Staff Platform Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Platform Engineer based in Brazil.

Join an opportunity to shape the future of cloud infrastructure at global scale, enabling engineering teams to build and operate products with greater autonomy, reliability, and efficiency. In this role, you will design and evolve modern platform capabilities that support millions of users worldwide, working with cutting-edge cloud-native technologies and large-scale distributed systems. You will have a strategic impact on infrastructure architecture, automation, security, and developer experience, while collaborating with highly skilled teams in an international, remote-first environment. This position is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex technical challenges, driving platform innovation, and creating scalable solutions that empower entire organizations.

Accountabilities:

• Design, build, and evolve secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud platforms leveraging AWS and Kubernetes technologies.
• Develop platform products, Kubernetes operators, and cloud-native automation that enable engineering teams to provision and manage infrastructure autonomously.
• Drive improvements in observability, reliability, performance, and cost optimization across cloud environments.
• Build and maintain modern CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling to streamline software delivery processes.
• Ensure high availability and resilience of Kubernetes clusters and platform services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to provide guidance, support platform adoption, and improve developer experience.
• Contribute to technical standards, architecture discussions, best practices, RFCs, and documentation to support long-term platform evolution.
• Promote a culture of operational excellence, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing across the organization.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or related infrastructure-focused roles.
• Strong expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, containers, and cloud-native architectures.
• Hands-on experience building production-grade automation tools and infrastructure platforms using Golang, Python, or similar programming languages.
• Deep understanding of observability practices, monitoring systems, and reliability engineering principles.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and operator-driven approaches, including Kubernetes Operators or Crossplane.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD practices, cloud security, and DevSecOps principles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with proven experience solving complex technical challenges.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in distributed and cross-functional environments.
• Professional proficiency in both English and Portuguese.
• AWS or CNCF certifications (CKA, CKAD, CKS) are considered a plus.

Benefits

• Remote-first work model with flexibility to work from anywhere in Brazil.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and life insurance coverage.
• Wellness membership with access to gyms, fitness programs, mental health resources, nutrition services, and wellbeing tools for employees and eligible family members.
• Emotional wellbeing support program, including therapy sessions and personalized mental health resources.
• Home office reimbursement and flexible working schedules that support work-life balance.
• Generous paid time off policy, including additional tenure-based leave and birthday leave.
• Fully paid parental leave and transition support for new parents.
• Access to continuous learning opportunities, career development programs, and internal mobility initiatives.
• Inclusive, collaborative, and purpose-driven culture focused on employee wellbeing and professional growth.

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