Senior Platform Engineer: Build the Internal DevEx Engine

Standard Template Labs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Template Labs is seeking a Senior Platform Software Engineer to enhance developer productivity through building internal platforms and CI/CD systems. The successful candidate will work at the intersection of developer experience and distributed systems.

This role demands hands-on coding and system design, ensuring engineers can ship faster and operate confidently. With a salary range of $160,000—$250,000, Standard Template Labs encourages innovators to redefine IT management practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-growth or early-stage startups.
• Proven ability to build scalable CI/CD systems.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and platform services.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve our internal developer platform (IDP).
• Design and maintain scalable CI/CD systems.
• Improve reliability, performance, and operational visibility across services.

Skills

Experience with AI/ML infrastructure

Distributed systems

CI/CD systems

Cloud-native systems (AWS, EKS, Docker, Kubernetes)

PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis

Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs)

Tools

GitHub Actions

Datadog

Job description

Standard Template Labs is seeking a Senior Platform Software Engineer to enhance developer productivity through building internal platforms and CI/CD systems. The successful candidate will work at the intersection of developer experience and distributed systems.

This role demands hands-on coding and system design, ensuring engineers can ship faster and operate confidently. With a salary range of $160,000—$250,000, Standard Template Labs encourages innovators to redefine IT management practices.