Platform Engineer - Remote

Overview

Brilliant is focused on making a world of great problem solvers by delivering an interactive learning experience in math, data, and CS/AI. The Platform pod is responsible for the infrastructure and developer tooling that supports this mission.

In Short

• Build systems for easy debugging and graceful failure.
• Maintain communication with colleagues to address their needs.
• Join on-call rotation and improve alerting and monitoring tools.
• Contribute to a culture of excellence and accountability.
• Balance engineering velocity and quality.
• Bring new features from conception to completion.
• Work autonomously while collaborating with a team.
• Focus on user impact in all decisions.

Requirements

• 7+ years in technical roles, 5+ in DevOps.
• Motivated by solving user problems.
• Experience across the tech stack to reduce friction for colleagues.
• Ability to write clear, understandable code.
• Excited to collaborate and drive projects independently.
• Deep experience with languages and frameworks.
• Familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and Github Actions.
• Experience modernizing developer tooling.
• Ability to articulate perspectives on developer tools.

Benefits

• Top-notch health care plans with 100% premium coverage.
• Flexible PTO with an average of 6 weeks off per year.
• Home office equipment and professional development stipend.
• Free food at offices.