Senior Staff Platform Engineer

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 215,000 - 307,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Paid Holidays

Volunteer time

Health coverage from day one

HSA options

Company HSA contributions

Life and AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Family planning support

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) with match

Training and education opportunities

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Senior Staff Platform Engineer to shape and scale the Azure-based cloud foundation supporting enterprise SaaS environments. Remote role with a focus on reliability, security, and developer experience across core platform services.

The role partners with engineering teams to drive automation, cost-efficiency, and governance, while leading technical initiatives and mentoring engineers to raise the bar on cloud infrastructure standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in cloud infrastructure roles, with Azure expertise.
• Experience designing production SaaS infrastructure and DR/BC plans.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve cloud infrastructure using IaC tools.
• Architect and manage core cloud services, including networking and IAM.
• Define and implement cloud DR strategies.
• Drive availability, security, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
• Lead initiatives to improve developer experience and platform reliability.
• Build internal tooling and automation for cloud adoption.
• Serve as a technical leader and mentor across teams.

Skills

Azure expertise

Cloud architecture

Leadership and coaching

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Senior Staff Platform Engineer to join the team of a leader in the Enterprise Technology space.

This role will shape and scale the cloud foundation that supports enterprise SaaS environments, with a strong focus on Azure-based infrastructure. The position will partner closely with engineering teams to improve reliability, security, developer experience, and operational efficiency across core platform services. You will also influence technical standards and automation that enable resilient, scalable cloud adoption.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $215,000 – $307,100 annually

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code tools
• Architect and manage core cloud services, including networking and identity/access control
• Define and implement cloud-based disaster recovery strategies
• Drive standards for high availability, security, scalability, and cost-efficiency
• Lead initiatives to improve developer experience and platform reliability
• Build internal tooling and automation for cloud adoption
• Serve as a technical leader and mentor across teams

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure roles, with deep expertise in Azure
• Experience designing and supporting production infrastructure for enterprise SaaS applications
• Proven experience defining and implementing disaster recovery and business continuity plans in the cloud
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, identity and access management, and policy enforcement
• Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or Pulumi) and CI/CD systems
• Skilled in scripting or programming (e.g., Bash, Python, or Go)
• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale technical initiatives and mentor engineers

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Paid Holidays
• 24 hours paid time for volunteering
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
• Employer HSA contributions
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Family planning support
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) plan with company matching contributions
• Professional training and education opportunities

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.