Senior Platform Engineer: Scale Infra & DevOps

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Runway is seeking a backend engineer to help shape the architecture and scale its core infrastructure as the user base grows. You will work closely with design and PM to implement foundational features and ensure robust, scalable systems.

You’ll grow the team, promote ownership, and contribute to a culture of clarity and collaboration. This is a remote-first role across North America with equity and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience in production systems.
• Proven track record of building robust and scalable services.
• Strong ownership mindset and commitment to quality.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with product and design teams.
• Inclusive collaboration and proactive communication.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture decisions for scalable core infra.
• Work with design and PM to implement product features.
• Grow and mentor early team members while shipping fast.

Skills

Backend engineering

Go language

Distributed systems

Ownership mindset

Tools

Kubernetes

Google Cloud

Job description

Runway is seeking a backend engineer to help shape the architecture and scale its core infrastructure as the user base grows. You will work closely with design and PM to implement foundational features and ensure robust, scalable systems.

You’ll grow the team, promote ownership, and contribute to a culture of clarity and collaboration. This is a remote-first role across North America with equity and comprehensive benefits.