[Remote] Senior Platform Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Fieldwire, part of the Hilti Group, is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to enhance their platform through tooling and automation. The role involves owning the design and reliability of cloud infrastructure, mentoring engineers, and driving improvements in processes and systems.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, and automating the Software Development Lifecycle and Infrastructure that powers Fieldwire
• Owning the reliability and performance of production systems, including leading incident response, driving root-cause analysis, and implementing preventative measures
• Developing and maintaining monitoring, alerting, and observability systems to ensure maximum uptime and surface the metrics that inform engineering decisions
• Leading the troubleshooting and resolution of complex issues related to application performance, scalability, and security across Fieldwire's systems
• Setting technical direction and making architectural decisions for platform infrastructure, in collaboration with engineering leadership
• Collaborating with and influencing engineering teams to build a platform that can scale to meet growing demand
• Mentoring other engineers on infrastructure best practices, operational excellence, and secure system design
• Driving continuous improvement of tooling, processes, and standards to protect and increase Fieldwire's development velocity
• Participating in and helping lead an on-call rotation, with ownership of the processes around change and incident management
• Leading IaC project work to develop and improve platform infrastructure, including reviewing designs proposed by other engineers
• Designing, developing, and supporting tools and environments for internal teams
• Operating and evolving production systems, including diagnosing and resolving live incidents
• Supporting and advising on internal development tools and workflows

Skills

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• At least 5-7 years of experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or SRE, including direct ownership of production systems
• Expertise in at least one programming language such as Golang, Java, Python, Ruby, or Rust
• Proven experience managing AWS cloud infrastructure and associated services relating to CI/CD at scale
• Deep experience with Docker and containerization in production environments
• Substantial experience participating in and leading an on-call rotation, responding to and resolving production incidents
• Experience developing, refining, and driving adoption of processes around change and incident management
• Strong command of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), such as AWS CDK or Terraform, including designing reusable and secure IaC patterns
• Demonstrated ability to mentor other engineers and influence technical decisions across teams
• Familiarity with Rust and its ecosystem
• Experience designing and operating CI/CD systems integrated across multiple accounts and regions
• Experience with package management systems and strategy
• A track record of leading cross-team infrastructure or reliability initiatives
• Passion for solving unique and challenging problems

Benefits

• Fully remote within the United States
• Corporate bonus which can range up to 30%

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