Senior Platform Engineer

Collectors

Senior Platform Engineer building internal developer platforms and AI tooling for Collectors, which authenticates, grades, vaults, and sells collectibles. Improving Kubernetes, CI/CD, infrastructure, and engineering workflows for faster, safer software delivery.

Posted 8/8/2026full-timeJersey City • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and operating internal platforms, including CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure, while effectively integrating automation and AI-assisted engineering capabilities. Strong focus on improving system reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency through ownership and collaboration with product teams.

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CI/CD Pipeline DevelopmentCloud Infrastructure (AWS)Kubernetes Container ManagementInfrastructure-as-CodeLLM Integration

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Hard Skills

PythonTypeScriptAutomation ToolsBackend ServicesSystems KnowledgeTelemetryDesign DocumentationRunbooksPostmortemsCode Migration

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationOwnershipProblem-SolvingProduct-Minded Approach

Tools & Technologies

CI/CD SystemsDeveloper PortalsService CatalogsDependency Management Systems

Industry Keywords

Infrastructure ReliabilityScalabilityCost-EfficiencyObservability PracticesAgent-Based Automation

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudKubernetesPythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and operate internal platforms including CI/CD pipelines, developer environments, deployment workflows, and shared services
Create automation and self-service tools for repetitive, error-prone, or slow engineering workflows
Prototype and productionize AI-assisted engineering capabilities, including LLM-powered code modification, migration automation, and agentic operational workflows
Own ambiguous platform challenges from discovery through design, implementation, rollout, and adoption
Contribute to cloud and container foundations, including Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, networking, and observability
Improve infrastructure reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency
Instrument platforms, define success metrics, and use telemetry and product-team feedback to guide development
Write design documents and tradeoff analyses
Partner with product teams to understand pain points and influence engineering practices
Take ownership through deployment and on-call, improving documentation and system reliability

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years building, shipping, and operating production software
Experience in platform, infrastructure, developer experience, or similarly leverage-oriented roles
Strong software generalist with systems knowledge
Comfortable working across backend services, automation pipelines, infrastructure, and internal tools
Fluency in at least one modern platform language such as Python or TypeScript
Experience with cloud infrastructure, AWS preferred
Experience with containers and Kubernetes
Experience with infrastructure-as-code
Experience with modern CI/CD systems
Experience integrating LLMs or agent-based automation into real engineering workflows
Ability to scope ambiguous problems, propose plans, and execute
Product-minded approach to internal engineering customers
Excellent written and verbal communication, including design documents, runbooks, and postmortems
Ownership from design through deployment and on-call
Nice to have: developer portals, service catalogs, or fleet/dependency management systems
Nice to have: large-scale code migration or modernization efforts
Nice to have: evaluation and observability practices for AI-powered systems
Ability to work legally in the United States, validated through e-Verify

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Fertility assistance
Commuter assistance
Educational assistance benefits
Competitive 401k matching plan
Flexible time-off
Ten company paid holidays
Discounts on select grading services for approved submissions
Flexible schedules and varying shifts
Celebrations, holiday events, and team building activities