4+ years of software engineering experience, focusing on infrastructure and platform work
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline management
Database management experience, preferably with Postgres
Experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform
Familiarity with IaaS providers such as GCP, AWS, or Azure
Strong understanding of security principles
Proficient in writing product-level code, particularly in TypeScript and React
Experience using AI coding agents regularly
Responsibilities
Own and optimize CI/CD pipelines for safe and frequent deployments
Manage and scale Postgres databases, ensuring performance and reliability
Define and implement infrastructure as code using Terraform on Google Cloud
Enhance developer experience by identifying and resolving bottlenecks
Create abstractions and internal tools to streamline product engineering
Automate routine maintenance tasks using AI and other tools
Integrate security practices into all aspects of platform development
Benefits
High leverage role that enhances the efficiency of the entire engineering team
Opportunity to shape the platform and influence product development processes
Potential for career growth as new product lines are launched
Full Job Description
The Role
We9re hiring a Platform Engineer to own the foundation our product is built on. Your job is to make our engineering team and product faster, safer, and more effective. As Pulley9s dedicated Platform Engineer you will:
Own our CI/CD pipelines so engineers can ship safely and often
Manage and scale our Postgres databases: performance, migrations, backups, and reliability
Define and manage our infrastructure as code (Terraform) on Google Cloud
Treat developer experience like a product: find what9s slowing engineers down and fix it
Move up the stack to build the abstractions, internal tools, and paved paths that let product engineers focus on the product
Use AI and automation to take routine maintenance off the team9s plate, like dependency upgrades, alert triage, migrations, and cleanup
Build security into how we work: access, secrets, least privilege, and protecting customer data
Who You Are
You9ve worked on both sides. You9ve built product, and you9ve built the platform under it, so you know what product engineers actually need
You think of other engineers as your customers and care whether the thing you built made them more efficient
You have a security mindset
Your instinct is to automate, and AI is one of the first tools you reach for
You don9t treat quality and velocity as a tradeoff. You look for the tools, abstractions, and processes that buy both
You default to ownership: when something is broken or missing, you fix it
Need to Have
4+ years of software engineering experience, with meaningful time owning infrastructure, CI/CD, or platform work
Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Database management experience. We use Postgres, but experience with any database is fine
Config as code experience with Terraform or similar
Experience with an IaaS provider. We use GCP, but AWS or Azure works too
Strong security fundamentals
Comfortable writing product-level code (we use TypeScript and React) and building abstractions other engineers rely on
Real experience building with AI coding agents as a daily practice
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area and excited to work in person 4 days a week
Why This Role
High leverage: everything you build makes every engineer at Pulley faster
Shape the platform: help set how we build, ship, and secure our product as the team grows
Room to grow: scope expands as we launch new product lines
