Senior Platform Engineer - Core

fanaticsfbg; United States; Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

fanaticsfbg in the United States is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to build and operate the cloud platform and developer tools that support production services. The role spans infrastructure, Kubernetes, delivery pipelines, observability, and internal tooling, with responsibility for reliability and helping engineering teams deploy and run software.

You will design scalable services, optimize CI/CD, implement Terraform or CloudFormation, strengthen monitoring, and mentor peers in incident

Qualifications

• Backend systems and distributed architectures experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable platform services and cloud infrastructure.

Skills

Backend systems

Distributed architectures

AWS

Cloud-native design

Infrastructure as code

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Observability

Incident management

Communication

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD tooling

Kubernetes

Job description

Role overview

Build and operate the cloud platform and developer tools that support production services. The work spans infrastructure, Kubernetes, delivery pipelines, observability, and internal tooling, with responsibility for making systems reliable and improving how engineering teams deploy and run software.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable platform services and cloud infrastructure.
• Improve developer tooling, automation, and CI/CD pipelines to make software delivery more dependable and efficient.
• Develop infrastructure-as-code solutions, including Terraform, for consistent and secure environments.
• Strengthen observability through logging, metrics, and alerting, and use it to support incident response.
• Partner with application and platform teams on performance, scalability, and reliability improvements.
• Lead or contribute to incident response and follow-up reviews; reduce repeat issues and mentor engineers.

Requirements

• Strong software engineering experience with backend systems and distributed architectures.
• Working knowledge of AWS and cloud-native system design.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code, such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
• Experience operating Kubernetes and containerized production workloads.
• Familiarity with observability practices and production incident management.
• Clear communication, collaborative working style, and a practical focus on reliable outcomes.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in Go or Python; familiarity with AI-assisted development tools.
• Experience scaling services globally, managing cloud costs, or working in regulated or high-availability environments.
• Familiarity with Java or Kotlin, GitHub Actions, Kafka, or Cassandra.

Benefits and work setup

• The role offers opportunities to shape platform engineering and developer experience, work on large-scale infrastructure challenges, and contribute to technical learning and leadership.
• Some interview or onboarding activities may involve in-person attendance; details depend on role and location.
• Compensation varies by location; the listed US base salary range is $170,000–$212,500.