Staff Cloud Platform Engineer — AWS, Kubernetes & IaC

CLEAR; New York (NY); On-site; USD 215,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

L&D stipend

401(k) match

Adoption support

Job summary

CLEAR is building the secure identity platform of the future. We seek a Staff Software Engineer to shape our cloud infrastructure, spanning AWS networking, Kubernetes (EKS), IaC, and AI workload infra.

You will drive durable patterns, raise the bar in reliability, and help engineers build and operate scalable software. You will own platform direction, define standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to deliver secure, efficient, and observable infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Experience shaping cloud platforms at scale.
• Strong background in AWS networking and multi-account setups.
• Proficient in Python/Java and modern IaC tooling.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term cloud platform architecture across AWS, Kubernetes, and IaC.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives, including staging environments and AI workload infra.
• Establish standards for safe rollouts, observability, and security baselines.
• Act as product owner for the platform and build self-service capabilities.
• Mentor engineers and lead design/incident reviews.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Python/Java

IaC

Observability

Incident response

Leadership

Tools

Pulumi

Terraform

CloudFormation

Datadog

Job description

CLEAR is building the secure identity platform of the future. We seek a Staff Software Engineer to shape our cloud infrastructure, spanning AWS networking, Kubernetes (EKS), IaC, and AI workload infra.

You will drive durable patterns, raise the bar in reliability, and help engineers build and operate scalable software. You will own platform direction, define standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to deliver secure, efficient, and observable infrastructure.