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Platform Tech Lead
NEWRemoteFull-timeGlobal
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RemoteRemote work position availableActivePosted within the last 30 days
Job Description
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You will serve as the technical anchor for the Platform Engineering team, taking ownership of the technical roadmap and ensuring high availability. You will design and implement scalable infrastructure, lead incident response and root cause analysis, and establish comprehensive monitoring and alerting. You will oversee networking and Kubernetes (EKS) operations, drive capacity planning and performance tuning, and partner with SecOps to maintain security and compliance. You will communicate technical priorities and status to senior stakeholders and ensure production systems meet strict uptime and reliability targets.
Requirements
- ā7+ years hands-on technical experience with large-scale production environments
- ā2+ years leading site reliability engineers or software developers
- āIn-depth AWS knowledge including Serverless Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB EKS and S3
- āStrong experience with Kubernetes and EKS at scale
- āExperience with microservices architecture and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
- āProven ability to learn and master new technologies quickly
- āSolid understanding of performance monitoring tools and Linux operating systems
- āAdvanced networking knowledge for global multi-region deployments and secure B2B integrations
Responsibilities
- āAct as final technical reviewer for complex production implementations
- āArchitect robust solutions to meet 99.99% system uptime
- āIdentify root causes for critical incidents and implement permanent fixes
- āLead service capacity planning demand forecasting and system tuning
- āEstablish end-to-end monitoring and alerting for critical systems
- āAlign technical priorities with business goals and provide status updates
- āPartner with SecOps to ensure security compliance and minimal vulnerability windows
Benefits & Perks
- āFlexible fully remote work
- āAutonomy over complex projects from design to production
- āOn-call rotation designed to maintain a healthy work-life balance
Tech Stack
SecuritymicroserviceserverlessKubernetestraffic routingScalabilitySecOpscapacity planningincident managementVPN