Shakepay
Staff Platform Engineer
NEWCanadaFull-timeGlobal
š° CAD 210,000+/yr
š Seniorš Remote
ActivePosted within the last 30 days
Job Description
[AI-summarized by JobStash]
You will design and evolve the internal developer platform and foundational infrastructure that enables engineering teams to build, ship, and operate software quickly and reliably. You will build internal tooling and automation, implement infrastructure-as-code and GitOps, and develop observability including monitoring, alerting, and dashboards. You will design and implement AI-powered tools and agentic workflows to automate tasks, improve system reliability, scalability, and performance, and participate in incident response. You will lead cross-team technical initiatives, mentor engineers, run design reviews, and influence long-term platform architecture and operational practices.
Requirements
- ā8+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, SRE, or DevOps roles
- āStrong programming experience (e.g., Go, Python, JavaScript, or similar)
- āDeep experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems
- āExtensive experience with infrastructure-as-code and automated deployment systems
- āExperience designing internal platforms or developer tooling used by multiple teams
- āExperience improving developer experience and engineering velocity through platform improvements
- āExperience building tools or workflows that leverage AI/LLMs to automate tasks or augment developer productivity
- āStrong system design and architectural thinking
- āProven ability to lead complex technical initiatives across teams
- āStrong collaboration and communication skills
- āA pragmatic mindset focused on solving real business problems
Responsibilities
- āDesign and evolve the architecture of the internal developer platform
- āDesign and build foundational infrastructure that supports growing systems and teams
- āLead the development of internal tooling and automation to improve developer productivity
- āArchitect and implement infrastructure-as-code and GitOps practices across the platform
- āBuild and evolve observability systems including monitoring, alerting, and dashboards
- āDesign and implement AI-powered internal tools and agentic workflows to automate tasks
- āImprove system reliability, scalability, and performance across production environments
- āPartner with product and infrastructure teams to drive best practices in system design and operations
- āLead technical initiatives that span multiple engineering teams
- āMentor engineers and guide technical decision-making through design reviews and architecture discussions
- āContribute to incident response and drive improvements to operational resilience
- āInfluence the long-term technical direction of infrastructure and platform ecosystem
Benefits & Perks
- āGenerous AI token budget (currently unlimited)
- āStock options for all employees
- āYearly salary assessments
- āHealth and dental coverage including health and wellness spending accounts
- āRemote work from anywhere in Canada with optional office access in Montreal and Toronto
- ā$2,000 annual budget for courses, certifications, and training
- ā20 days of vacation per year and a $1,000 bonus for using all vacation time
- āParental leave top-up to 100% of salary for 18 weeks
- āQuarterly team-specific or company-wide offsites
Tech Stack
DevOpsKubernetesSREKafkaautomationDashboardsdistributed systemTerraformalertingAI