Platform Engineer

We’re looking for a hands-on Platform Engineer to help build the backend and data platform for a new product. The codebase is still early, so this person will have a meaningful role in shaping the architecture, development standards, and deployment approach. You’ll build production backend services and APIs that ingest, query, and deliver high-volume data. The platform will be containerized and deployed with Kubernetes in both connected and air-gapped customer environments. What you’ll do: Build backend services for data ingestion, retrieval, and delivery Design the flow between storage, backend services, and client applications Develop strongly typed APIs using Protobuf and gRPC Package, deploy, and troubleshoot services on Kubernetes Address container registries, security, credentials, availability, and recovery Help establish practical engineering standards for an early-stage product

Hands-on production Kubernetes experience, including diagnosing and recovering failed deployments (K3s or RKE2) Experience deploying applications in air-gapped or restricted environments Backend development and API design experience; Go, Java, or Python may be relevant Ability to take an open-ended problem, propose a design, and build the solution with limited direction Experience with high-volume ingestion, telemetry, IoT data, data lakes, performance-sensitive systems, or defense environments would be helpful.