[Hiring] Solutions Platform Engineer @Appfire

Role Description

As a Solutions Platform Engineer, you’ll build and run the technical infrastructure that supports Appfire’s Solutions Group. You’ll own our demo environments end to end, build self-service sandboxes for Solution Partners, and automate technical processes that enable Sales Engineers and Solutions Architects to spend more time with customers. You’ll also help transition successful field-built prototypes into production by partnering with Engineering and DevOps on code ownership, hosting, and support models. This is a highly cross-functional role focused on reducing technical overhead, improving time-to-demo, and creating scalable solutions infrastructure.

• Own the demo estate end to end, including Atlassian instance provisioning, realistic seeded datasets, multi-product reference environments, and environment teardown and refresh.
• Build and maintain self-service sandbox environments that enable Solution Partners to demonstrate Appfire products independently.
• Design and implement automation that reduces technical overhead for Sales Engineering and Solutions Architecture teams and improves time-to-demo.
• Maintain the technical knowledge base supporting security questionnaires, RFPs, and trust center responses.
• Run the Instance Optimization inventory extract and pricing pull supporting Appfire’s consolidation assessment.
• Take ownership of field-built prototypes that graduate to production, including code ownership, hosting, deployment, and ongoing support in partnership with Engineering and DevOps.
• Define and enforce technical graduation criteria for prototypes moving from pilot to production, ensuring each solution has clear ownership, hosting, and support models.
• Monitor demo environment health, provisioning performance, and capacity, proactively identifying and resolving technical bottlenecks.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or systems engineering, ideally supporting a sales engineering, solutions, or presales organization.
• Hands-on experience administering and provisioning Atlassian Cloud and/or Data Center environments, including Jira, Confluence, and/or Bitbucket.
• Experience building and operating self-service sandbox or demo environments, including environment lifecycle management and seeded or synthetic data.
• Strong experience with infrastructure automation, scripting such as Python or Bash, and Infrastructure-as-Code practices.
• Practical experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, and CI/CD tooling.
• Experience taking ownership of existing tools or prototypes and preparing them for production, including code review, hosting, deployment, and support.
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to create clear technical documentation, runbooks, and knowledge bases for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across Solutions, Sales Engineering, Product Engineering, and DevOps teams in a fast-moving environment.

Benefits

• Help build the technical platform and operating model that enables Appfire’s Solutions organization to scale.
• Opportunity to define and automate how demo environments, partner sandboxes, and field-built solutions are built and operated.
• Work across Appfire’s product portfolio and the Atlassian ecosystem with direct impact on how our solutions teams support customers and partners.
• Company Equity: Every Appfire team member is eligible for company equity, fostering a strong sense of ownership and connection to our growth.
• Time Off & Wellbeing:
  • 26 Vacation Days: Paid vacation annually, regardless of tenure.
  • Wellness Days: 1 fully paid day off each month for rest, recovery, or unexpected personal needs.
  • Volunteering: 24 hours of paid volunteer time plus 3 fully paid volunteering days.
• Learning & Development: Appfire University: Custom, on-demand learning platform supporting continuous learning, professional development, and career growth.
• Health & Insurance:
  • Private Healthcare: Fully covered Luxmed plan, with the option to extend coverage to your partner or add personalized upgrades.
  • Life Insurance: Fully paid UNUM life insurance.
• Lifestyle & Everyday Benefits:
  • MyBenefit: 150 PLN per month for a Multisport card, shopping, restaurants, and entertainment.
  • Lunch Card: 300 PLN per month for groceries or dining out via a virtual Pluxee card, with Google Pay and Apple Wallet support.
• Remote Work Support: Home Office Allowance: 200 PLN net per month to help cover electricity and internet costs while working remotely.
• Market recognition: Appfire has been consistently recognized for company growth, culture, corporate social responsibility, and product excellence.