Platform Engineer (AWS)

About you

You are someone who wants to influence your own development. You’re looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests and be able to grow professionally.

You bring to Applaudo the following competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 4+ years of experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or Infrastructure Engineer with focus on developer enablement.
• Deep expertise in AWS, especially working with services like ECS, IAM, and supporting microservices architectures.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform to automate cloud infrastructure provisioning.
• Hands-on experience with GitHub, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD pipeline orchestration in production environments.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or configuration formats like YAML and JSON for automation.
• Experience building internal developer platforms, ideally using frameworks like Backstage.
• Strong understanding of Platform as a Service (PaaS) principles and creating self-service tools to streamline developer workflows.
• Experience developing modular, reusable infrastructure templates to enable scalable and consistent resource provisioning.
• Familiarity with automatic provisioning logic, such as conditional resource deployment based on developer inputs.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; fluent in English (advanced).

You will be accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Build and evolve the internal developer platform, enabling engineering teams to self-serve infrastructure and deployments efficiently.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, ensuring secure, automated delivery across services.
• Define and maintain Infrastructure as Code modules that enforce best practices and support multi-service deployments at scale.
• Create reusable infrastructure templates for provisioning environments like ECS, based on dynamic developer inputs.
• Automate resource provisioning workflows, including conditional logic and default resource allocation.
• Develop self-service tools and dashboards that reduce support tickets and empower development teams.
• Contribute to the evolution of the platform by continuously implementing updates and integrating new cloud-native technologies.
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to integrate guardrails and standards into platform tooling.
• Support internal adoption of Backstage or similar developer portal frameworks to centralize resources and documentation.
• Drive initiatives to reduce manual operations and increase developer velocity through automation and platform reliability.

Here at Applaudo Studios values as trust, communication, respect, excellence and team work are our keys to success. We know we are working with the best and thus treat each other with respect and admiration without asking.

Submit your application today, and don't miss this opportunity to join the Best Digital team in the Region!

We truly appreciate all the hard and outstanding work our team makes every day at Applaudo Studios, and that's why the perks that we offer, are deeply thought and designed as a way to thank them for their commitment and excellence.

Some of our perks and benefits:

• Work from home
• Flexible schedule
• Celebrations
• Special discounts
• Entertainment area
• Flexible work spaces
• Great work environment
• Private medical insurance

*Benefits may vary according to your location and/or availability. Request further information when applying.