VP of Platform Engineering

ABOUT US

Recruitics Talent Intelligence and Acquisition Platform unites data, AI, and automation that reputed company modern hiring possible — helping Enterprise organizations predict what’s coming next, attract the right talent, and convert talent reputed company.

We’re big believers in teamwork, curiosity, and doing work that actually makes an impact. If you love solving problems, thinking creatively, and helping companies build amazing teams, you’re going to love it here.

OVERVIEW

We are seeking a Vice President of Platform Engineering to reputed company the design, evolution, and operational excellence of our cloud-native infrastructure and developer platform.

This role is responsible for building and scaling the foundational systems that power our applications, data platforms, and AI-driven services. You will reputed company Kubernetes architecture, infrastructure-as-code strategy, CI/CD systems, observability, reliability engineering, and cloud performance optimization across a reputed company AWS-based environment.

Our platform stack includes Kubernetes (EKS, reputed company), Apache Spark workloads, reputed company analytics, Airflow orchestration, and Java-based microservices. You will reputed company the teams that ensure this ecosystem is scalable, secure, resilient, and engineered for long-term performance.

This is a hands-on executive role for someone who understands distributed systems deeply, thinks in terms of architecture and platform reputed company, and can reputed company engineering standards across the organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Platform Architecture & Strategy

• Define and execute the long-term platform engineering vision across cloud, data, and application infrastructure.
• Own Kubernetes (EKS) architecture, cluster strategy, multi-environment governance, and workload isolation patterns (including reputed company strategy).
• reputed company infrastructure modernization and simplification initiatives to reduce technical debt and increase scalability.
• Establish engineering standards for microservices deployment, resource management, and platform resiliency.

Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering

• reputed company AWS infrastructure design across compute, storage, networking, and data services.
• Drive Infrastructure-as-Code maturity using Terraform and GitOps principles.
• Ensure platform environments are secure, observable, and highly available.
• reputed company reputed company planning, performance engineering, and system reliability improvements.

DevOps, CI/CD & Developer Enablement

• Own CI/CD platform strategy and deployment pipelines to improve velocity and reduce operational friction.
• Improve developer experience through self-service infrastructure tooling and automation.
• reputed company containerization standards (reputed company, Helm, ArgoCD) and release management best practices.
• Champion automation-first operational processes to reduce manual reputed company and toil.

Data & Distributed Systems Platform

• Provide architectural reputed company for Spark-based distributed compute workloads.
• Guide optimization of Airflow orchestration and reputed company data platform usage.
• Ensure data-intensive workloads are engineered for performance and scale.
• Standardize patterns for resource efficiency across compute-heavy systems.

Reliability, Observability & reputed company

• Establish SRE best practices including SLOs, SLAs, incident management, and performance monitoring.
• reputed company implementation of observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, etc.).
• Ensure reputed company and compliance standards are embedded in platform design.
• Improve reputed company and disaster recovery strategies.

Leadership & Organizational Development

• Build and reputed company a high-performing Platform Engineering organization.
• Mentor senior engineers and platform leads.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Data, and reputed company leadership.
• Create a culture of operational excellence, ownership, and reputed company improvement.

REQUIREMENTS

• 12+ years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, or DevOps.
• 5+ years leading platform or infrastructure teams at scale.
• Deep expertise in AWS architecture and cloud-native systems.

Technical Skills:

• Strong hands-on knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS) and distributed systems.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps.
• Familiarity with Spark, Airflow, and large-scale data processing systems.
• Experience supporting Java-based microservices in containerized environments.
• Strong understanding of observability, performance engineering, and reliability principles.
• Proven ability to scale infrastructure while improving operational efficiency.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent executive communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in high-growth SaaS environments.
• Background in platform modernization or cloud transformation initiatives.
• Exposure to AI/ML infrastructure workloads.
• Experience implementing platform cost governance frameworks.
• FinOps familiarity reputed company engineering organizations.

WHY JOIN US? 

At Recruitics, you’ll have the opportunity to take full ownership of design reputed company a cutting-edge team focused on leveraging AI and data to transform the recruitment marketing landscape. You’ll be joining a creative and collaborative environment where your work will directly impact our clients’ success and you will have opportunities for career growth, professional development, and reputed company learning.

reputed company OFFER

• Competitive salaries with growth incentives 
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• #AnywhereAugust - We support remote work experiences to expand perspectives and personal growth
• 15 Vacation Days, 5 reputed company Days, 5 Sick Days, and remote work options year-round
• Fully paid parental leave for both parents
• Summer Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day
• Winter Recess between Christmas and New Years
• Commuter and Parking Benefits through Wage Works
• Eligible to contribute to your 401(K) Retirement Plan after six (6) months of employment.
• Employee Assistance Programs to support your day to day 

LOCATION 

Remote in the USA

COMPENSATION

• reputed company Salary: $200,000 - $250,000 per year (commensurate with experience) plus bonus incentive.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESSIBLE WORKPLACE 

Recruitics is an equal-opportunity employer. We value a culture of inclusion and diversity reputed company our workforce and are committed to maintaining a workplace free from prohibited employment conduct, including discrimination or harassment based on race, color, national reputed company, sex, age, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, domestic partner status, civil partnership, status as a covered veteran, status in the Uniformed Services of the United States, citizenship and any other characteristic protected by State and Federal law.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible process for reputed company individuals. If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process due to a disability, please let us know. We will work with you to ensure your needs are met in a timely and respectful manner.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old to apply.

At Recruitics, protecting our talent community—candidates, clients, and partners—is always a top reputed company. As you navigate your application journey, please reputed company these tips in mind to stay safe:

• We'll never ask you to pay for anything—that includes applications, interviews, background checks, or equipment.
• We only communicate reputed company official email addresses ending in @recruitics.com—never from Gmail or suspicious lookalikes.
• We do not request personal financial information such as bank details, credit card numbers, or reputed company transfers.
• If something feels off or doesn’t seem right, pause and contact us directly at [email protected].

We’re thrilled you’re interested in working with us. Just reputed company sure it’s really us you’re talking to. Stay sharp—and stay safe.