[Hiring] Senior Platform Engineer @Propel

Role Description

Are you a Platform Engineer looking to make a big impact on a mission-driven company? Do you enjoy architecting software that shapes an entire engineering organization? Do you thrive in high-autonomy startup environments?

We’re looking for a self-motivated Senior Platform Engineer to join our Developer Enablement Team within the engineering org at Propel. This role empowers other engineers by improving the cloud native platforms that enable development and delivery of Propel’s technology.

These cloud native platforms impact several products and stacks, including:

• Interacting with government programs
• Surfacing savings opportunities
• Enrolling users in healthcare plans
• Internal tooling
• Architecture

Your focus will be on running fault tolerant applications in Kubernetes and AWS, and solving organization-wide engineering problems. We are looking for a tinkerer to experiment with improvements to the developer experience at Propel. You will:

• Architect new features for our cloud platform
• Support a wide-variety of production applications
• Address technical debt
• Help guide other engineers

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Systems Engineering
• Proficient with at least one high-level programming language - Python, Go, or whatever else you like
• Strong understanding of networking, containers, security and scalability
• Strong Kubernetes fundamentals and experience with Helm or other common tools in the ecosystem
• Strong infrastructure as code skills (we use Terraform)
• Broad experience across many cloud services within a major cloud provider (we use AWS)
• Experience with observability platforms (we use Datadog)
• Experience writing CI/CD pipelines (we use GitHub Actions)
• Experience being part of an on-call rotation to fix urgent issues

Requirements

• The following are nice to have but not required:
• Experience with Kubernetes tools such as Vault, Sealed Secrets, Consul, Prometheus, etc.
• Experience with data platforms such as Snowflake, and experience building and managing data infrastructure
• Cybersecurity and/or regulatory compliance experience (HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc)

Benefits

• An engineering culture that is humble, motivated, and collaborative
• Consistent knowledge sharing through projects or bugs demos, Lunch & Learn presentations, and documentation
• A people-first approach to management where we value engineers’ voices, support career development, and offer opportunities for technical growth that interest you
• Meaningful work and a strong shared sense of mission
• A remote-first working environment with a co-working monthly stipend for employees outside of NYC
• Fair, equitable, and competitive salaries with a salary range of $170,000 - $240,000 depending on experience and interview performance
• Equity and excellent benefits
• 20 Days of PTO
• 4% 401K match
• $10k lifetime spend towards Carrot Fertility
• Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision options

Company Description

Propel is a technology company that’s strengthening the social safety net for people who receive government benefits. Over 5 million Americans trust the free, modern Propel app to manage their government benefits, save money, and get updates when their benefits change. We’ve also partnered with renowned institutions and organizations like Vote.org, GoFundMe, and GiveDirectly.

Propel is a for-profit, venture-backed company that holds its social mission at its core. We're proud to be supported by a blend of nonprofits, impact investors, and world-class investors, including the Robin Hood Foundation, Andreessen Horowitz, Nyca Partners, Financial Health Network, JPMorganChase, Kevin Durant, Serena Williams, and Nas.