PublicSquare Company Values
We are united in our commitment to freedom and truth – that’s what makes us Americans.
We will always protect the family unit and celebrate the sanctity of every life.
We believe small business and the communities who support them are the backbone of our economy.
We believe in the greatness of this Nation and will always fight to defend it.
Our Constitution is non-negotiable – government isn’t the source of our rights, so it can’t take them away.
This is a remote full-time W2 position.
Job Purpose
As a Principal Platform Engineer at PublicSquare you will be part of a team that builds and supports critical infrastructure, security, and SRE capabilities for the entire organization. You will work closely with engineering, security, and IT teams to solve new problems, optimize existing solutions, and constantly improve the availability, security, and maintainability of our technology platform. We are looking for someone with a solid engineering background who has transitioned to focus on infrastructure, and who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced startup environment.
You will work with GCP (Cloud Run, GKE, CloudSQL, Memorystore, BigQuery, KMS, GCS), GitHub, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Helm, OpsGenie, Terraform, Docker, MongoDB, Postgres, Redis, Elastisearch, Cloudflare, Red Panda, Kafka Connect, Auth0 and other technologies.
This role demands a balance of technical expertise, leadership experience, and excellent communication skills. It requires someone who is team-oriented, technology savvy, and driven to produce quality products. You will work collaboratively with fellow engineers, project owners,and engineering leaders. Our ideal candidate is someone who loves the idea of helping both develop technology and the business.
Role Summary/Major tenets of the role:
Deliver timely, high-quality infrastructure solutions to meet business needs using IAC tools and methods
Ensure security, scalability, availability, and maintainability of applications
Support operational excellence across the organization: observability, incident response, performance and resilience testing
Serve as a subject matter expert on infrastructure and architecture for the organization
Own the execution of the development roadmap, focusing on cost optimization, scalability, and system reliability for the platform
Communicate clearly to ensure alignment and performance across technical teams
Selected Highlights/Responsibilities
Partner with engineering leadership team in determining the company’s technical vision and participate in the company’s product development
Partner with the Product team to help execute differentiating capabilities
Work in a consultative fashion with other teams as an advisor of technologies that may improve their efficiency and effectiveness
Supervise development best practices and infrastructure to ensure functionality and efficiency
Help architect systems around security, scalability, availability, and maintainability
Assist in production support as needed
Evaluate and implement new technologies, frameworks, and automation patterns
Proactively work to develop individuals on the team; to help them stay current and skilled
Participate in a focused, experienced, energetic team on a rapid, agile development schedule
Requirements
At least 7 years experience in a software engineering role
At least 5 years experience using AWS, Azure, or GCP, including automation experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi
Experience in a lead role on an engineering team delivering critical applications at scale
Strong scripting and automation skills in Bash and Python
Proficiency with programming languages such as .NET, Kotlin, Go, and Javascript/TypeScript
Experience optimizing infrastructure for cost
Honest and fair with both their team members as well as their colleagues
Ability to think and act strategically and proactively
Excellent communication skills. Strong writing and presentation skills
Knowledge of technology trends to inform and build strategy
Ability to conduct technological analyses and research
Nice-to-have
Degree in computer science or closely related field
Knowledge of PCI and SOC2 Compliance best practices
Our Methods
Loosely agile – scrum style for platform teams; kanban for ops teams
Modern, collaborative product management discipline
Direct customer feedback – see how you make a difference every day
A Day in the Life…
Regular contact and coordination with cross-functional groups of tech and customer-facing leads
Reviewing feedback sources to determine tactics and strategy with expert contributors
Coaching and mentoring leaders and contributors
Heads downtime to support forward progress
PublicSquare is America’s leading commerce and payments ecosystem that serves customers and businesses that value life, family, and freedom. PublicSquare operates under three segments: Marketplace, Financial Technology, and Brands. The primary mission of the Marketplace segment is to help consumers “shop their values” and put purpose behind their purchases. PublicSquare leverages data and insights from the Marketplace to assess its customers’ needs and provide wholly-owned quality financial products and brands. PublicSquare’s Financial Technology segment includes Credova, a consumer financing and payments company. PublicSquare’s Brands segment consists of D2C companies, like EveryLife, a premium life-affirming baby products company.
What we Offer:
Company paid Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
401(k) with company match
Flexible time off policy
Paid holidays
Discounts on our brands
Rewards & recognition bonuses
More to come!
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