Platform Engineer

This role is with one of Dex's trusted partner companies. We work closely with their teams to truly understand their culture, goals, and what they're looking for, so we can match you with the right opportunity and give you context about the role before you commit to a process. If you're interested sign up to Dex to apply. Dex is an AI recruiter agent that helps you run your job search. Tell Dex your stack, seniority, and what you want to build. We will manage your applications and surface other opportunities that are a fit. The role This company builds an AI data-integration and analysis platform for enterprise customers. Their systems automate complex document processing and data retrieval, operating within some of the world's most sensitive financial data environments. Security and compliance aren't just features; they are the core product, a hard problem they solve at scale. They're rapidly growing, backed by significant funding from leading investors, and now scaling the critical infrastructure that underpins it all. You'll join a small, high-impact team, reporting directly to the founders, to architect and operate the entire platform infrastructure. This isn't just maintaining existing systems; it's about building the secure, compliant, and scalable foundations for a rapidly expanding enterprise AI product. You'll own the infrastructure roadmap, enabling product engineers to ship fast while ensuring enterprise-grade controls are baked in, not bolted on. The work Architect and operate Kubernetes clusters and Terraform-managed cloud resources.Design and implement platform-level CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for backend, frontend, and data services.Drive product-wide observability (logging, metrics, tracing) and on-call processes.Prepare infrastructure for critical security audits (SOC 2, ISO 27001) and manage cloud costs.Build robust guardrails and advanced networking solutions (VPCs, VPNs, firewalls) for secure, rapid product development. What You Bring 4-7 years of platform, infrastructure, or DevOps experience, with a track record of end-to-end ownership in high-growth environments.Proven experience designing Terraform modules and platform-level GitHub Actions CI/CD.Deep understanding of production observability (logging, metrics, tracing) and advanced networking concepts (VPCs, private networking, DNS, load balancers, VPNs, firewalls).Experience provisioning and scaling production databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL) and blob storage, with strong Python or Bash for automation.Direct experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, or GDPR processes, understanding how infrastructure decisions impact audit evidence. Why apply through Dex This is a rare opportunity to own critical infrastructure at a rapidly scaling AI company, a role often hard to find through traditional channels. Dex helps you cut through the noise: sign up once, get matched to this high-impact position and others like it, and receive a full briefing before you even apply. Skip the cold outreach and get properly prepared for a role that demands specific, high-stakes experience. If you're interested, sign up to Dex to apply - https://jobs.meetdex.ai/jobs/6be166ab-8cd9-4132-808e-d3c7930df90e As part of the recruitment process at Dex, we process your personal data in accordance with our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants. This notice explains how and why your data is collected and used, and how you can contact us if you have any concerns.