Staff Platform Engineer — AI-Driven Cloud Platform

Amplitude

San Francisco (CA)

Hybrid

USD 220,000 - 331,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Equity and benefits
Unlimited PTO
401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Amplitude seeks a Staff Platform Engineer to set technical direction for their cloud platform. You will lead high-complexity initiatives, enhancing developer productivity and security while integrating AI technologies.

With at least 8 years of experience in software engineering or DevOps and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, you will manage Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure, mentor engineers, and streamline processes across teams. This role offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering.
  • Production experience operating Kubernetes and containerized applications.
  • History of leading high-complexity infrastructure initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Set technical direction and shape platform technical strategy.
  • Drive cross-team decisions and handle complex incident responses.
  • Build AI-augmented platform tooling for engineers.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure expertise
Kubernetes management
Software engineering
IaC tooling (Terraform)
Programming (Golang or Python)
GitOps workflows
Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

AWS core services (EC2, EKS, IAM, VPC)
Google Cloud Platform
Azure fundamentals

Job description

Amplitude seeks a Staff Platform Engineer to set technical direction for their cloud platform. You will lead high-complexity initiatives, enhancing developer productivity and security while integrating AI technologies.

With at least 8 years of experience in software engineering or DevOps and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, you will manage Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure, mentor engineers, and streamline processes across teams. This role offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

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