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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # platform engineer - **Company:** Telnyx - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Booting (BIOS), VoIP, Cluster Analysis, Continuous Integration, Data Centers, Github, Hardware Security Module, Python (Programming Language), Open Source Technology, Prometheus, Pulumi, Erlang, Istio, Grafana, Data Center Networking, Kubernetes, Bare Metal, U-Boot, Terraform, Elixir, Golang - **Published:** May 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.workingnomads.com/jobs/staff-platform-engineer-telnyx ## About the Role You are a seasoned platform engineer who thrives on building the foundational layer that enables other engineers to move fast with confidence. You think in systems, care deeply about developer experience, and have strong opinions about infrastructure that you can back up with experience. You've operated production systems at scale, led architectural decisions that outlasted your tenure, and mentored engineers who went on to do the same., * 7+ years in platform engineering, infrastructure, or SRE roles * Deep expertise with Kubernetes - cluster lifecycle, operator development, multi-cluster management * Strong experience with IaC (Terraform/Pulumi) in production * Experience operating bare metal infrastructure - provisioning, PXE booting, switch config, data center networking * Proficiency in at least two of: Elixir/BEAM, Go, Python * Track record of shipping developer platforms adopted by 10+ engineers * CI/CD at scale (GitHub Actions, Buildkite, or similar) * Strong communication - RFCs, architecture decisions, stakeholder alignment Bonus Points * BEAM clustering / Erlang/OTP in production * Telecom or CPaaS experience (SIP, SS7, VoIP) * Bare metal platforms (not just managed cloud) * Open-source infrastructure contributions * eBPF, Cilium, or advanced K8s networking * Hardware security (TPM, secure boot) ## Description Telnyx operates a global telecom platform running on bare metal infrastructure across data centers worldwide. As a Staff Platform Engineer, you will own the shared platform layer that every engineering team builds on - from the Kubernetes clusters and service mesh that run our Elixir, Go, and Python services, to the CI/CD pipelines, observability stack, and internal tooling that keep us shipping reliably. This is a high-leverage role. You won't just build infrastructure - you'll define what 'platform' means at Telnyx and set the technical direction for how we operate at scale. 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