Platform Engineer - tech unicorn
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Platform Engineer | Tech Unicorn | Developer Experience Focus | Sydney (Hybrid)
Are you passionate about developer experience and enabling engineering teams to move faster, safer, and more autonomously?
We're hiring a Platform Engineer for one of Australia's leading tech unicorns - a household name known for cutting-edge technology, a strong engineering culture, and an enviable product that's used globally.
This is a Sydney-based role (hybrid), focused on building out an internal self-service platform to empower developers to ship features faster and more reliably. You'll play a key role in improving the developer experience by abstracting away infrastructure complexities and enabling teams to focus on building great products.
As part of a high-impact platform team, you'll work closely with software engineers across the organisation to build tools, frameworks, and services that streamline development workflows and improve scalability, reliability, and observability.
Building and scaling a self-service platform used by internal engineering teams
Improving CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling
Defining and enforcing infrastructure standards using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Championing observability and operational excellence
Enhancing Kubernetes orchestration and AWS-based infrastructure
Collaborating with product and platform engineers to deliver a frictionless dev experience
Strong experience with AWS and cloud-native architecture
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or Pulumi
Deep understanding of Kubernetes and container orchestration
Solid CI/CD experience (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, ArgoCD, etc.)
Strong knowledge of monitoring, logging, and observability (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)
A passion for improving the lives of developers and creating reliable, scalable systems
Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset
You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident
This is a Sydney-based role with a flexible hybrid work model
Work at a top-tier tech unicorn with a global impact
Be part of a high-performing team solving real engineering problems
Strong internal engineering culture with modern tech and autonomy
Competitive salary, equity, and employee benefits
Career growth, mentoring, and a collaborative environment