Senior Platform Engineer
Lawrence Harvey are working exclusively with a well-funded, venture-backed aerospace technology company is seeking a
Senior Platform Engineer to help build the infrastructure that powers mission-critical simulation and testing environments for next-generation autonomous systems.
Working as part of a highly collaborative engineering team, you'll design and build the internal platform that enables developers to rapidly develop, deploy, and validate software running on complex hardware systems. This is a high-impact role focused on improving engineering velocity through scalable infrastructure, automation, and modern platform tooling.
What You'll Be Doing
- Design, deploy, and maintain infrastructure supporting large-scale simulation and testing environments.
- Build internal developer platforms and self-service tooling to streamline engineering workflows.
- Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions to automate provisioning and deployment.
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines to accelerate software delivery and improve reliability.
- Deploy and manage containerized workloads using modern orchestration platforms.
- Partner closely with software, systems, and hardware engineers to improve development, testing, and release processes.
- Manage cloud infrastructure, networking, and platform reliability across engineering environments.
- Help build scalable systems that support software-in-the-loop (SIL), hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and other advanced simulation workflows.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or Software Engineering.
- Strong Linux systems administration experience.
- Experience with Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages.
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Strong experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or similar tooling.
- Experience working with AWS, GCP, or other cloud infrastructure platforms.
- Strong understanding of networking, automation, and scalable infrastructure design.
Nice to Have
- Experience supporting embedded systems or robotics environments.
- Experience with software-in-the-loop (SIL) or hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.
- Familiarity with high-performance computing (HPC) environments.
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
- Experience supporting real-time Linux environments.
What's on Offer
- Opportunity to join a rapidly growing engineering organization tackling highly complex technical challenges.
- Work alongside an exceptional team of engineers building cutting-edge software and infrastructure.
- Significant ownership with the ability to influence architecture and platform strategy.
- Competitive base salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits.
- Full-time onsite position in the Los Angeles area.
