Senior Staff Platform Engineer - Core

fanaticsfbg; USA; Remote; USD 160.000 - 260.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Fanaticsfbg is seeking a senior platform engineering leader to set technical direction for cloud-native services, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and observability. You will drive architecture and delivery across multi-team initiatives with an emphasis on reliability, scale, and developer productivity.

In this hands-on role you will mentor engineers, shape platform capabilities, and ensure secure, cost-aware operations while partnering with cross-functional teams to accelerate software delivery at scale.

Qualifikationen

• Track record leading complex, cross-team initiatives with milestones.
• Strong software engineering background in backend and distributed systems.
• Deep knowledge of AWS, cloud-native architecture, and production Kubernetes.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform or CloudFormation) and automation.
• Hands-on with CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and dev tooling.
• Observability across logs, metrics, traces; incident management at scale.
• Proficiency in Go or Python and clear cross-team communication.

Aufgaben

• Lead design and delivery of platform capabilities across cloud infra and Kubernetes.
• Guide initiatives from architecture to deployment and refinement.
• Improve reliability, scalability, and performance of services.
• Contribute to incident response and improve availability and stability.
• Promote best practices for software delivery and infra management.
• Mentor engineers and strengthen technical culture.

Kenntnisse

Cross-team leadership

Backend development

Distributed systems

AWS & cloud-native

Kubernetes in production

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD pipelines

Observability

Go or Python

Team communication

Tools

GitHub Actions

Kafka

Cassandra

Java

Kotlin

Jobbeschreibung

Role overview

Set technical direction for platform capabilities used to deploy and operate critical services in cloud-native environments. This senior, hands-on role combines architecture and delivery leadership across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and developer tools, with responsibility for complex initiatives that span multiple teams and quarters.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of platform capabilities across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and internal developer tooling.
• Guide complex initiatives from architecture and planning through deployment and ongoing refinement.
• Work with engineering teams to improve the reliability, scalability, and performance of their services.
• Contribute to incident response and drive follow-up improvements to availability and stability.
• Promote effective practices for software delivery, infrastructure management, and operations.
• Mentor engineers and help strengthen the team’s technical culture.

Requirements

• Track record leading complex, cross-team initiatives and delivering them through clear milestones and predictable planning.
• Strong software engineering background, including backend development and distributed systems.
• Deep knowledge of AWS, cloud-native architecture, and Kubernetes in production.
• Experience with infrastructure as code, such as Terraform or CloudFormation, and automation.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and developer productivity tooling.
• Strong knowledge of observability across logs, metrics, and traces, plus incident management for large-scale systems.
• Proficiency in Go or Python and ability to communicate technical topics clearly across teams.

Nice to have

• Experience scaling services globally, managing cloud costs, or working in regulated or high-availability environments.
• Familiarity with Java or Kotlin, GitHub Actions, Kafka, or Cassandra.

Benefits and work setup

The role is based in the United States. Work may include in-person interview or onboarding activities; specific arrangements depend on role and location. The position offers the opportunity to shape platform engineering and developer experience while working on large-scale technical challenges.