Senior Staff Client Platform Engineer
$200,000–$322,000 year
RemoteUnited States or Santa Clara, California, United States
Job Summary
Architect and build scalable tooling and services for client platforms, establishing end-to-end technical strategy for platform automation and service delivery. Apply codified principles to ensure repeatable, auditable changes across a global, heterogeneous client environment while setting standards for platform automation. Collaborate with Security, Networking, and Product teams to improve platform reliability and internal developer experience, serving as the primary architect for root-cause analysis and long-term remediation of core services. Influence policy and architectural direction to drive measurable improvements in reliability and developer productivity. This Senior Staff Client Platform Engineer role requires 12+ years of experience managing global endpoint fleets at scale with mastery of Infrastructure as Code and systems engineering.
Required Qualifications
- BS/MS or equivalent experience in Engineering or Computer Science
- 12+ years of experience in Client Platform Engineering
- Expert-level client platform engineering experience with a proven track record of managing global endpoint fleets at scale
- Mastery of Configuration as Code and Infrastructure as Code methodologies (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet) and Git-based CI/CD workflows
- Demonstrated success in building internal tooling, CLI tools, or microservices that automate complex platform operations
- Strong proficiency in software development (e.g., Python, Go, or Rust) applied specifically to systems engineering and platform tooling
- Strong communication and partner management skills, with the ability to align diverse teams around a common platform vision
Desired Qualifications
- Strong experience in Windows client environment engineering, particularly in large-scale enterprise settings
- Familiarity with building AI models or agents to enhance platform automation and self-healing capabilities
- Sincere dedication to the end-user experience, with a history of using data and feedback to drive user-focused platform improvements
- Experience with macOS client platform engineering
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