Platform Engineer

Vortexa uses satellite data and AI to create real-time visibility of global seaborne energy flows, bringing transparency to energy markets.
$130,000 - $200,000
Cloud
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
101 - 500 Employees
5+ years of experience
AI · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Platform Engineer

Vortexa is revolutionizing the energy industry by leveraging satellite data and artificial intelligence to provide unprecedented transparency in global seaborne energy flows. As a Platform Engineer, you'll join the Data Services Team, responsible for managing the company's extensive AWS infrastructure and developer platform. The role involves working with cutting-edge technologies like Kubernetes, Kubevela, Golang, Kafka, Opensearch, and Airflow.

You'll be crucial in maintaining and optimizing a sophisticated infrastructure that processes terabytes of data in real-time, supports complex AI models, and delivers a seamless SaaS solution to global customers. The position requires expertise in creating reliable, fault-tolerant systems while ensuring optimal developer experience. You'll work in a globally distributed team, focusing on infrastructure availability, security, and cost optimization.

The role offers unique challenges in handling massive data processing requirements while maintaining system stability. You'll be instrumental in standardizing technology stacks, implementing infrastructure roadmaps, and ensuring 100% platform uptime. The position provides an opportunity to work with advanced technologies in a scale-up environment, alongside commodity trading experts and AI specialists.

This is an ideal role for a skilled platform engineer who's passionate about creating efficient infrastructure solutions and wants to make a significant impact in the energy sector. You'll be part of a company that values creative thinking and maintains an open, collaborative culture while offering competitive benefits including equity options and comprehensive healthcare coverage.

Last updated 2 months ago

Responsibilities For Platform Engineer

  • Manage and optimize AWS infrastructure
  • Maintain platform availability, security, and cost efficiency
  • Improve developer experience and tooling
  • Implement infrastructure roadmap
  • Ensure 100% uptime and fault-tolerance
  • Automate operational processes
  • Support data analysts and scientists with platform tools

Requirements For Platform Engineer

Go
Kafka
Kubernetes
MongoDB
  • Experience with AWS and cloud infrastructure
  • Expertise in Kubernetes deployment and management
  • Knowledge of Apache Kafka and Kafka Streams
  • Experience with ElasticSearch operations
  • Proficiency in Terraform and Go
  • Understanding of cloud-native application design
  • Strong troubleshooting skills
  • Experience with infrastructure management

Benefits For Platform Engineer

401k
Dental Insurance
Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Equity
  • Stock options
  • Vibrant and diverse workplace
  • Open and collaborative working culture
  • Opportunity to work with AI-driven technology
  • 401k with up to 2% company match
  • Private Health Insurance via Blue Cross Shield
  • Dental and Vision coverage via Guardian
  • Global Volunteering Policy

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