Join us in transforming cloud engineering at Amplitude!