Staff Platform Engineer - Developer Tooling (Python)

Sandisk • Irvine, CA

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About The Position

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: We’re looking for a Staff Platform Engineer with deep Python expertise to lead the development of internal tools and infrastructure that empower our engineering teams. This role is perfect for someone who thrives on building elegant developer experiences, automating workflows, and improving engineering velocity across the organization. You’ll be at the intersection of DevOps, Developer Experience, and Internal Tooling , designing and implementing scalable solutions that enhance CI/CD pipelines, improve security automation, and streamline workflows for our dev teams. Why You’ll Love This Role: This is a high-impact position where you’ll shape how engineers work every day. You’ll collaborate closely with top-notch developers, own projects end-to-end, and have real influence over internal platform strategy. If you love building for builders—this is your jam.

Requirements

• 4+ years of engineering experience with a focus on Python and building developer-centric tools.
• Proven success building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows at scale.
• Strong experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins , or similar CI/CD platforms.
• Deep understanding of security best practices for developer workflows and infrastructure.
• Experience with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and cloud-native tools (especially AWS).
• Solid skills with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, cross-functional environments and leading by example.
• Passion for developer experience and streamlining engineering workflows.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with other languages (Go, C/C++).
• Background in managing hybrid (cloud + on-prem) environments.
• Familiarity with Observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog).

Responsibilities

• lead the development of internal tools and infrastructure
• designing and implementing scalable solutions that enhance CI/CD pipelines
• improve security automation
• streamline workflows for our dev teams

Benefits

• paid vacation time
• paid sick leave
• medical/dental/vision insurance
• life, accident and disability insurance
• tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
• employee assistance program
• other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
• tuition reimbursement
• transit
• the Applause Program
• employee stock purchase plan
• the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees