[Remote] Senior Platform Engineer

Note The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Verve is a technology company focused on creating efficient and privacy-focused advertising solutions. They are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to take ownership of their growing infrastructure, optimizing Kubernetes clusters and implementing CI/CD pipelines while mentoring engineers and ensuring platform reliability. Responsibilities Own and optimize Kubernetes clusters (GKE) at scale, including networking, autoscaling, and cost efficiency Lead the design and implementation of infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), establishing reusable patterns and enforcing standards across teams Architect, implement, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD) with a focus on reliability, security, and developer experience Design and maintain Helm charts for applications and services across multiple environments Drive platform reliability — owning scalability, availability, and disaster recovery strategy (load balancing, auto-scaling, multi-region resilience) Define and implement observability standards across metrics, logging, and tracing (Grafana, New Relic, OpenTelemetry) Serve as a technical lead during incidents on primary revenue-generating applications, owning resolution and contributing to post-mortems Mentor engineers across the team and act as a trusted advisor to development teams on infrastructure best practices, security standards, and platform adoption Contribute to the team’s on-call rotation with a proactive, systems-thinking approach Skills Own and optimize Kubernetes clusters (GKE) at scale, including networking, autoscaling, and cost efficiency Lead the design and implementation of infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), establishing reusable patterns and enforcing standards across teams Architect, implement, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD) with a focus on reliability, security, and developer experience Design and maintain Helm charts for applications and services across multiple environments Drive platform reliability — owning scalability, availability, and disaster recovery strategy (load balancing, auto-scaling, multi-region resilience) Define and implement observability standards across metrics, logging, and tracing (Grafana, New Relic, OpenTelemetry) Serve as a technical lead during incidents on primary revenue-generating applications, owning resolution and contributing to post-mortems Mentor engineers across the team and act as a trusted advisor to development teams on infrastructure best practices, security standards, and platform adoption Contribute to the team's on-call rotation with a proactive, systems-thinking approach 7+ years of relevant platform, infrastructure, or DevOps engineering experience Deep hands-on expertise with Kubernetes in production environments (GKE) Strong Terraform skills — module authoring and IaC architecture, not just usage Experience with GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipeline design at scale Solid understanding of cloud networking, IAM, and security across GCP Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex, ambiguous problems Experience mentoring engineers and influencing platform culture Benefits Competitive salary Health, dental, and vision insurance, plus mental health resources 401(k) match and generous PTO Hybrid work environment (NYC office) Free lunch for onsite team members in NYC Volunteer Opportunities Opportunities for professional development in a high-growth ad tech company Company Overview Verve’s omnichannel ad platform connects advertisers, agencies, brands, and publishers to people in real time. It is a sub-organization of Media and Games Invest. It was founded in 2005, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https//www.verve.com/.