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EarnIn

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India, Bengaluru

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IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

EarnIn is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to lead the strategic design, automation, and optimization of our cloud infrastructure. This role involves driving innovation in cloud operations, enabling rapid development, and scaling solutions across teams and systems. As a senior technical leader on our Platform team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of EarnIn’s cloud platform, influencing both operational efficiency and customer experience.

Job Responsibility:

Serve as a key architect and thought leader in the cloud infrastructure domain, guiding the team on best practices
Mentor and coach senior engineers across the company in advanced cloud operations practices
Provide oversight of hosted Linux and Windows systems, networks, databases, and applications, identifying and solving critical performance, scalability, and stability challenges
Design and develop reusable components and operational strategies to enhance the scalability, performance, and monitoring of cloud systems
Collaborate with other senior engineers to create technical solutions that address company-wide cloud challenges
Lead the establishment and continuous evolution of infrastructure-as-code best practices, driving automation, self-healing, and security standards
Drive operational cost savings through service optimizations, autoscaling strategies, and distributed processing architectures
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including security, engineering, and business teams, to ensure that operational strategies align with company-wide objectives
Provide thought leadership in company-wide initiatives such as observability, automation, and disaster recovery
Continuously evaluate existing tools and processes, lead efforts to socialize, present, and implement enhancements for optimal operational efficiency
Develop and maintain high-quality documentation on best practices, installation, provisioning, and configuration
Participate in and lead on-call rotations, using post-mortems to guide long-term improvements to system reliability
Act as a liaison between cloud operations and business stakeholders, presenting technical information in an understandable format

Requirements:

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience
7+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, managing large-scale, high-availability, customer-facing distributed systems
Proven experience mentoring and guiding senior engineers, driving technical decisions, and leading company-wide cloud initiatives
Mastery of public cloud providers, specifically AWS (EKS, DynamoDB, Aurora, Kinesis, etc.)
Strong expertise in containerized microservices running on Kubernetes
Deep knowledge of automation and configuration management tools (Terraform, Ansible)
Expertise on CICD pipelines and tools, including Jenkins, GHA, Argo CD, Spinnaker & FluxCD or similar
Experience with advanced observability tools (DataDog, CloudWatch)
Track record of leading cost optimization / FinOps initiatives, performance tuning, and operational excellence projects
Proven ability to drive cross-functional initiatives with engineering, product, and business teams
Strong adherence to industry best practices around privacy and security
Experience with advanced networking, routing, and firewall protocols, including VPN and SSL
Proficient in programming and scripting skills in Python, Go, or Bash
Experience in cost optimization, forecasting, and budget planning for cloud services

What we offer:

healthcare
internet/cell phone reimbursement
a learning and development stipend
opportunities to travel to our Mountain View HQ

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 08, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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