Raydar
Senior Platform Engineer
$175K–$220K
New York, New York · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- At least 5 years as a software engineer working on distributed systems running in production.
About the job
Lead the design and operation of a large-scale cloud data platform, including storage, deployment automation, reliability, security, and engineering coaching.
What you'll do
- Architect and operate high-volume data storage and query systems, selecting appropriate storage tiers, databases, and streaming technologies.
- Run containerized workloads and maintain automated delivery pipelines, infrastructure code, and internal tooling.
- Maintain secure, auditable, dependable operations; troubleshoot and optimize across the stack, and coach fellow engineers.
What they ask for
- At least 5 years as a software engineer working on distributed systems in production.
- Practical experience running production workloads on AWS.
- Experience designing storage and lookup systems for very large data volumes across tiers.
- Grounding in DevOps and distributed systems, including automated delivery, infrastructure code, monitoring, and hands-off releases.
Nice to have
- Exposure to government or other tightly regulated environments, such as FedRAMP.
Pay
USD 175,000 to 220,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
AWS, FedRAMP
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