[Remote] Platform Engineer II
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Bestow is a vertical technology platform that provides infrastructure, AI, and automation to help life insurers modernize and scale their operations. The Platform Engineer II will automate cloud resources, develop developer tooling, administer cloud platforms, and improve product manageability and reliability. The role also involves collaborating with product engineering teams, implementing CI/CD and DevOps solutions, and participating in incident response and on-call rotations.
Responsibilities
- Modifications go through code review and are executed via CI tools
- Automate cloud infrastructure via tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
- Administer our software platform, which includes Kubernetes, Pulumi Cloud, ArgoCD, CircleCI, and PostgreSQL
- Contribute to projects in languages such as TypeScript, Python, Go, or Bash
- Evaluate, design, and implement solutions for continuous integration, continuous delivery, and DevOps productivity
- Collaborate with product engineers to identify observability/configurability gaps and make code-level improvements
- Creating the tooling to improve the developer experience, enabling them to deliver business value faster and more effectively
- Manage runbooks for incident response; Measure operational performance and make gradual improvements
- Participate in a primary on-call weekly rotation to maintain system reliability, respond to platform incidents, and perform blameless root-cause analysis
Skills
- Proficiency with GCP or other cloud platforms
- Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
- Experience utilizing AI-powered coding assistants or agents, such as Claude Code, to enhance productivity and streamline development workflows
- Familiarity with Typescript, Go, or similar
- Strong scripting skills in languages such as Python, Bash, or similar
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI
- Understanding of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with version control tools like git and GitHub
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities
- Bonus if familiar with using observability platforms such as New Relic or Datadog
Benefits
- Equity based on role
- Flexible paid time off
- Parental leave programs
- 100% paid-premium option for medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Lifestyle stipend to support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
- Flexible work-from-home policy and remote work options
- A state-of-the-art office in Dallas’ Deep Ellum for those who prefer an office setting
- Employee-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
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