Senior Platform Engineer — Remote, Scalable Infra & DevOps

Zekai; United States; Remote; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early equity

Benefits

Remote-first

Job summary

Runway is building a remote-first backend engineering team in the United States. This staff-level role focuses on shaping architecture, scaling infrastructure, and delivering core product features with strong ownership and collaboration.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of backend experience, expertise in Go, and a track record of building robust systems. The company emphasizes clarity, trust, and cross-functional teamwork in a fast-paced, remote-friendly environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience.
• Proven track record of building robust, scalable systems.
• Ownership mindset with autonomy to solve problems.
• Pride in craft and continual improvement.
• Inclusive, cross-functional collaboration to drive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Shape architectural decisions to scale Runway's backend and infra.
• Collaborate with design and PM teams to implement core product features.
• Build a flexible foundation to support diverse product needs.

Skills

Backend engineering

Go language

System scalability

Ownership mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Go

Kubernetes

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Runway is building a remote-first backend engineering team in the United States. This staff-level role focuses on shaping architecture, scaling infrastructure, and delivering core product features with strong ownership and collaboration.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of backend experience, expertise in Go, and a track record of building robust systems. The company emphasizes clarity, trust, and cross-functional teamwork in a fast-paced, remote-friendly environment.