Staff Platform Engineer

Motive

Staff Platform Engineer building secure CI/CD, Kubernetes, and developer productivity infrastructure. Supporting Motive’s AI-powered fleet-management platform across SaaS, Mobile, and Embedded/IoT products.

Posted 9/3/2026full-timeNashville • Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $164,000 - $205,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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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 technologies. Proficient in automation, infrastructure as code, and mentoring engineering teams to enhance collaboration and performance.

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CI/CD Infrastructure DevelopmentGolang, Ruby On Rails, Python ExperienceInfrastructure As Code Using TerraformContainerization And Orchestration With KubernetesLocal Environment Streamlining Using Ansible

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Hard Skills

CI/CD Pipeline SolutionsGolangRuby On RailsPythonTerraformAnsibleKubernetesGit FlowAWS ServicesMicroservice Creation

Soft Skills

CoachingMentoringCollaborationEvangelizing Best PracticesDriving Adoption

Tools & Technologies

TektonProwCircleCIJenkinsSpinnakerGitHub ActionsHelmLocal KubernetesGerritAndroid OS (AOSP)

Certifications & Qualifications

B.S. Degree In Engineering

Industry Keywords

Self-Service EngineeringAutomated TestingDistributed Release ManagementEmbedded SystemsU.S. Export Administration Regulations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidAnsibleAWSGoIoTJenkinsKotlinKubernetesPythonRubyRuby on RailsSDLCSpinnakerTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Help define the direction and initiatives for the team and platform
Strategize and build fully automated bootstrapping and delivery pipelines
Progress and evangelize self-service engineering technologies and approaches
Advance the local development experience while maintaining consistency
Build self-healing infrastructure enabling 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 across 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
Building CI/CD infrastructure with multiple pipeline solutions such as Tekton, Prow, CircleCI, Jenkins, Spinnaker, or GitHub Actions
Improving the SDLC release process
Streamlining microservice creation mechanisms
Streamlining developers' local environments using Ansible, local Kubernetes, or similar tools
Git flow and versioning strategy expertise
Working with mechanisms that facilitate reproducible builds across the organization
Practicing and advocating for best engineering practices throughout the 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 using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, or similar tools
Experience with large-scale distributed release management processes
Experience with containerized environments and orchestration frameworks such as Kubernetes
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

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