Staff Platform Engineer

We are hiring a Staff Platform Engineer in our Platform Engineering team in Brazil. This is a Remote – Brazil position. The mission is to help us build a global, secure, recoverable, and cost-efficient infrastructure that enables engineering teams to scale our product autonomously. Platform Engineering builds tooling and automation to eliminate operational processes or drive them to as near zero as possible.

Responsibilities

Help to build a global, secure, scalable, and cost-effective Cloud platform using Kubernetes in AWS; Develop and evolve Kubernetes operators and other cloud-native automation in Kubernetes; Build products and tools enabling engineering teams to create and maintain their cloud resources autonomously; Help to ensure security and compliance by delivering secure products and implementing DevSecOps integrations; Improve observability, reliability, and cost awareness; Support engineering teams in the products and tools usage; Build and maintain a modern CI/CD set of tools and services; Keep all the Kubernetes clusters highly available and reliable; Contribute to product documentation (e.g. user guide, configurations, operations, and troubleshooting procedures); Participate in the definition of standards, RFCs, guidelines and best practices; Live the mission by inspiring and empowering others and creating a supportive environment

Requirements

Proven technical expertise in AWS cloud services, Kubernetes, and software engineering; In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes and its ecosystem; Comprehensive understanding of observability systems; Experience with operator-managed Infrastructure as Code, preferably Crossplane or Kubernetes Operators; Ability to write software for production environments; Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and proven experience in identifying solutions for complex problems; Collaboration and learning-driven mindset; Deep expertise in the AWS ecosystem; Excellent communication skills in both English and Portuguese, both verbally and in writing; Prior experience in AWS, Kubernetes, and containers (mandatory)

Nice to have

CNCF Kubernetes Certifications (CKA, CKS, or CKAD); AWS certifications; Interest in changing and improving things; Interest in solving complex problems gracefully; Interest in reading and writing good documentation; Interest in staying current on industry-leading practices and technologies; Interest in building something you are proud of

Benefits

Wellhub Gold+ membership with access to onsite gyms and studios, digital fitness programs, and online wellness resources; Wellz emotional wellbeing program with individual therapy sessions (52 per year) and on-demand content; Health, dental, and life insurance; Flexible work with hybrid and remote options and home office reimbursement; Flexible schedule; Paid time off including vacations after 6 months, additional 3 days off per year, 1 day off per year of tenure up to 5 additional days, and an extra holiday for your birthday; 100% paid parental leave to all new parents with extended leave and ramp-back period for parents giving birth; Career growth platforms and internal opportunities; Culture of passionate people and open communication