Platform Engineer

Partiful's mission is to cultivate friendships through social events.

We believe parties (and other social events) are the most effective way to meet new people and make friends. Our product helps you throw incredible events, starting with memorable party pages that make it easy to plan & communicate with guests - download the app to see how it works!

We're building new ways to streamline planning, connect meaningfully in the real world, and make connections between friends-of-friends. Our ultimate vision is to power everything you do in-person with your friends, eliminating the friction of bringing your most memorable experiences to life. You can read more about our mission in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Wirecutter, and USA Today.

Partiful was named Google's Best App of 2024, a Finalist for Apple's App Store Awards, and Apple's App of the Day (awarded 4x). In 2025, we were named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential Companies, one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, and named to Inc. Magazine's Best in Business List.

Our company is backed by top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures, and advised by the founders of some of the most successful consumer social products ever made.

The Role

We're looking for an experienced Platform Engineer to own and scale the systems that power our product and team. You'll build and maintain the core infrastructure that powers Partiful's products and enables your teammates to move quickly, confidently, and securely - from CI/CD pipelines and observability tools to scalable backend architecture and cloud services.

This is a fast-paced, high-ownership role in an environment where we move quickly, set ambitious goals, and hold a high bar for speed and technical excellence. You'll work closely with our product and platform teams to ensure reliability, performance, and developer velocity as we scale. Our stack is React (web app), React Native (mobile app), Node.js, and Typescript, running on GCP with a serverless architecture.

What you'll do:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure infrastructure across GCP's ecosystem (Cloud Functions, Firestore, Cloud Tasks, Redis, Pub/Sub, etc.)
• Collaborate with other engineers to design performant APIs, databases, and backend systems
• Improve reliability and observability across our stack (monitoring, alerting, logging, tracing)
• Evolve our CI/CD pipelines and developer environments to maximize speed and confidence in shipping
• Empower others (and yourself) to use AI tools effectively and safely across the development process
• Own system performance, uptime, and scalability as usage grows
• Implement security best practices, from secrets management to access control
• Respond to and help prevent production incidents
• Join an ambitious team that moves fast, works hard, and loves what we build - plus, attend really cool parties!

What you'll bring:

• 3-10 years of infrastructure or backend engineering experience in a fast-paced or high-growth environment
• Experience designing and managing serverless or event-driven systems at scale
• Strong understanding of CI/CD workflows and best practices
• Experience with observability systems (such as Sentry, GCP Cloud Logging & Metrics Explorer)
• Solid grasp of networking, security, and performance tuning fundamentals
• Comfort working in Typescript/Node.js environments
• A builder's mindset - you enjoy automating, optimizing, and empowering teams through great tooling
• A habit of leveraging AI tools to move faster, debug smarter, and prototype more effectively
• Deep sense of ownership and dedication to delivering ambitious outcomes on fast timelines
• A love of tackling complex, demanding challenges head-on
• A collaborative, pragmatic approach - you care about outcomes more than ego

What we offer:

• 401(k) with up to 6% matching
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and all your dependents (FSAs and HSA plans available)
• Free One Medical membership, telehealth, and virtual mental health services
• Commuter benefits & contributions towards Class Pass and Citibike memberships
• Take what you need paid time off
• 14 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Parental leave
• Quarterly stipend to plan your own party and dogfood the product
• Semiannual team off-sites
• Get invited to exclusive parties

In your application, please include a note on what excites you about Partiful!

The anticipated annual salary for this position is $150,000 - $200,000, plus a generous equity package. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits for which an individual may be eligible (other benefits listed above). The actual salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from…