USA; Brooklyn, NYC Remote (Country) $170,000 - $240,000

Propel is hiring a Senior Platform Engineer

About the Role

This role involves leading the development and maintenance of core platform infrastructure, enabling engineering teams to build and deploy services efficiently and securely.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement robust, scalable backend systems
  • Optimize platform performance and reliability
  • Collaborate with developers to improve tooling and workflows
  • Design APIs for internal and external service integration
  • Ensure systems meet security and compliance standards
  • Lead incident response and post-mortem analysis
  • Drive automation across deployment and monitoring pipelines
  • Mentor engineers on best practices in platform design
  • Evaluate and integrate new technologies
  • Support migration of legacy systems to modern architectures
  • Monitor system health and proactively address issues
  • Work closely with product teams to understand requirements
  • Document technical designs and operational procedures
  • Contribute to capacity planning and scalability strategies
  • Implement observability solutions across services

Nice to Have

  • Master’s degree in a technical field
  • Experience scaling platforms to handle millions of users
  • Contributions to open-source infrastructure projects
  • Knowledge of service mesh technologies
  • Experience with database optimization at scale
  • Background in security engineering practices
  • Leadership in incident management frameworks
  • Familiarity with regulatory compliance standards

Compensation

Competitive salary and equity package

Work Arrangement

Hybrid remote

Team

Collaborative engineering team focused on infrastructure and developer experience

Our Engineering Culture

  • We value ownership, transparency, and continuous learning
  • Engineers are empowered to make architectural decisions
  • We prioritize sustainable development over rushed delivery
  • Collaboration across disciplines is central to our process

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Unlimited paid time off
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Family planning and parental leave support

Available for qualified candidates

About company
Propel
Propel is a technology company that’s strengthening the social safety net for people who receive government benefits. Over 5 million Americans trust the free, modern Propel app to manage their government benefits, save money, and get updates when their benefits change. We’ve also partnered with renowned institutions and organizations like Vote.org, GoFundMe, and GiveDirectly. Propel is a for-profit, venture-backed company that holds its social mission at its core. We're proud to be supported by a blend of nonprofits, impact investors, and world-class investors, including the Robin Hood Foundation, Andreessen Horowitz, Nyca Partners, Financial Health Network, JPMorganChase, Kevin Durant, Serena Williams, and Nas.
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Job Details
Department Engineering
Category infrastructure
Posted a month ago