Staff Cloud Platform Engineer

HavocAI

Staff Cloud Platform Engineer driving the design and operation of cloud infrastructure for autonomous systems at Havoc. Ensure scalability, reliability, and security in cloud platform capabilities.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $190,000 - $215,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsGoKubernetesPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive execution and technical excellence across cloud platform projects
Set infrastructure standards, conduct design and code reviews, and guide architectural decisions
Shape the cloud platform roadmap in partnership with product and engineering leadership
Foster a culture of ownership, quality, automation, and continuous improvement
Design, build, and operate scalable AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code
Build and maintain Kubernetes-based platforms, including EKS, and container workflows for application teams
Build self-service tooling and paved paths that enable teams to deploy and operate services safely
Ensure the platform reliably supports both application and data workloads
Design platform capabilities with reliability, scalability, security, and cost efficiency in mind
Optimize cloud systems for performance, scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency
Identify and resolve infrastructure bottlenecks, scaling limits, and reliability risks
Establish reliability practices, including SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, and incident response
Improve observability, maintainability, and operational readiness across cloud platform services
Partner with backend, SRE, data, autonomy, and security teams to deliver platform capabilities across the stack
Support end-to-end system design from edge devices to cloud infrastructure
Coordinate across teams to build and maintain release processes and CI/CD pipelines
Help align platform capabilities with product, engineering, security, and mission needs
Enforce secure cloud practices, including IAM least privilege, secrets management, and network segmentation
Maintain high standards for automation, testing, observability, documentation, and infrastructure reliability
Support technical reviews, design discussions, and production readiness efforts
Build systems with security, scalability, and long-term maintainability in mind

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in cloud platform, infrastructure, DevOps, or related engineering roles
Deep expertise with AWS core services, including compute, networking, storage, IAM, and managed data services
Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code
Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes, including EKS, and containerized environments
Strong experience building CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
Proficiency in Go, Python, or similar languages for platform tooling and automation
Solid understanding of cloud networking, security, and distributed systems fundamentals
Ability to drive projects from concept through production
Strong technical judgment and ability to operate independently in fast-moving environments
Strong written and verbal communication skills
U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance if required

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% Employer paid Health, Dental and Vision Insurance for you and your families
Life Insurance (Employer Paid)
Ability to participate in the companies 401k program (Matching)
Unlimited PTO policy with an enforced 2 week minimum
Equity Package
Work / Home Office Stipend
Global Entry
16 Week Paid Parental Leave
Monthly Health and Wellness Stipend

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Hard Skills & Tools

Cloud Platform EngineeringInfrastructure DesignDeployment AutomationCloud NetworkingSecurity Best PracticesDistributed SystemsObservability and MonitoringError BudgetsIncident ResponseScalability Optimization

Soft Skills

Technical JudgmentIndependent OperationWritten CommunicationVerbal Communication