Senior Platform Engineer
About The Position
Vultr is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Platform Engineer to own and evolve our critical DNS infrastructure. The ideal candidate is a seasoned infrastructure engineer with deep DNS expertise, strong Linux and networking fundamentals, and the ability to own and modernize complex internal services end-to-end. This is a highly visible role in a high-growth technology company, which will require hands-on technical ownership of production DNS systems, collaboration across engineering teams, and the ability to drive the future direction of internal platform services including API development in PHP , Go, or Rust. This is your opportunity to join our fast growing team and leave your mark on Vultr and the future of Cloud Infrastructure.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or systems engineering in a production environment.
- Deep hands-on experience with DNS at scale — including recursive and authoritative DNS, DNSSEC, zone management, and troubleshooting complex resolution failures.
- Strong Linux systems engineering fundamentals including networking, service management, and operational ownership of production services.
- Experience building or maintaining APIs or automation layers, with proficiency in PHP and/or Go or Rust.
- Demonstrated experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tooling (Terraform, Ansible, or similar).
Responsibilities
- Own and operate Vultr's DNS infrastructure at scale, including recursive DNS (Knot Resolver), reverse DNS, authoritative DNS, and integrations with PowerDNS instances.
- Maintain and evolve the PHP-based DNS API, contributing to its long-term direction including potential modernization in Go or Rust.
- Diagnose and resolve complex DNS and network incidents, serving as a subject matter expert across the organization.
- Drive automation and infrastructure-as-code practices across platform services, reducing toil and improving reliability.
- Collaborate with network and infrastructure teams on adjacent systems including BGP route reflectors and broader platform tooling.
- Contribute to observability and operational excellence by leveraging the team's monitoring stack (Grafana, Loki, Mimir) to improve visibility into DNS and platform service health.
Benefits
- 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.
- 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting
- Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year
- 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan
- Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary
- 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years
- Anniversary Bonus each year
- $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year
- Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
- Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month
- Company paid Wellable subscription
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
