Symbotic · 8 hours ago
Senior Platform Engineer
Wilmington, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$125K/yr - $205K/yr
8+ years expSymbotic is an automation technology leader reimagining the supply chain with its end-to-end, AI-powered robotic and software platform. They are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to lead the design, development, and operationalization of scalable infrastructure frameworks and automation pipelines, collaborating across teams to support mission-critical systems.
MobileRetailRoboticsSupply Chain ManagementWarehouse Automation
Responsibilities
Design and implement infrastructure using IaC tools (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.) to support development, staging, and production environments across cloud and on-prem platforms
Develop and manage automation frameworks to streamline infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, monitoring, and CI/CD processes
Deploy and manage cloud-native systems using Kubernetes, Helm, and other orchestration tools
Collaborate with software engineers, DevOps, and security teams to define and enforce infrastructure standards, best practices, and compliance requirements
Improve system observability by integrating monitoring, alerting, and telemetry tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, FluentD)
Lead efforts to automate environment setup and teardown, reducing manual intervention and human error
Drive the adoption of GitOps principles and tools (Argo/Flux CD, Spacelift, OpenTofu) to manage infrastructure and platform changes
Serve as a technical mentor to junior engineers and contribute to knowledge-sharing within the team
Evaluate new tools and technologies to evolve Symbotic’s platform engineering capabilities
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 8 years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or SRE roles, with a strong focus on automation, configuration management, DevOps tooling and infrastructure as code
Expert in Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management
Solid experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD) and cloud platforms (GCP, Azure)
Deep understanding of networking, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and Linux system administration
Strong experience in Rust, Go, Shell Scripting or Python
Familiarity with GitOps workflows and version-controlled infrastructure deployments
Experience supporting secure, high-availability, and scalable environments for large-scale distributed, embedded and platform systems applying security principles such as Zero Trust and OWASP
Experience in hybrid environments (cloud + on-premise)
Background in high-throughput systems or real-time data pipelines
Previous experience in a regulated or mission-critical industry (e.g., manufacturing, logistics, or autonomous systems)
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Disability
401K
PTO
Company
Symbotic
Symbotic is a provider of integrated supply network automation solutions for warehouses and distribution centers.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.36B2025-12-04Post Ipo Secondary· $192.5M
2025-12-04Post Ipo Equity· $357.5M
2024-02-21Post Ipo Secondary· $202.5M
Leadership Team
Carol Hibbard
Chief Financial Officer
Tom Ernst
Chief Financial Officer
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