Gridware
Senior Platform Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Senior
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$3,149 more — $193,149 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $193,149 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, build, and rollout of an internal developer platform on top of AWS, EKS, Argo CD, and GitHub Actions that lets engineers create, deploy, and operate services with minimal friction.
- Own and evolve our service templates, Helm chart conventions, and Argo CD App-of-Apps patterns so that adding or migrating a service is a guided, low-risk experience.
- Build and maintain reusable GitHub Actions workflows (build / push / scan, frontend build / deploy, SonarQube scans, semantic release) and improve CI feedback loops, build times, and caching.
- Build self-service tooling around environments, secrets, feature flags, and access - so that the right thing is easy and the wrong thing is hard to do by accident.
- Own the developer-facing aspects of identity and access (Auth0, IdP integrations, Tailscale access, IRSA / service accounts) and keep onboarding and offboarding smooth.
- Partner with DevOps on infrastructure changes, with Cloud Security on guardrails, and with backend / frontend / data / firmware teams to understand their pain points and prioritize platform investments.
- Mentor engineers across the org on platform conventions, lead design reviews for new services, and push back on patterns that don't scale.
- 5+ years in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or SRE roles, including significant experience building and shipping developer-facing tooling for other engineering teams.
- Track record of owning and delivering platform initiatives end-to-end, from design through adoption, with limited day-to-day supervision.
- Strong programming skills in Python, Bash, or TypeScript for building tooling and automation.
Requirements
- Strong working knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS or similar) and GitOps workflows with Argo CD or Flux.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
- comfort with Terragrunt or a similar wrapper.
- Solid experience with CI/CD systems, ideally GitHub Actions, including reusable / composable workflows and release automation.
- Working knowledge of AWS core services (EKS, EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, VPC, ECR) and how to compose them into reliable, secure platforms.
- Experience designing developer abstractions - Helm charts, service templates, internal CLIs, scaffolding tools, or Backstage-style portals - that other engineering teams easily interact with.
- Experience integrating observability (Grafana, Loki, Prometheus / Mimir, OpenTelemetry, or similar).
- Experience with Backstage or a comparable internal developer portal.
- Experience integrating Argo Workflows or similar Kubernetes-native job / pipeline runners into a developer platform.
- Familiarity with Databricks or ML Ops pipelines and the developer experience around data / model deployment.
Skills
- About Gridware Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid.
- This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently.
- The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors.
- For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io.
Compensation
- Benefits Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered) Paid parental leave Alternating day off (every other Monday) "Off the Grid", a two week per year paid break for all employees.
Benefits
- Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered) Paid parental leave Alternating day off (every other Monday) "Off the Grid", a two week per year paid break for all employees.
- Commuter allowance Company-paid training
Company info
- Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply!
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