Staff Platform Engineer

Motive

Staff Platform Engineer building automated developer, build, and delivery infrastructure for Motive’s AI-powered fleet-management platform. Improving CI/CD, Kubernetes systems, release reliability, and engineering productivity.

Posted 9/3/2026full-timeSeattle • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $181,000 - $226,000 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 automation, infrastructure as code, and mentoring engineering teams to enhance collaboration and system reliability.

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CI/CD Infrastructure DevelopmentGolang ProgrammingAWS Services KnowledgeInfrastructure As Code (Terraform, Ansible, Helm)Microservice Creation Mechanisms

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Hard Skills

GolangRuby On RailsPythonCI/CD Pipeline SolutionsGit Flow ExpertiseKubernetesTerraformAnsibleHelmEmbedded Systems

Soft Skills

CoachingMentoringCollaborationEvangelizing Best PracticesFacilitating Adoption

Tools & Technologies

TektonProwCircleCIJenkinsSpinnakerGitHub ActionsGerritAndroid OS (AOSP)

Industry Keywords

SaaSMobileEmbedded/IoTSelf-Service EngineeringDistributed Release Management

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 that enables 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
Building CI/CD infrastructure with multiple pipeline solutions such as Tekton, Prow, CircleCI, Jenkins, Spinnaker, and 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
Experience facilitating reproducible builds across an 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, including Terraform, Ansible, and Helm
Experience with large-scale distributed release management processes
Experience in a containerized environment with orchestration frameworks such as Kubernetes
Applicant must be authorized to receive and access commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations
Experience with Gerrit and Android OS (AOSP) build systems is a bonus
Experience with embedded systems builds and compiles is a bonus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health benefits
Pharmacy benefits
Optical care 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