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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # [HN] Platform Engineer - **Company:** Base LLC - **Location:** Van, United States (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), PHP (Programming Language), Computer-Aided Design, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Software Quality, DevOps, Digital Signature, File Systems, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Node.Js, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Architecture, Prometheus, Shell Script, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Video Editing, Data Logging, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, System Availability, Grafana, Multi-Cloud, HybridCloud, Containerization, Search Engines, Kibana, Docker, Elk Stack, Microservices - **Published:** July 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/p4916z0aph ## About the Role We're looking for engineers who love building systems that other engineers depend on. You are likely a great fit if you have: * Strong understanding of Linux/Unix systems and Shell scripting. * Professional experience with at least one backend programming language: PHP; Java; Python; Node.js * Solid knowledge of Software Design, Object-Oriented Programming and Backend Architecture. * Experience working with Docker, containerization and microservice architecture. * Familiarity with cloud-native application development and deploying software on cloud platforms. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a passion for building scalable systems. Nice to Have * Experience working with one or more cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure or other public/private cloud environments. * Experience designing software that operates across multiple cloud environments (multi-cloud or hybrid cloud). * Experience building infrastructure services, platform engineering tools or internal developer platforms. * Experience working with distributed systems or high-traffic applications. * Knowledge of monitoring, logging and observability platforms such as ELK, Kibana, Prometheus or Grafana. ## Description As a Software Engineer in our Platform team, you'll build and maintain the core services that serve as the backbone of the entire Base ecosystem. Your responsibilities include: * Design, develop and maintain core platform services that support every product at Base. * Build high-performance infrastructure software such as: Search Engine; Digital Signature Service; Platform-wide Logging & Observability Platform (ELK Stack / Kibana); File Storage & Video Processing Services * Build software capable of operating across multiple cloud environments with high scalability, reliability and performance. * Improve platform performance, system availability and developer productivity through reusable platform capabilities. * Design and optimize distributed systems capable of handling large-scale traffic and data workloads. * Collaborate closely with product engineers and infrastructure teams to provide reliable platform services for the entire engineering organization. * Continuously improve system architecture, engineering standards and software quality. This is NOT a DevOps or Cloud Operations role. 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