Staff Platform Engineer

Wurl, LLC

Remote, US
Base: $124,000 - $218,000 usd depending on locatio...
Remote
High-throughput distributed systems architecture
Kubernetes eks operations at scale
Infrastructure as code with terraform or cdk
Wurl is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to lead the vision and evolution of the infrastructure foundation powering their ad-serving and streaming platforms

Job Summary

  • Wurl is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to lead the vision and evolution of the infrastructure foundation powering their ad-serving and streaming platforms.
  • The role involves defining composable IaC patterns, optimizing scalability with metrics-driven automation, and leading cross-functional efforts to define SLOs for mission-critical services.
  • Candidates will benefit from a fully remote culture, competitive salary with equity, and comprehensive benefits including 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Matching Summary

Wurl is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to lead the vision and evolution of the infrastructure foundation powering their ad-serving and streaming platforms.

Salary

Base: $124,000 - $218,000 USD depending on location; Equity: Competitive equity included; Benefits: Strong Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) matching, and wellness subscriptions

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • High-throughput distributed systems architecture
  • Kubernetes EKS operations at scale
  • Infrastructure as Code with Terraform or CDK
  • GitOps workflows and reconciliation loops
  • Observability with Prometheus and Grafana
  • Go, Python, or TypeScript systems coding
  • CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with advanced GitOps patterns
  • Familiarity with Loki or Tempo observability tools
  • Background in stateful data pipeline design
  • Knowledge of oRTB and VAST protocols
  • Experience with Karpenter autoscaling

Key Requirements

  • Proven experience operating Kubernetes at scale
  • Deep expertise in systems-level coding skills
  • Prior ownership of stateful deployment environments
  • Working knowledge of GitOps and reconciliation loops
  • Solid experience with CI/CD systems like GitHub Actions

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