Senior Platform Engineer

Location: Denver, CO or remote

Job Title: Senior Platform Engineer (Contract / Contract-to-Hire)

Learning Spring is The School Choice Management Platform that helps states, schools, families, SGOs, and providers run modern education freedom programs with clarity and accountability. It unifies school discovery, eligibility, applications, payments, and compliance, enabling partners to operate ESA, voucher, and tax credit scholarship programs at scale on a single platform.

Learning Spring's solutions, including the School Choice Marketplace, Education Freedom Wallet™, Federal Tax Credit Management, and complete School Choice Management for States, help families find their best‑fit learning options, help schools and SGOs steward scholarships responsibly, and help states deliver transparent, auditable programs.

Founded by parents, policy experts, and technologists, Learning Spring is building the trusted backbone for modern school choice: empowering families, supporting state leadership, and driving equity and quality across K–12 education.

Learning Spring is seeking a Platform Engineer to help design, build, and scale the infrastructure foundations that power our applications and internal engineering workflows. This is a hands‑on role for someone who thrives in startup environments, enjoys solving ambiguous technical challenges, and can balance long‑term platform thinking with practical execution.

This role will focus heavily on AWS infrastructure and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, while also supporting broader Dev Ops, reliability, security, and automation initiatives across the engineering organization.

We are looking for someone who is comfortable operating independently, improving systems incrementally, and helping establish engineering best practices as the company scales.

This role is expected to begin as a contract or contract‑to‑hire engagement at approximately 20–40 hours per week, with the potential to expand over time.

• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Improve deployment automation, CI/CD pipelines, and engineering workflows
• Partner with software engineers to improve reliability, observability, and developer experience
• Monitor system performance, uptime, security, and cost efficiency
• Implement infrastructure standards, documentation, and operational best practices
• Support incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis when production issues arise
• Help establish pragmatic processes appropriate for a fast‑moving startup environment
• Evaluate and recommend tools, services, and architectural improvements as the platform evolves
• Contribute to security, compliance, and audit‑readiness initiatives where appropriate

• Reliable, repeatable infrastructure provisioning through Terraform
• Stable and secure AWS environments across development, staging, and production
• Improved deployment speed and operational reliability
• Reduced manual operational overhead through automation
• Clear infrastructure documentation and operational runbooks
• Enhanced monitoring, alerting, and visibility into platform health
• Scalable foundational systems that support rapid product growth

• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Dev Ops, Site Reliability Engineering, or related infrastructure roles
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS services and cloud architecture
• Deep experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code principles
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of Linux systems, networking, and cloud security fundamentals
• Experience with containerized environments and modern deployment workflows
• Ability to troubleshoot complex production issues independently
• Strong communication skills and comfort collaborating in cross‑functional teams
• Ability to operate effectively in a startup environment with evolving priorities
• Self‑directed mindset with strong ownership and follow‑through

• Experience supporting SaaS platforms in regulated or compliance‑oriented environments
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms
• Experience with…