Platform Application Specialist

Requirements:

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering roles.
• Software development experience with Python.
• Experience with system administration and troubleshooting (Linux, Bash, Containerization).
• Infrastructure automation and configuration management experience (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Puppet).

Nice to Have:

• Deep knowledge of a modern observability stack (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic Stack, Vector, AlertManager).
• Experience with a variety of database platforms (e.g., PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, MSSQL, Redis, FoundationDB).
• Familiarity with specific middleware (e.g., Kafka, Consul), HPC schedulers (e.g., Slurm), Kubernetes, or workflow orchestrators (e.g., Airflow, Prefect).
• Experience with on-premise deployments of development tools like GitLab, Artifactory, CICD, or JupyterHub.
• Knowledge of other programming languages such as Golang, Rust, or JavaScript.
• Experience with advanced software engineering concepts, API development, and creating Kubernetes Operators.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Designing, monitoring, and scaling platform infrastructure.
• Enhancing operational efficiency and developing CI/CD pipelines.
• Creating self-service workflows and improving developer and researcher experience.
• Contributing across the entire ecosystem, including observability, scheduling & orchestration, development tools, middleware, databases, and automation.

Perks and Benefits:

• Minimum base salary of $120,000 if located in New York.
• Eligibility for discretionary bonuses.
• Benefits such as health, dental, and other wellness plans.
• 401(k) contributions.