Platform Engineer

### Who you are
- If you’re excited by the idea of having your work touch and impact the lives of hundreds of millions of consumers, Pinwheel is the place for you
- If you get stoked about building products alongside the biggest brands in the world, Pinwheel is the place for you
- If you want to join a scrappy, hustling team that is obsessed with defining the future of financial services, Pinwheel is the place for you!
- 3–5+ years of backend software engineering experience
- 2+ years of platform, infrastructure, or DevOps experience
- Strong experience with Go and/or Python
- Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and cloud-native architectures
- Experience running containerized workloads, especially in Kubernetes
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and Helm
- Experience with CI/CD systems and modern delivery practices (GitOps, CircleCI, GitHub Actions)
- Experience with observability tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana
- Strong understanding of building reliable, scalable, high-performance systems
- Ability to quickly learn new technologies and work independently in unfamiliar systems
- A curious, self-directed mindset with strong problem-solving skills
- Experience with PKI, encryption, mTLS, or security-focused infrastructure
- Familiarity with GitOps tools like Flux or ArgoCD
- Experience integrating AI tooling (e.g., MCP servers) into production environments
- Exposure to compliance-focused systems (PCI, SOC 2, ISO, etc.)

### What the job involves
- Pinwheel is looking for a Platform Engineer who thrives at the intersection of backend engineering, infrastructure, and developer enablement
- This role owns the systems our engineering team depends on to build, deploy, and scale products; everything from Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines to observability and infrastructure-as-code (IaC)
- You’ll work closely with product and engineering teams to enable fast, reliable delivery while designing systems that are secure, scalable, and built for the future
- Build and maintain backend platform services and features that support internal teams and product development
- Develop internal libraries and tooling using Go and Python
- Design and operate systems related to authentication, public key infrastructure (PKI), and secure data storage and transit
- Provision, monitor, and optimize cloud infrastructure for reliability, scalability, and performance
- Support new product initiatives by deploying and managing microservices in Kubernetes environments
- Design and manage infrastructure-as-code and deployment workflows using Terraform, Helm, and GitOps tools (e.g., Flux, ArgoCD)
- Improve CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows using tools like CircleCI and GitHub Actions
- Implement observability solutions (metrics, logging, alerting) to improve system visibility and operational response
- Architect secure, cloud-native solutions across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
- Partner with engineering teams to deliver production-ready, compliant platform capabilities

### Benefits
- Full medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401K for retirement planning
- Paid parental leave
- Unlimited PTO
- Mentorship opportunities
- Free Citibike membership
- Team building initiatives
- Free mental health support
- Pet-friendly and snack-stocked office
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Hybrid-first work model