Senior Software Engineer, Platform Engineering

engineeringjobs.net, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement Employer Match

Learning And Development Stipend

Turo Host Matching Program

Turo Travel Credit

Cell Phone And Internet Stipend

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Volunteer Time Off

Parental Leave

In-Office Lunch

Office Snacks

Job summary

engineeringjobs.net, Inc. seeks a seasoned software engineer to build and maintain platform tooling, automation, and backend capabilities that boost engineering efficiency and reliability.

You will enhance observability, partner with infrastructure teams to close platform gaps, and contribute to secure, scalable systems and efficient development workflows. A strong background in distributed systems and cloud-native operations is required.

Qualifications

• Requires at least five years of software engineering experience and strong backend proficiency.
• Knowledge of distributed systems, cloud-native operations, observability, deployment tooling, and infrastructure as code.
• Experience with platform or cloud security and familiarity with AI-assisted development tools.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain platform tooling and backend capabilities that improve engineering efficiency and reliability.
• Improve observability and production readiness; address platform gaps with engineering and infrastructure teams.
• Contribute to secure, scalable systems and efficient development workflows.

Skills

Backend software

Platform engineering

Distributed systems

Java

Kotlin

Go

Python

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Observability

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Helm

Platform security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Helm

AWS

Job description

Build and maintain platform tooling, automation, shared services, and backend capabilities that improve engineering efficiency, reliability, and operational excellence. Improve observability and production readiness, partner with engineering and infrastructure teams to address platform gaps, and contribute to secure, scalable systems and development workflows.

Requirements

Requires at least five years of software engineering experience, strong proficiency in a backend language, and knowledge of distributed systems, cloud-native operations, observability, deployment tooling, and infrastructure as code. Candidates should also have platform or cloud security experience, familiarity with AI-assisted development tools, and a bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Key Skills

Backend Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, Distributed Systems, Java, Kotlin, Go, Python, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Observability, CI/CD, Infrastructure As Code, Terraform, Helm, Platform Security

Benefits

Equity, Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Retirement Employer Match, Learning And Development Stipend, Turo Host Matching Program, Turo Travel Credit, Cell Phone And Internet Stipend, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Volunteer Time Off, Parental Leave, In-Office Lunch, Office Snacks