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Senior Platform Engineer

Blinq
Location
Melbourne, Victoria
Posted
10 days ago
Department
SRE
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Around 5 or more years in platform, developer productivity, DevOps, SRE or infrastructure roles
  • Concrete examples of CI/CD pipelines you've made significantly faster or more reliable
  • Experience with ephemeral environments and end-to-end test automation
  • Good working knowledge of observability (RUM, APM, metrics, logs)
  • Comfort working in a TypeScript codebase
  • Hands-on experience with a major cloud (GCP preferred) and infrastructure as code
Nice to have
  • Mobile UI testing frameworks experience
  • Datadog experience
What the job really is

As a Senior Platform Engineer at Blinq, you will enhance the developer experience by optimizing CI/CD processes, building internal tools, and ensuring observability and security across various stacks including iOS, Android, and TypeScript web services. You will collaborate closely with engineers and QA to identify pain points, implement improvements, and leverage AI tools to streamline workflows. Your role is pivotal in making the development process faster and more efficient, ultimately impacting the productivity of the engineering team.

Benefits
  • Equity and ownership
  • Competitive salary and a real growth path
  • 20 days of annual leave plus a flexible policy for additional time off
  • Team lunches, padel, games nights, Barry's sessions
  • Regular catered lunch at some offices, plus an always-stocked snack bar
Things to weigh
  • No specific salary listed
  • Expectations for AI fluency may require continuous learning and adaptation
  • Role requires significant collaboration and feedback, which may not suit all working styles
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