Role Overview

As the Senior Platform Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, building, and optimizing cloud-based infrastructure to support scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud products. You will lead platform engineering initiatives across Operations, Infrastructure, DevOps, and Security, ensuring best practices in cloud adoption, automation, and deployment. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will drive the DevSecOps culture from initial design through production, improving development workflows and cloud efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement cloud infrastructure solutions that align with business and technical requirements.
• Lead and execute cloud engineering projects, ensuring appropriate technical specifications, realistic timelines, and efficient resource allocation.
• Identify potential challenges in projects, teams, and processes, proactively implementing solutions to prevent delays.
• Work closely with Software Engineering and Product teams to understand priorities and infrastructure needs.
• Design and refine operational processes to improve platform stability, scalability, and performance.
• Enhance product deployment automation and monitoring capabilities, driving continuous improvements in DevSecOps practices.
• Research and integrate new tools and technologies to enhance infrastructure efficiency and security.
• Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment, ensuring platform reliability and availability.

Key Skills & Experience

• +5 years of experience in cloud engineering, with strong expertise in Azure and a proven leadership track record.
• Proficiency in Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, and PowerShell, with hands-on experience designing and deploying cloud solutions.
• Strong understanding of relational databases (MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL) and non-relational databases (MongoDB).
• Experience with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, ensuring efficient and secure software releases.
• Familiarity with Scrum methodologies and strong project management skills to drive short- and long-term team goals.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills, initiative, and ability to work independently while leading and mentoring a team.

Why work for Launchpad?

• 100% remote
• People first culture
• Excellent compensation in US Dollars
• Hardware setup for working from home
• Work with global teams and prominent brands based in North America, Europe, and Asia
• Training allowances
• Personal time off (PTO) for vacations, study leave, personal time, etc.
• ...and more!