Tower Research Capital
Senior Platform Engineer, Build & Developer Infrastructure
$150K–$200K
New York +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 16, 2026
- Location
- New York
New York, NY, United States - Experience
- 7+ years of hands-on engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Builds, operates, and improves software delivery, build, CI/CD, and developer infrastructure platforms for large-scale C++ and Python applications.
What you'll do
- Maintain and enhance build, release, artifact, and CI/CD infrastructure, including scalable pipelines and automation.
- Develop internal developer tooling and self-service capabilities, and improve observability, reliability, performance, and security.
- Partner with engineering and business teams; troubleshoot platform issues and participate in incident response and root cause analysis.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of hands-on engineering experience in software delivery, platform, infrastructure, CI/CD, DevOps, SRE, or developer productivity systems.
- Strong Linux knowledge; proficiency in Python and shell scripting; experience with Git.
- Experience with build systems for large C++ codebases, CI/CD platforms, Python packaging and dependency management, artifact repositories, and infrastructure automation.
Nice to have
- Experience with cloud, hybrid, or on-premises infrastructure; AWS, GCP, Azure, or private infrastructure experience preferred.
- Experience with observability platforms, workflow orchestration, GitOps, internal developer portals, C++/Rust, or AI-assisted development tools.
Pay
$150,000 - $200,000 USD base salary
Tools
C++, Python, Linux, CMake, Ninja, Bazel, Buck2, Terraform
AI focus
Preferred: integrate AI-assisted development tools into engineering workflows while maintaining appropriate security, access control, and code review practices.
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