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Staff Software Engineer - Platform Engineer

United States, San Francisco 250000.00 - 325000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted February 18, 2026
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You will have an opportunity to own the core platform of a company at hypergrowth stage with lots of impactful work to be done. You will build out the foundations for the next 2-3 years and have full autonomy and leadership opportunities to drive your own projects with plenty of 0-1 work.

Job Responsibility

  • Own the core platform of a company at hypergrowth stage
  • Build out the foundations for the next 2-3 years
  • Have full autonomy and leadership opportunities to drive your own projects with plenty of 0-1 work

Requirements

  • GCP
  • Kubernetes
  • Datadog
  • Typescript / NodeJS
  • Python
  • Github Actions
  • PostgreSQL (≥intermediate)
  • Data pipeline experience

What we offer

  • Equity
  • Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage
  • Hybrid work
  • Unlimited paid time off

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