Staff Platform Engineer

Motive

Staff Platform Engineer building automated CI/CD, Kubernetes, and release infrastructure for Motive’s AI-powered physical-operations platform. Improving developer productivity across SaaS, Mobile, and Embedded/IoT products.

Posted 9/3/2026full-timeAustin • California, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $164,000 - $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 technologies. Proficient in managing large-scale distributed release processes and mentoring engineering teams.

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CI/CD Infrastructure DevelopmentGolang, Ruby On Rails, Python ExpertiseInfrastructure As Code (Terraform, Ansible, Helm)Containerization And Orchestration (Kubernetes)Engineering Best Practices Advocacy

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Hard Skills

CI/CD Pipeline SolutionsMicroservice Creation MechanismsGit Flow And Versioning StrategyReproducible BuildsAWS Services And TechnologiesLocal KubernetesAutomated TestingSelf-Healing InfrastructureEmbedded Systems BuildsAndroid OS (AOSP) Build Systems

Soft Skills

Coaching And MentoringCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

TektonProwCircleCIJenkinsSpinnakerGitHub ActionsAnsibleTerraformHelmKubernetes

Certifications & Qualifications

B.S. Degree In Engineering Or Related Field

Industry Keywords

SaaSMobileEmbeddedIoTSDLC Release ProcessDistributed Release Management

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 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 and collaborate on designs
Build systems and automation serving as the development, build, and delivery backbone of 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 facilitating reproducible builds across an organization
Experience practicing and advocating for engineering best practices
Experience improving developer experience with multiple stakeholders in a large organization
Experience with 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 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, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits
Paid time off
Sick time off
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Life insurance
401(k) 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 a global office