Sr Platform Engineer

New Iron, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

New Iron, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Platform Engineer to help build the backend and data platform for a new product in Austin, TX. You will shape architecture, development standards, and deployment approaches.

You will deliver production backend services and APIs for high-volume data ingestion and delivery, containerized with Kubernetes in connected and air-gapped environments. This role offers significant influence in early-stage design and best practices.

Qualifications

• Hands-on production Kubernetes experience, including diagnosing and recovering failed deployments.
• Experience deploying applications in air-gapped or restricted environments.
• Backend development and API design experience; Go, Java, or Python may be relevant.
• Ability to take an open-ended problem, propose a design, and build the solution with limited direction.

Responsibilities

• Build backend services for data ingestion, retrieval, and delivery
• Design the flow between storage, backend services, and client applications
• Develop strongly typed APIs using Protobuf and gRPC
• Package, deploy, and troubleshoot services on Kubernetes
• Address container registries, security, credentials, availability, and recovery
• Help establish practical engineering standards for an early-stage product

Skills

Kubernetes

Go

Java

Python

API design

Protobuf

gRPC

Docker

Tools

K3s

RKE2

Docker

Job description

We're looking for a hands-on Platform Engineer to help build the backend and data platform for a new product. The codebase is still early, so this person will have a meaningful role in shaping the architecture, development standards, and deployment approach.

You'll build production backend services and APIs that ingest, query, and deliver high-volume data. The platform will be containerized and deployed with Kubernetes in both connected and air-gapped customer environments.

What you'll do:

• Build backend services for data ingestion, retrieval, and delivery
• Design the flow between storage, backend services, and client applications
• Develop strongly typed APIs using Protobuf and gRPC
• Package, deploy, and troubleshoot services on Kubernetes
• Address container registries, security, credentials, availability, and recovery
• Help establish practical engineering standards for an early-stage product

What we need:

• Hands-on production Kubernetes experience, including diagnosing and recovering failed deployments (K3s or RKE2)
• Experience deploying applications in air-gapped or restricted environments
• Backend development and API design experience; Go, Java, or Python may be relevant
• Ability to take an open-ended problem, propose a design, and build the solution with limited direction

Experience with high-volume ingestion, telemetry, IoT data, data lakes, performance-sensitive systems, or defense environments would be helpful.