Staff Platform Engineer - VC Backed Startups

SignalFire; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking passionate Staff Platform Engineers to join a vibrant Talent Network. This role offers a unique opportunity to connect with high-growth startups in the tech space, focusing on cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and site reliability initiatives. You will be at the forefront of driving cloud automation, scalability, and performance while mentoring junior engineers. If you thrive in dynamic environments and are eager to shape the future of technology, this is the perfect chance to enhance your career and make impactful contributions across innovative companies.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in platform engineering or DevOps roles.
• Deep expertise in cloud platforms and container orchestration.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD automation and infrastructure-as-code.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead the development of scalable, secure infrastructure.
• Build and optimize internal developer platforms for CI/CD.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure resilient cloud architectures.

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure Optimization

DevOps Leadership

Site Reliability Engineering

Cloud Automation

Performance Optimization

Mentoring Engineers

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Join SignalFire’s Talent Network for Staff Platform Engineer Roles at VC-Backed Startups

At SignalFire, we partner with top early-stage startups that are shaping the future of technology. Our portfolio spans 200+ innovative companies across AI, cybersecurity, healthtech, fintech, developer tools, and enterprise SaaS.

We’re looking to connect with exceptional Staff Platform Engineers who are excited about leading platform, DevOps, and site reliability initiatives at high-growth startups. By joining SignalFire’s Talent Network, your profile will be shared with our portfolio companies, giving you visibility into exclusive early-stage opportunities that may not be publicly listed.

This is not an application for a specific job. Instead, this is a way to get on the radar of VC-backed startups that are actively hiring AI/ML talent. If you have any questions, please direct inquiries to [e-mail].

Who Should Join?

We’re looking for engineers who are:

• Passionate about building and optimizing cloud infrastructure, developer platforms, and reliability systems
• Experienced in leading DevOps, infrastructure, and platform engineering teams
• Excited about driving cloud automation, scalability, security, and performance

Typical Roles & Responsibilities

• Architect and lead the development of scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure
• Build and optimize internal developer platforms to enhance efficiency in CI/CD, observability, and deployment processes
• Own and improve Kubernetes, container orchestration, and service mesh implementations
• Implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions for automated, scalable environments
• Establish monitoring, alerting, and logging best practices to improve system reliability
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure resilient, scalable, and cost-effective cloud architectures
• Lead incident response strategies, disaster recovery, and system availability improvements
• Mentor junior engineers and establish best practices for platform, DevOps, and SRE

Common Qualifications

While each startup has its own hiring criteria, many staff platform engineering roles in our network look for:

• 6+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, or cloud infrastructure
• Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation) and configuration management (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD automation (Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Spinnaker)
• Understanding of networking, load balancing, and security in distributed environments (Envoy, Istio, Linkerd)
• Expertise in observability, logging, and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, New Relic, OpenTelemetry)
• Strong experience in performance optimization, automated scaling, and cloud cost management
• Proficiency in Python, Golang, Bash, or TypeScript for automation and tooling
• Experience in leading technical decisions, architecture, and mentoring engineers
• Background in high-availability, fault-tolerant, and distributed systems

Technologies You Might Work With:

• Cloud & Orchestration: AWS (EKS, ECS, Lambda), GCP (GKE, Cloud Run), Azure, Kubernetes, Docker
• Infrastructure-as-Code: Terraform, Pulumi, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, Chef, Puppet
• CI/CD & Automation: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, ArgoCD, Spinnaker, FluxCD
• Networking & Security: Envoy, Istio, Linkerd, Cloudflare, AWS WAF, IAM, Vault, Open Policy Agent
• Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, New Relic, OpenTelemetry, Sentry
• Databases & Storage: PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis, S3, BigQuery
• Programming & Scripting: Python, Golang, Bash, TypeScript, YAML

What Happens Next?

1. Submit your application to join SignalFire’s Talent Ecosystem.
2. We review applications on an ongoing basis to identify strong candidates.
3. If there’s a match, a SignalFire talent partner or a leader from one of our startups may reach out directly.
4. No match yet? We’ll keep your profile on file for future platform engineering roles in our portfolio.