Description:

Prepared is seeking an experienced platform engineer to join their platform engineering team in a remote capacity.
The role involves designing, building, and maintaining software and infrastructure to ensure smooth operation from development to production.
Responsibilities include architecting core systems, implementing best practices for software development, automating tasks, and mentoring junior engineers.
The position offers a high degree of autonomy and ownership within a small, growing engineering organization.
As an early team member, the engineer will help shape Prepared’s engineering culture.

Requirements:

Candidates must have 5+ years of software engineering experience.
Proven experience in a platform engineering or similar role is required.
Familiarity with large-scale distributed systems is essential.
A desire to work in a fast-paced startup environment is necessary.
Strong knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure is required.
Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or Crossplane is needed.
Proficiency in containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes is expected.
A solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools like Github Actions, Drone CI, or Gitlab CI is required.
Candidates should be proficient in or eager to learn the backend stack (RoR, Go).
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as OpenTelemetry, Datadog, and the LGTM stack is necessary.
Strong communication skills and a passion for documentation are essential.

The position offers a remote-first culture.
Employees receive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
A 401k plan is available, along with free financial advising through Betterment.
A monthly cell phone stipend is provided.
Employees enjoy unlimited time off plus 15 observed holidays.
There is a provision for 12 weeks of paid parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents.
Employees have the opportunity to visit a PSAP (911 Center).
A WeWork membership is available for all employees.
The company hosts an annual offsite event.
Employees have access to AI tools like ChatGPT and NotionAI.
A $500 work-from-home budget is provided.