Platform Engineer

Castor

Platform Engineer at Castor building containerized environments to empower product developers. Focusing on automation and infrastructure-as-code for reliable health-tech solutions.

Posted 5/2/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoKubernetesLinuxPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Designing and implementing solutions that allow product teams to run containerized services seamlessly.
Developing internal best practices, guidelines, and documentation to help developers navigate cloud infrastructure.
Writing and maintaining code for centrally managed services while improving security and reliability.
Providing support through a dedicated on call rotation.
Contributing to technical documentation and Architecture Decision Records to keep our ecosystem transparent and stable.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language (Python or Go preferred).
Solid experience deploying and optimizing solutions on a major cloud provider (Azure or AWS).
A strong grasp of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and the containerization ecosystem (like Kubernetes).
An understanding of Linux, networking, web applications, and database fundamentals.
Familiarity with monitoring server and application performance, with the troubleshooting skills to resolve issues in a distributed environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Unlimited annual leave with 25-day minimum.
Downtime weeks: Once a quarter, the whole company shifts gears.
AI-first culture: We provide the tools and training to ensure you’re spending your energy on high-value work.
Real ownership: All Castor team members are offered options through our Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP).
Comprehensive wellbeing: Free access to Open Up for mental health, specialized sleep courses (for you and your family), and a budget to make your home office a place you actually want to be.
Annual bonus: A guaranteed "Happy Holidays" bonus every December.

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonGoTerraformKubernetesLinuxnetworkingweb applicationsdatabase fundamentalscloud infrastructuremonitoring

Soft Skills

problem-solvingdocumentationcommunicationcollaborationsupport