5-7 years of experience in platform engineering or similar roles
Proven ability to design and own foundational systems for engineering teams
Experience working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
Strong understanding of optimizing developer workflows and system reliability
Ability to balance ideal solutions with speed of execution
Demonstrated history of mentorship and collaboration in engineering teams
Familiarity with building internal platforms or developer tooling is a plus
Responsibilities
Design and maintain foundational systems that support product engineering teams
Create tools and primitives to improve engineering velocity and reliability
Identify patterns and create systemic solutions to minimize repeated obstacles
Translate visions of efficient engineering practices into actionable code and systems
Foster a collaborative environment that supports ownership and mentorship among engineers
Contribute to the evolution of the engineering platform based on team feedback
Drive initiatives that streamline processes and enhance developer experience
Benefits
100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees
Flexible PTO allowing for personal energy management
Annual company retreats to strengthen team culture
Regular in-person events to enhance collaboration and networking
Work in a stunning waterfront office in Brooklyn with a focus on team collaboration
Full Job Description
The Role
This is a platform engineering role. You will own the foundations that product engineers rely on every day, designing and maintaining the systems, tools, and primitives that determine how fast, safely, and confidently the team can ship. Your work directly influences developer workflows, reliability, and day-to-day engineering velocity.
You will prioritize work that multiplies impact across the engineering org, turning patterns into platforms and one-off fixes into systems rather than solving the same problem repeatedly. The goal is to make it easier for engineers to move quickly and do the right thing by default.
This is a role that expects you to build durable foundations. You will develop and evolve a point of view on how engineers should work, then translate that vision into code and systems - operating comfortably in messy, fast-moving environments and steadily turning them into something more solid without slowing the team down. You'll balance long-term thinking with practical execution.
What You'll Do
Own the foundations that product engineers rely on every day, including the systems, tools, and primitives that shape developer workflows, reliability, and velocity
Prioritize work that multiplies impact across the engineering org, turning repeated patterns into platforms and one-off fixes into systems
Develop and evolve a point of view on how engineers should work, then translate that vision into code and durable systems
Operate in messy, fast-moving environments and steadily turn them into something more solid without slowing the team down
Build or own internal platforms, developer tooling, or shared infrastructure that engineers default to
Remove entire classes of errors through better abstractions rather than one-off fixes
Build infrastructure that quietly unlocks faster product work across teams
Become the person other engineers rely on when systems get weird or unclear, and the person leadership turns to when deciding how the platform should evolve next
What We're Looking For
A track record of building and owning foundational systems that other engineers depended on, along with experience living with the consequences of those decisions
The ability to ramp quickly, operate in ambiguity, and make progress without needing problems fully specified up front
An understanding of the tension between ideal solutions and velocity, and the judgment to know when to pursue one over the other
An instinct for leverage, with a preference for systemic fixes over one-off solutions
A clear point of view on how engineers should work, and the drive to turn that into code, tooling, and defaults
Experience working closely with other engineers or teams as an enabler, not just as an implementer
A desire to help define and build the platform's direction, rather than execute against a tightly defined scope and fixed roadmap
Nice to have: experience building or owning internal platforms, developer tooling, or shared infrastructure
Nice to have: experience working on agentic systems, LLM platforms, or large-scale data ingestion pipelines
Nice to have: a track record of being the person people go to when systems get weird or unclear
Life at Outtake
Office: For those in NY, we are an in-person team (5 days a week, with flexibility as needed) working out of a stunning waterfront office in Brooklyn. Collaboration, speed, and clarity matter.
Health: 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision for employees.
Time Away: Flexible PTO. We trust adults to manage energy, not clock time.
Culture & Team: Annual company retreats and regular in-person events.
