Promise
Software Engineer - Platform & Infrastructure
$165K–$190K
Washington, D.C. · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in software or infrastructure, with meaningful time in a platform, infra, or SRE role.
- Visa sponsorship
- Hiring is restricted to US persons, including US citizens and permanent residents; candidates must reside in the US.
About the job
Build and operate automated platform and infrastructure systems that help engineering teams deploy and run software reliably and securely.
What you'll do
- Build and own GCP infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, Terraform IaC, and end-to-end CI/CD.
- Develop internal platforms and use AI to automate platform work and reduce manual processes.
- Respond to incidents, lead postmortems, and partner with Engineering, IT, and Security.
What they ask for
- 5+ years in software or infrastructure, including meaningful time in a platform, infrastructure, or SRE role.
- Production Kubernetes experience.
- Solid Terraform or equivalent IaC experience.
- Experience building internal systems other teams depend on; on-call experience for systems you built; and ability to discuss your use of AI tools.
Nice to have
- ArgoCD experience; TypeScript or Go.
- Fintech, Payments, or GovTech background; SOC 2, FedRAMP, or PCI experience.
Pay
$165K – $190K (base salary)
Tools
GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, ArgoCD, TypeScript, Go
AI focus
Use AI to automate platform work that previously required human involvement.
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