Senior Platform Engineer - VC Backed Startups

SignalFire; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

SignalFire is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join their Talent Network, focusing on building and scaling cloud infrastructure for VC-backed startups. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in platform engineering and a passion for improving developer experiences through innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, or cloud infrastructure.
• Proficiency with AWS, GCP, Azure and Kubernetes.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure for high-scale applications.
• Develop internal developer platforms to streamline CI/CD.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure scalability and security.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Infrastructure automation

Scripting skills

Observability tools

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Jenkins

Job description

Senior Platform Engineer - VC Backed Startups

Join to apply for the Senior Platform Engineer - VC Backed Startups role at SignalFire.

This range is provided by SignalFire. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$160,000.00/yr - $220,000.00/yr

About SignalFire

At SignalFire, we partner with top early-stage startups that are shaping the future of technology. Our portfolio spans 200+ innovative companies across AI, cybersecurity, healthtech, fintech, developer tools, and enterprise SaaS.

We’re seeking exceptional Senior Platform Engineers excited about building and scaling cloud infrastructure, developer platforms, and high-reliability systems. By joining our Talent Network, your profile will be shared with our portfolio companies, providing visibility into exclusive early-stage opportunities.

This is not for a specific job application but a way to get on the radar of VC-backed startups actively hiring AI/ML talent. For inquiries, contact [e-mail].

Who Should Join?

Engineers passionate about:

• Building scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure
• Improving developer experience through platform engineering
• Cloud platforms, Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, and SRE

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure for high-scale applications
• Develop internal developer platforms to streamline CI/CD, observability, and deployment
• Architect and optimize Kubernetes environments for efficiency and reliability
• Implement infrastructure-as-code solutions for scalable, repeatable deployments
• Enhance system observability, monitoring, and alerting for proactive incident management
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure scalability, security, and operational excellence
• Establish best practices for SRE, cost efficiency, and performance
• Automate cloud operations, disaster recovery, and security policies

Qualifications

Many roles in our network look for:

• 5+ years in platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, or cloud infrastructure
• Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation) and configuration management (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Spinnaker)
• Understanding of distributed systems, networking, and service mesh (Envoy, Istio, Linkerd)
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, New Relic, OpenTelemetry)
• Experience with scaling, failover, disaster recovery strategies
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Go, Bash, TypeScript)
• Knowledge of security models, IAM, and cloud security best practices
• Familiarity with cloud cost optimization
• Startups or fast-paced team experience is a plus

Technologies You Might Work With

• Cloud & Orchestration: AWS (EKS, ECS, Lambda), GCP (GKE, Cloud Run), Azure, Kubernetes, Docker
• Infrastructure-as-Code: Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, Ansible, Chef, Puppet
• CI/CD & Automation: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, ArgoCD, Spinnaker, FluxCD
• Networking & Security: Envoy, Istio, Linkerd, Cloudflare, AWS WAF, IAM, Vault, Open Policy Agent
• Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, New Relic, OpenTelemetry, Sentry
• Databases & Storage: PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis, S3, BigQuery
• Programming & Scripting: Python, Golang, Bash, TypeScript, YAML

Next Steps

• Apply to join SignalFire’s Talent Ecosystem
• We review applications continuously to find strong candidates
• If matched, a SignalFire talent partner or startup leader may contact you directly
• If no match yet, we keep your profile for future roles