Raise · 18 hours ago
Platform Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expRaise is revolutionizing the Gift Card ecosystem by integrating it with blockchain technology. The Platform Engineer will take ownership of the Kubernetes platform, CI/CD systems, and cloud infrastructure, ensuring the design and reliability of scalable environments while collaborating with engineering teams.
E-CommerceGift CardMarketplace
Responsibilities
Kubernetes Platform and Deployments
Own our EKS architecture and operations. Define deployment workflows using Helm or Kustomize. Manage GitOps with Argo CD or Flux. Build progressive delivery patterns such as blue-green and canary. Handle rollouts and rollbacks. Maintain PodDisruptionBudgets, resource limits, HPA and VPA settings, Cluster Autoscaler, and multi-environment promotions
Containerization and Supply Chain
Standardize Docker and OCI images, multi-stage builds, tagging, versioning, and ECR flows. Enforce image scanning with tools like Trivy or Grype. Maintain SBOMs with Syft. Manage signing and provenance in CI/CD
Infrastructure Design and Optimization
Architect highly available and cost-efficient AWS environments including VPC, networking, ALB and NLB, Route 53, RDS, ElastiCache, S3, and CloudFront. Identify bottlenecks early. Right-size compute, storage, and Kubernetes resource limits
IaC and Automation
Build and maintain Terraform or Terragrunt modules. Set up drift detection and guardrails. Automate golden paths for new services, secrets bootstrapping, and day two operations. Promote policy as code using OPA, Gatekeeper, or Kyverno
Networking and Security
Manage secure ingress and egress with ALB or NLB. Maintain CNI and network policies with Calico or Cilium. Support mTLS and service mesh patterns when needed. Enforce IAM least privilege, IRSA, KMS usage, and strong secrets hygiene
Observability and Reliability
Provide metrics, logs, and traces through tools like Datadog, Prometheus, Loki, OpenTelemetry, and Jaeger. Define SLOs and SLIs. Create useful alerts and runbooks. Forecast capacity. Validate backups and disaster recovery with Velero or CSI
CI/CD
Own secure CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or similar tools. Manage artifact promotion, environment gating, and approvals. Integrate SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, SBOM generation, and policy checks
Cost and Capacity (FinOps)
Monitor utilization and cost drivers. Tune autoscaling thresholds. Recommend savings plans or reserved instances. Forecast resource needs and spending
Incident Management and Support
Lead on-call rotations and major incident calls. Run blameless post-mortems with clear corrective actions. Unblock developers quickly. Partner with teams, including Finance, on performance or cost issues. Enforce least privilege, key rotation, and evidence collection for audits
Mentorship and Growth
Coach SRE and platform engineers. Review designs. Promote strong documentation and operational excellence
Cross-Functional Partnership
Work with product, data, and engineering teams to embed reliability best practices. Teach others how to use Kubernetes, GitOps, observability tools, and incident processes
Qualification
Required
Expert-level Kubernetes and EKS experience including workload design, Helm or Kustomize, GitOps, rollout strategies, resource tuning, PDBs, HPA, VPA, autoscaling, and cluster upgrades
Deep knowledge of Docker and OCI images, secure builds, multi-stage images, ECR, and runtime security
Strong AWS experience, especially VPC networking, IAM and IRSA, ALB or NLB, Route 53, S3, RDS, ElastiCache, CloudFront, KMS, and private networking
Solid IaC and automation skills with production-grade Terraform or Terragrunt
Skilled in secure CI/CD pipeline design, artifact management, versioning, promotions, and supply-chain security
Strong observability background across metrics, logs, traces, alerting, SLOs, SLIs, and performance analysis
Strong understanding of IAM, secrets management, vulnerability management, image scanning, and policy as code
Experience with backup and restore validation, RTO and RPO planning, and clear runbooks
Proven track record leading DevOps, SRE, or platform initiatives and running incident and post-mortem programs
Preferred
Experience supporting Go microservices, Ruby on Rails, Flutter, and PostgreSQL at scale
Familiarity with blockchain or web3 systems and event-driven architectures
Experience using AI tools to improve engineering workflows, reliability, or automation
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, discretionary 401(K) plan, company paid short term and long-term disability, and life insurance
Flexible Paid Time Off Policy
Raise Gives Back paid time off for volunteering
Paid parental leave
Voluntary benefits, such as Pet Insurance and Identity Protection
Company
Raise
Raise is a gift card marketplace that allows users to sell and buy gift cards online at a discount.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$210.2MKey Investors
Haun VenturesAccelNew Enterprise Associates
2025-02-26Series Unknown· $63M
2020-01-29Series Unknown
2017-09-19Series C· $60M
Leadership Team
George Bousis
Founder, Chairman and CEO
Recent News
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