Sr. Platform Engineer
About The Position
Here's what you'll do day-to-day: Design and implement an internal platform for engineers to build and deploy production grade systems in a self-service manner Establish standards and build deterministic automation while optimizing for user accessibility and system reliability Collaborate with Infrastructure and Developer Productivity teams to deliver capabilities that delight our internal users Participate in an on call rotation to support the deployment of supported platform services and the management of the underlying infrastructure Here's what we're looking for: 5+ years experience with modern programming languages, ideally Golang, Ruby, and/or TypeScript 3+ years of experience w/ Kubernetes, ideally using Crossplane to manage Infrastructure as Code Strong work ethic and self starter who finds a way to operate effectively amidst ambiguity Systems Thinking approach to complex systems who seeks to identify small changes that can create big impact. Resilient problem solver capable of prioritizing the work necessary to serve our peers as well as the entire Gusto customer base Effective communicator that can simplify complex topics and communicate persuasive ideas Potentially Relevant Experience: Experience designing elegant but simple systems that optimize for engineering user experience, reliability, and security Experience with cloud platforms like AWS (preferred), GCP, or Azure and correlated IaaS management tools such Terraform Experience leading incident remediation for complex systems Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $163,000-$204,000 /yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $197,000-$247,000 /yr for San Francisco, Seattle & New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.
Requirements
- 5+ years experience with modern programming languages, ideally Golang, Ruby, and/or TypeScript
- 3+ years of experience w/ Kubernetes, ideally using Crossplane to manage Infrastructure as Code
- Strong work ethic and self starter who finds a way to operate effectively amidst ambiguity
- Systems Thinking approach to complex systems who seeks to identify small changes that can create big impact.
- Resilient problem solver capable of prioritizing the work necessary to serve our peers as well as the entire Gusto customer base
- Effective communicator that can simplify complex topics and communicate persuasive ideas
Nice To Haves
- Experience designing elegant but simple systems that optimize for engineering user experience, reliability, and security
- Experience with cloud platforms like AWS (preferred), GCP, or Azure and correlated IaaS management tools such Terraform
- Experience leading incident remediation for complex systems
Responsibilities
- Design and implement an internal platform for engineers to build and deploy production grade systems in a self-service manner
- Establish standards and build deterministic automation while optimizing for user accessibility and system reliability
- Collaborate with Infrastructure and Developer Productivity teams to deliver capabilities that delight our internal users
- Participate in an on call rotation to support the deployment of supported platform services and the management of the underlying infrastructure
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Food Services and Drinking Places
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
