Temporary Platform Engineer: Cloud, Kubernetes & Full-Stack

Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 92,996 - 130,203; Full time

Job summary

The University of Chicago is seeking a Temporary Platform Engineer with strong Full-Stack Development experience to support and scale hybrid and public cloud infrastructure. You will focus on optimizing AWS EKS pipelines and ArgoCD while contributing to backend and frontend codebases as needed.

The ideal candidate will bridge infrastructure and code, bringing hands‑on Kubernetes, Python/Go, and Next.js expertise to a fast‑paced research environment in Chicago.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Deep, hands‑on production experience with AWS EKS and ArgoCD.
• Strong proficiency in Python and/or Go.
• Solid experience with Next.js and modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services, serverless architectures, and secure networking.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure & GitOps: Manage, optimize, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters using AWS EKS and drive continuous delivery via ArgoCD.
• Full-Stack Development: Write, review, and debug application code across our ecosystem—supporting both backend services and frontend user interfaces.
• CI/CD & Automation: Design, maintain, and improve robust CI/CD pipelines across commercial cloud environments (primarily AWS).
• Production Support: Triage, research, and mitigate complex production incidents, utilizing monitoring tools to proactively ensure platform stability.
• Technical Problem Solving: Identify opportunities for performance optimization, security automation, and technical improvements within the production ecosystem.

Skills

Full-Stack development

GitOps

Collaborative work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

AWS EKS

ArgoCD

Python

Go

Next.js

AWS Lambda

Serverless architectures

Job description

The University of Chicago is seeking a Temporary Platform Engineer with strong Full-Stack Development experience to support and scale hybrid and public cloud infrastructure. You will focus on optimizing AWS EKS pipelines and ArgoCD while contributing to backend and frontend codebases as needed.

The ideal candidate will bridge infrastructure and code, bringing hands‑on Kubernetes, Python/Go, and Next.js expertise to a fast‑paced research environment in Chicago.