Platform Engineer

Job Description

As a Platform Engineer in our Global Infrastructure team, you will be part of a team whose mission is to provide Salsify with the infrastructure, services, and tools necessary to efficiently scale the platform and support the growth of the engineering organization. Working closely with the other software engineering teams you will focus on all phases from design to development to maintenance. You will solve complex business and scalability problems and work with the rest of the software engineering team on the direction of the platform.

We deeply value our engineering culture. We strongly emphasize trust, mentorship, and collaboration. We care about building the right thing, the right way, and having fun while we do it. Every member of our team has the freedom and responsibility to make Salsify a great place to work.  From architecting and designing to building elegant, scalable software, Salsify empowers our engineers to innovate while solving challenging problems.

How You'll Make an Impact:

• Develop infrastructure automation and management solutions that focus on scalability, observability, automation, reliability, security, and a quality environment.
• Design, implement, and maintain solutions that empower engineering to deliver the best software possible while using the infrastructure efficiently and securely.
• Deliver internal infrastructure services such as monitoring, logging, and alerting to internal users.
• Expand and enhance our Kubernetes-based application environment.

You'll Enjoy This Role If You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with orchestration platforms, such as Temporal.io
• Experience with Configuration Management and Infrastructure Management systems such as Terraform.
• Practical and demonstrable skill writing testable, maintainable software with a programming language like Go, Ruby, or Python.
• Deep knowledge of core Cloud Hosting concepts such as IAM, DNS, Networking, Storage, etc.
• Deep experience with at least one Cloud Hosting platform (AWS, Azure)
• Experience with container-based runtimes and orchestration such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding of networking and distributed computing concepts.
• Experience with the GitOps and Infrastructure as Code concepts
• Experience working as part of a distributed team
• Excellent written communication skills.

What We Have for You:

• Competitive Salary
• Equity
• Unlimited Vacation
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Multicare)
• Life Plan
• Meal Allowance
• Referral Bonuses

Salsify’s mission is to empower brand manufacturers to win on the digital shelf.

Helping brand manufacturers to win online is what we do. Our culture is who we are. We are empowered. We are positive thinkers. We take action. We care deeply. These values have driven Salsify’s growth and earned the company numerous top workplace awards.

We are headquartered in Boston and have hubs in Lisbon (Portugal) and Sydney (Australia) and remote offices around the globe. If you are excited to work in a fast-paced environment with a team that values agility, curiosity and passion, we want to hear from you!

Salsify loves a good success story and it would be our privilege to help write yours! We recognize that talent and potential come in all forms and that years of experience does not guarantee job effectiveness or leadership potential. Our hiring process involves recognizing a person’s achievements, subject matter expertise, and passion, not just check marks next to a job description. If you have an interest in our roles please do not hesitate to apply - we would be happy to speak with you!

Salsify is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diverse perspectives yield strong and happy teams. Our employees and customers win when we have a variety of opinions and experiences. If you have a disability, require religious accommodation or if there is anything we can do to make you more comfortable during our recruitment process, please let us know at talent@salsify.com.