Gather AI

Platform Engineer

Gather AI

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Pennsylvania • United States

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Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsDockerJavaScriptKubernetesNode.jsPostgresPythonSQL

About the role

  • Own Architecture: Align backend, frontend, platform, and infrastructure decisions into a coherent, enterprise-grade architecture
  • Reflect Excellence: Replace "firefighting" with predictable execution. You will lead the effort to retire scalability and reliability debt, safely upgrade critical infrastructure, and reduce single-threaded dependencies
  • Set Direction: Set the standard for engineering technical hygiene. You will drive high-level decisions on testing strategies, validation guardrails, and system design concerns that directly impact delivery speed and maintainability
  • Evolve Systems: Modernize and scale existing production systems by applying database-level strategies (schema evolution, replication tradeoffs) and platform primitives (orchestration, runtime constraints) as architectural tools
  • Mentor: Elevate the organization by establishing shared practices, aligning terminology, and mentoring senior talent across the engineering team
  • Exhibit First-Principles Thinking: Establish a deep understanding of data systems, latency-sensitive services, and failure modes

Requirements

  • Distributed Systems: Mastery of performance-sensitive REST APIs, caching strategies, and core distributed systems concepts
  • Relational Data Systems: Expert-level PostgreSQL (upgrades, query tuning, replication tradeoffs, and schema evolution) and advanced SQL
  • Cloud & Containers: Deep experience with Azure and/or AWS and production-grade Kubernetes/Docker
  • Backend Development: Strong production experience in Node.js and/or Python
  • Reliability & Security: Hands-on experience with Observability (logs, metrics, traces), CI/CD, SRE fundamentals (SLIs/SLOs), and security hygiene (IAM, secrets management)
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
REST APIsPostgreSQLSQLNode.jsPythonKubernetesDockerCI/CDSRE fundamentalsobservability
Soft Skills
mentoringleadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationstrategic thinkingtechnical hygieneexecutionalignmentstandard setting