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Dash0 · 1 day ago

Senior Platform Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

Dash0 is a company focused on defining the future of observability with an AI-centric platform. As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain foundational infrastructure and tools, collaborating with teams to ensure reliability and scalability of software products.

Information TechnologyIT InfrastructureSoftware

Responsibilities

Architectural Design: Develop and influence the platform architecture, making high-level design decisions and ensuring that technical solutions align with business goals

Automation: Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous integration and delivery of software applications

Cross-Team Collaboration: Collaborate with development teams to design and implement scalable and resilient architecture solutions

Code Review and Quality Assurance: Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and maintainable, efficient code. Ensure the overall quality of the codebase

Troubleshooting: Monitor and troubleshoot platform issues, and implement solutions to ensure high availability and performance

Security: Ensure compliance with security best practices and regulatory requirements across the platform

Support: Providing technical support and on-call for applications, systems, and infrastructure as needed

Continuous Improvement: Continuously evaluate and implement new technologies and tools to improve platform reliability and efficiency

Security: Ensure that software developed is secure and compliant with relevant security standards and practices

Risk Management: Identify and mitigate technical risks that could impact project timelines or quality

Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design documents, and coding standards

Codebase Maintenance: Oversee the maintenance and evolution of the codebase, including refactoring efforts as needed to improve code quality

Technical Research: Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in software / platform engineering

Problem Solving: Address complex technical challenges, troubleshoot issues, and provide innovative solutions to problems that arise during development

DevOps: Design, deploy, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure using modern DevOps practices and tools

Automation: Automate deployment, configuration, and monitoring processes to streamline operations and improve efficiency

Qualification

Cloud Computing PlatformsInfrastructure as CodeContainerizationOrchestrationDevOpsCI/CDProgramming ProficiencySecurity Best PracticesNetworkingMonitoringLoggingProblem-SolvingCommunicationAdaptabilityCollaboration

Required

Proficient in diagnosing and resolving complex technical issues, making decisions under pressure, and innovating solutions to meet business needs

Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, articulating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and mentoring junior engineers

Ability to adapt to changing technologies, project requirements, and business priorities, maintaining a proactive approach to learning and development

Strong collaboration skills for working together towards common goals and resolving issues efficiently

Proficiency in one or more cloud computing platforms such as AWS (Amazon Web Services) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is crucial. This includes understanding core services, networking, security, and resource management within the chosen cloud environment

Experience with tools like Terraform to automate the provisioning and management of infrastructure resources. Knowledge of GitOps tools like ArgoCD is also beneficial

Expertise in containerization technologies such as Docker for packaging applications, Kubernetes for orchestrating containerized workloads and Helm for deploying Kubernetes workloads. Understanding concepts like pod deployment, service discovery, and scaling in Kubernetes is important

Experience with DevOps practices, proficiency in setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Jenkins to automate software builds, testing, and deployment processes

Good knowledge of programming languages relevant to the company's technology stack (such as GoLang, Java and/or Python), including best practices in coding, testing, and security

Awareness of security principles and how to implement secure coding practices, encryption, authentication, and authorization mechanisms

Understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, load balancing, firewalls, and VPNs. Knowledge of software-defined networking (SDN) and virtual networking concepts is beneficial

Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana or OpenTelemetry for tracking system performance, analyzing logs, and troubleshooting issues

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field: Fundamental education providing a strong foundation in software development principles, algorithms, and data structures

Preferred

Master's Degree or Advanced Courses (optional but beneficial): Specialization in areas such as software engineering, system architecture, cloud computing, or data science can enhance expertise and strategic insight

Certifications (optional): Certifications relevant to specific technical skills or technologies (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified ScrumMaster, etc.) can demonstrate expertise and commitment to staying current with technological advancements