Lead Platform Engineer

Updater | Lead Platform Engineer | REMOTE (US) | Full-Time | $180K-$215K + equity
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Updater is a technology platform helping major brands acquire and retain customers at scale. We've raised $450M+ from SoftBank Capital, Vista Credit Partners, and others.
We're hiring a Lead Platform Engineer who will split their time 50/50 between hands-on technical work and cross-functional collaboration. You'll partner closely with product pods, PMs, and stakeholders across the business to understand their workflows and velocity, observability, and DevEx pain points, then build the infrastructure and tooling that directly addresses these needs.

Tech stack: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps (Flux, Spacelift), Datadog, CI/CD automation
We're looking for someone who:
* Is an expert in Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools
* Has deep platform engineering experience and experience executing complex infrastructure migrations
* Treats platform capabilities as products (gather requirements, iterate, measure adoption)
* Excels at cross-functional collaboration beyond traditional IT/ops boundaries
* Communicates technical tradeoffs effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences
This is a foundational hire with significant influence over our platform direction. You'll build the next generation of infrastructure and tooling that lets our engineers ship faster and sleep better.

Bonus points for: frontend/backend dev skills, experience embedded with agile product squads, AI tooling proficiency
Apply here: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/updater/jobs/7274396
Our website: https://updater.com
U.S. Citizens/Green Card holders residing in the U.S. only