Staff Platform Engineer

Motive

Staff Platform Engineer building automated development, build, and delivery infrastructure for Motive's AI-powered physical-operations platform. Improving CI/CD, Kubernetes, release pipelines, and developer productivity.

Posted 9/3/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $189,000 - $236,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and optimizing CI/CD infrastructure, improving developer experience, and implementing self-service engineering practices. Proficient in multiple programming languages and cloud technologies, with a strong focus on automation and infrastructure management.

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CI/CD Infrastructure DevelopmentGolang ProgrammingAWS Services KnowledgeInfrastructure as CodeMicroservice Creation

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Hard Skills

GolangRuby on RailsPythonCI/CD Pipeline SolutionsGit FlowTerraformAnsibleKubernetesContainerizationEmbedded Systems

Soft Skills

CoachingMentoringCollaborationEvangelizing TechnologiesDriving Adoption

Tools & Technologies

TektonCircleCIJenkinsSpinnakerGitHub ActionsLocal KubernetesHelmGerritAOSPBrown Bag Sessions

Industry Keywords

SaaSMobileEmbeddedIoTSDLCRelease ManagementSelf-Service EngineeringAutomated TestingDistributed SystemsU.S. Export Administration Regulations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidAnsibleAWSGoIoTJenkinsKotlinKubernetesPythonRubyRuby on RailsSDLCSpinnakerTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the direction and initiatives for the team and platform
Strategize and build fully automated bootstrapping and delivery pipelines
Advance and evangelize self-service engineering technologies and approaches
Improve the local development experience while maintaining consistency
Build self-healing infrastructure for fast, robust automated testing
Improve the performance and reliability of existing systems
Host Brown Bag sessions, demos, and other activities to drive adoption and collaboration
Coach and mentor team engineers
Collaborate on designs
Build systems and automation serving as the development, build, and delivery backbone for Motive's SaaS, Mobile, and Embedded/IoT products
Support Golang, Ruby on Rails, Python, Kotlin, and C services and products

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years engineering experience
B.S. Degree in Engineering or related field
Experience building CI/CD infrastructure with multiple pipeline solutions, such as Tekton, Prow, CircleCI, Jenkins, Spinnaker, or GitHub Actions
Experience improving the SDLC release process
Experience streamlining microservice creation mechanisms
Experience streamlining developers' local environments using Ansible, local Kubernetes, or similar tools
Expertise in Git flow and versioning strategy
Experience with mechanisms that facilitate reproducible builds across an organization
Experience practicing and advocating for best engineering practices throughout an organization
Experience improving developer experience with multiple stakeholders in a large organization
Experience in Golang, Ruby on Rails, Python, or similar languages
Working knowledge of AWS services and technologies
Experience with infrastructure as code and configuration management, including Terraform, Ansible, or Helm
Experience with large-scale distributed release management processes
Experience in a containerized environment with orchestration frameworks such as Kubernetes
The applicant must be authorized to receive and access commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations
Bonus: Experience with Gerrit and Android OS (AOSP) build systems
Bonus: Experience with embedded systems builds and compiles

Benefits

Comp & perks

Restricted stock units may be included in total compensation for certain roles
Health care benefits
Pharmacy benefits
Optical benefits
Dental care benefits
Paid time off
Sick time off
Short-term disability coverage
Long-term disability coverage
Life insurance
401(k) contribution
Some interviews or new-hire training sessions may be held in person at one of Motive's global offices