Description:

Fieldguide is a remote-first company focused on automating and streamlining the work of assurance and audit practitioners in cybersecurity, privacy, and ESG.
The company is based in San Francisco, CA, and is backed by top investors.
The Infrastructure Platform team is responsible for the stability, resiliency, security, and performance of the Fieldguide cloud platform.
The Senior Platform Engineer will help lead the team in expanding, hardening, and optimizing the platform.
The role involves collaborating with development teams and business leaders to ensure scalability and reliability of products.
The platform primarily consists of TypeScript-based microservices and serverless functions, managed on AWS using Kubernetes, Helm, GitHub Actions, and Terraform.
Responsibilities include designing, implementing, and testing infrastructure, conducting code reviews, and serving as a subject matter expert.

Requirements:

Candidates must have 5+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, platform, or infrastructure roles.
Experience with high-uptime, globally distributed environments and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles is required.
Proficiency with cloud platforms, preferably AWS, and experience with container runtime architectures, preferably Kubernetes, is necessary.
Candidates should be proficient in at least one programming language, preferably TypeScript, Python, or Go.
Experience with network and security concepts to meet business compliance needs is essential.
Knowledge of relational database design and administration is required.
A minimum of 1 year of experience in a startup environment or a strong interest in working at a startup is preferred.
Additional preferred qualifications include deep knowledge of the Linux container and Kubernetes ecosystems, experience with distributed system reliability and performance testing, extensive experience designing infrastructure on AWS, knowledge of web application observability, and experience with vector storage and search tools.