Senior Platform Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure

Overview

As a Platform Engineer, you will shape Wayve’s shared cloud platforms by building secure, scalable infrastructure with strong governance. You’ll implement IaC and self-service tools to enable safe provisioning, manage Kubernetes lifecycle, and improve observability and FinOps across teams. You’ll work closely with engineering to ensure platforms meet application needs and support rapid software delivery. This role offers hands-on architecture and a chance to influence reliability, security, and platform tooling at scale. You’ll join a mission-driven environment that values autonomy and ownership.

Pay / Benefits

• salary benchmarks
• meaningful equity
• relocation support and visa sponsorship
• hybrid working with core hours
• learning and development budgets
• comprehensive benefits including health/dental and enhanced parental leave

Responsibilities

• Build and operate secure, scalable cloud environments with governance and standards
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code, automation, and self-service tooling for safe provisioning and change management
• Own Kubernetes cluster lifecycle from provisioning to upgrades and recovery
• Operate and improve shared developer environments and observability platforms
• Collaborate with engineering teams to align platform capabilities with application needs
• Contribute to incident response, root cause analysis, and continual improvement of infrastructure practices

Key requirements

• 3 years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes administration, developer infrastructure, or related roles
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
• Container technologies (Docker or Podman)
• Linux environments (e.g., Ubuntu)
• Networking, cloud architecture, reliability, and secure access controls
• Experience with Linux, Git, and shell scripting

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving
• Excellent communication
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Kubernetes administration
• Docker or Podman

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