Staff Platform Engineer

Felix

$150K — $180K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Miami, FL
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Deep experience with developer portals like Backstage or Port.io for self-service environments.
  • Expertise in Cloud Architecture (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, Istio, Terraform, Networking, and Security with 10+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Proficiency in unit testing with Terraform and Helmcharts, particularly using Terratest.
  • Exceptional technical skills in golang and System Architecture.
  • Proven ability to lead architectural strategy and resolve complex operational challenges.
  • Strong communication skills to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Documented success in mentoring junior and mid-level engineers through effective guidance.

Responsibilities

  • Design and manage high-availability, scalable infrastructure using Kubernetes and cloud-native services.
  • Enhance CI/CD pipelines and internal tooling for seamless deployment cycles.
  • Implement observability, security standards, and cost-optimization across infrastructure.
  • Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, fostering a high-standard culture.
  • Define and promote best practices for infrastructure-as-code across engineering teams.
  • Design scalable MLOps pipelines for deploying and monitoring LLM models.
  • Own the technical roadmap for the Internal Developer Platform, balancing speed and technical debt.
  • Collaborate with Product leadership to ensure infrastructure aligns with business objectives.

Benefits

  • Initial stock options grant
  • Annual performance bonus
  • Health, dental, and vision plans
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Continuous learning opportunities
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Paid parental leave
  • Opportunities for growth in a dynamic environment
Full Job Description
About the Role

We are seeking a visionary and highly technical Staff Platform Engineer to join our EngOps team. This role is central to our next phase of growth, focusing on designing and building a robust Internal Developer Platform (IDP) that will empower engineering teams to move faster, improve reliability, and reduce friction at scale. You will position AI/LLM infrastructure as a critical, integrated component of our broader platform strategy.

In this role, you will be the architect behind our IDP, evolving our infrastructure into a sophisticated enterprise system. You will ensure our platform supports advanced automation across critical internal and product functions while maintaining operational excellence and a world-class developer experience.

You will act as a foundational technical anchor for EngOps, helping shape the future architecture of this new squad and analyzing what the division needs next as we scale. If you thrive at the intersection of deep software infrastructure, operational excellence, and agentic AI, this is your mission.

Responsibilities

  • Scalable Infrastructure Architecture: Design and manage high-availability, scalable infrastructure using Kubernetes and cloud-native services to support Félix's hyper-growth.
  • Developer Experience & CI/CD: Enhance CI/CD pipelines and internal tooling to minimize developer friction, enabling seamless deployment cycles from development to production.
  • Platform Governance & Security: Implement robust observability, security standards, and cost-optimization strategies across the entire infrastructure ecosystem.
  • Mentorship & Culture: Provide technical mentorship to senior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of high standards, rigorous code reviews, and proactive documentation.
  • Technical Advocacy: Define and evangelize best practices for infrastructure-as-code and platform standards across all engineering squads, ensuring consistency and long-term maintainability.
  • MLOps/LLM Infrastructure: Partner with the AI/Data teams to design scalable pipelines for LLM model deployment, serving, and monitoring, ensuring our "AI-powered chatbot" remains performant and cost-effective at scale.
  • Lifecycle Management: Own the long-term technical roadmap for the Internal Developer Platform, balancing the immediate need for speed with the management of technical debt to prevent future bottlenecks.
  • Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate directly with Product and Product Engineering leadership to align infrastructure automations with business goals, ensuring the platform is always a facilitator and enabler for fast development and experimentation.


Requirements:

  • Developer Experience (DX) Strategy: Deep experience deploying and customizing developer portals like Backstage or Port.io to create a seamless, self-service environment that accelerates time-to-market.
  • Cloud & Platform Mastery: Deep expertise in Cloud Architecture (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, Istio, Terraform, Networking, and Security alongside 10+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Code and Automation led: Expertise with implementing unit testing on Terraform, Helmcharts with Terratest
  • Technical Mastery: Exceptional expertise in golang and deep knowledge of System Architecture.
  • Strategic Technical Leadership: Proven ability to drive architectural strategy, solve complex operational bottlenecks, and enable engineering teams through platform innovation.
  • Communication & Evangelism: Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders (Product/Leadership) and drive consensus across engineering squads.
  • Mentorship at Scale: A documented track record of growing senior and mid-level engineers, not just via code reviews but through architectural guidance and cultural influence.
  • These are the applicable requisites, although equivalent competencies in any of the above will also be considered.


What We Offer

  • Competitive salary
  • Initial stock options grant
  • Annual performance bonus
  • Health, dental, and vision plans
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Continuous learning opportunities
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Paid parental leave
  • Empowering opportunities for growth in a dynamic entrepreneurial environment

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