Software Engineer - Platform Security

Overall Purpose

A Staff Platform Engineer defines and drives the technical strategy for platform and runtime capabilities that support scalable, secure, and highly available product experiences. This role architects, designs, and delivers foundational services while acting as a technical leader across teams to solve complex, cross‑functional problems and enable engineering velocity.

• Define and drive technical strategy and roadmap for platform and runtime capabilities aligned to product and enterprise needs.
• Architect, design, build, and operate scalable, secure, and highly available platform services.
• Lead complex, high‑impact initiatives from concept through implementation, influencing cross‑team technical direction.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to understand requirements and enable seamless integration with platform services.
• Implement secure‑by‑default solutions across infrastructure and application layers.
• Contribute to and enforce best practices across the software development lifecycle, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across teams.
• Participate in production support and drive improvements in reliability, observability, and operational excellence.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and apply them to solve large‑scale platform challenges.
• Support risk management, security, and compliance requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Typically 8+ years of software or platform engineering experience.
• Strong experience with distributed systems and large‑scale infrastructure.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and fully automated software delivery.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, ECS, etc.).
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloud Formation, etc.).
• Experience with a modern programming language (Java, Python, Go, etc.).
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure (AWS or similar).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Experience building platform capabilities in identity, authentication, authorization, secrets management, or certificate management.
• Strong understanding of modern identity and security standards (OAuth/OIDC, TLS/mTLS, SPIFFE, PKI).
• Experience with encryption systems, HSMs, KMS, and cryptographic trust systems.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems components (API gateways, load balancing, caching, messaging systems).
• Experience building developer platforms, APIs, and self‑service tooling.
• Strong knowledge of SRE principles (SLA, SLO/SLI, observability, alerting, incident response).
• Experience operating high‑scale production systems and resolving complex incidents.
• Experience with service mesh, secrets management systems (e.g., Vault), or certificate lifecycle automation.
• Experience writing advanced IaC modules or platform abstractions.
• Relevant certifications (AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform) are a plus.

The position is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer. Sitting for extended periods (approximately four hours) is typical, with occasional standing, walking, kneeling, and reaching. Lifting up to 10 pounds occasionally may be required. Visual acuity and dexterity are necessary for manipulating documents, office equipment, and computers. The employee must be able to communicate with internal and/or external customers and perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

The base pay scale for this position in San Francisco, CA is: $174,000 – $223,000 per year. Candidates are eligible for a discretionary incentive plan and benefits. The pay scale is subject to change and is not a guarantee of any specific pay.

• Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans, and contributions to Health Savings Account (HSA) or flexible spending accounts (FSA).
• 401(k) plan with 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
• Paid time off: flexible time off for exempt employees, generous PTO for non‑exempt employees, 11 paid company holidays, and a paid…