Platform Engineer II

Octopus Energy

Platform Engineer II at Octopus Energy, developing scalable and reliable cloud-based services. Collaborating with senior engineers to enhance developer experience and operational efficiency.

Posted 7/16/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $118,000 - $151,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and improving platform services, with hands-on experience in AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform. Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential for translating needs into practical solutions and contributing to incident response and system operations.

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AWS Cloud ServicesDocker ContainerizationKubernetes OrchestrationTerraform Infrastructure-as-CodePython Scripting

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Hard Skills

AWSDockerKubernetesPythonTerraformPostgreSQLLinux AdministrationNetworking BasicsDatadogMessaging Queues

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsCollaborative Approach

Tools & Technologies

CI/CD PipelinesCloud InfrastructureMonitoring ToolsEvent-Driven Systems

Industry Keywords

Security Best PracticesProduction SystemsDistributed Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDockerKubernetesLinuxPostgresPythonRabbitMQTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Contribute to building and improving platform services, writing code, reviewing changes, and supporting deployments.
Work alongside senior engineers to design and implement solutions that improve scalability, reliability, and developer experience.
Help maintain and operate core systems such as CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and monitoring.
Participate in incident response and retrospectives, contributing to learning and improvement.
Collaborate with other engineers to understand needs and translate them into practical platform solutions.
Take ownership of tasks and smaller projects, while developing towards owning larger areas of the platform.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Solid communication skills and a collaborative approach.
Hands-on experience with AWS or another major cloud provider.
Familiarity with security best practices and automation tools.
Experience contributing to the operation of production systems, ideally in a distributed or cloud environment.
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes (we use Amazon EKS in production).
Python or other scripting languages.
Datadog or similar monitoring/logging tools.
Messaging queues or event-driven systems (we use RabbitMQ).
Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code tools.
Networking basics.
PostgreSQL or another relational database.
Linux system administration basics.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees & their family.
Paid time off — 20 days of paid vacation and 8 paid sick days annually.
401(k) plan with employer match.
Parental leave. Biological, adoptive and foster parents are all eligible.
Pre-tax commuter benefits.
Flexible working environment - genuine work life balance.
Equity Options Scheme - you own your own part of the business.
Your development is important - support with development including internal and external courses.