Platform Engineer

Title: Platform Engineer 
Location: India (Remote)
Working Hours: US Eastern Time Zone (07:30 pm - 4:30 am IST)
About Us:
Platform9: A Better Way to Go Cloud Native
Platform9 is the leader in simplifying enterprise Private Clouds. Founded by a team of VMware cloud pioneers, we are dedicated to transforming IT operations. Our flagship product, Private Cloud Director, turns your existing hardware into a full-featured, future-ready private cloud. We innovate across what we build and how we deliver it, staying focused on a next-generation, open private cloud while holding ourselves to one standard: exceptional customer outcomes.

Enterprises are selecting Platform9 to replace legacy virtualization because it eliminates operational risk and complexity. Private Cloud Director is designed for the experienced infrastructure team, offering a familiar GUI experience for managing VMs and containers, seamless integration with your existing hardware and third-party storage, and critical enterprise features (HA/DR, scale, reliability) built-in. This enables IT teams to gain robust API control and a user experience they trust—rooted in customer obsession and an owner’s mindset. We share context quickly and candidly to keep decisions moving.

With over 30,000 nodes in production at some of the world’s largest enterprises including Cloudera, EBSCO, Juniper Networks, and Rackspace, Platform9 is the proven path to achieving true vendor independence operational consistency. We are an inclusive, globally distributed company backed by prominent investors, supported by a partner ecosystem of resellers, systems integrators, MSPs, and technology vendors committed to driving private cloud innovation and efficiency. Our values—innovation, customer obsession, ownership, radical candor, and excellence—guide how we build and support every deployment.

About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Platform Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of our cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security. You will be working closely with our engineering team to automate deployments, manage infrastructure as code, and troubleshoot production issues.
This is a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and contribute to the success of a rapidly growing company. We offer a fast-paced and collaborative work environment where you will have the opportunity to learn and grow your skills.
Responsibilities
* Design, implement, and maintain our cloud infrastructure on AWS and OCI, including Kubernetes clusters, OpenStack environments, and supporting services.
* Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments using tools like Terragrunt.
* Implement and manage monitoring and logging solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, and other relevant tools.
* Develop and maintain internal tooling and scripts to improve operational efficiency.
* Troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to infrastructure, applications, and performance.
* Collaborate with engineering teams to implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
* Participate in on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 availability of critical services.
* Stay up-to-date on the latest technologies and trends in cloud computing and platform engineering.
Qualifications
5-7 years of experience in a DevOps or Platform engineering role, with a strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and operations.
* Extensive experience with Kubernetes, including cluster administration, deployment strategies, and troubleshooting.
* Experience with OpenStack is highly desirable, but not required.
* Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools like Terragrunt or Ansible.
* Strong scripting skills in Python or similar languages.
* Strong programming skills in Golang or similar languages.
* Strong configuration management skills with Salt, Chef or similar languages.
* Experience with Observability tools like Groundcover, Prometheus, Cortex, Grafana, and Loki.
* Experience with CI/CD tools and best practices.
* Experience with administrating and debugging on Linux-based operating systems.
* Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
* Strong communication and collaboration skills.
* Strong incident management experience. 
Why Join Us:

• Be a key player in operating and improving a global SaaS platform
• Work with modern cloud infrastructure and DevOps tooling
• Collaborate with passionate teams solving real customer challenges
• Enjoy a flexible, remote-first work environment with opportunities for career growth.

Benefits and Perks:

Employees today are looking for companies that truly care and recognise their whole person. As a budding start-up we have a small energetic workforce and we have curated personalized employee perks that are employee friendly. The good news is that Platform9's benefits and perk programme has a significant impact on employee retention, motivation, and company culture—but not just for men, by empowering women to take care of their physical and emotional wellbeing, we can guarantee their continued participation in the workforce.
Please note, benefits change by country. 

• Competitive Compensation and Equity 
• Medical Healthcare for you and your family 
• Wellness Benefits 
• Professional Development/ Global certifications 
• Reward and Recognition Programs 
• Team Building Activities 
• Hackathon 
• Company Wide Programs

Our benefits have been carefully selected keeping in mind employees requirements and personal situations now and for the future.