Platform Engineer
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Brilliant.org
The Platform pod at Brilliant focuses on the infrastructure and developer tooling that's used to serve and build Brilliant for our learners. As an engineer on Platform, you'll build the technology that enables your colleagues to build an entirely new way of teaching STEM to a broad range of students.
Interactive education is in its infancy; we have really only scratched the surface of what is possible with computer-based pedagogy. Our work helps people across Brilliant teach topics from vector calculus to neural networks in an interactive way. Come build the future of interactive learning with us!
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
Terraform
Docker
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Brilliant.org
Brilliant is making a world of great problem solvers. We focus on adults learning quantitative skills – especially in math, data, and CS/AI – and deliver a best-in-class interactive learning experience across web and apps. Our courses teach you what you need to know, while skipping the stuff you don’t – so expect more about solving equations, statistical analysis, logical deduction, neural networks, and generative AI, and less about abstract theorems and integrating complicated trig functions.
Who are you?
- You have at least 7 years of professional experience in technical roles, and at least 5 of them configuring and maintaining modern DevOps systems and tools
- You got into programming because you're motivated by solving users' problems.
- You're capable of working in whatever part of the stack is needed to reduce friction for your colleagues, and you're most energized when enabling product engineering teams to move faster
- You enjoy solving technical challenges in a way simple enough for an intern to understand and build upon. You avoid introducing complex or "clever" solutions. You write code for humans, not for computers
- You're excited to collaborate closely with talented engineers, but also don't mind driving a project forward independently. You enjoy solving problems as a team and sharing knowledge
- You have deep experience with a few languages and frameworks, and you know what you do and do not like about them. You believe in using the right tool for the job — even when it’s an unfamiliar one, and especially when it's a boring one. You stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and patterns, recognizing the differences between a game-changer and a passing fad
- You're excited to join a small team focused on our developer tooling and infrastructure
- You have experience helping engineering organizations modernize their developer tooling to ship quickly with confidence
- You're very familiar with AWS (especially EKS and the relevant ecosystem), Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform, as well as Github Actions and monorepo tooling
- You have a favorite developer tool and can articulate your perspective on what makes using it delightful. You know that internal tools are products just as much as external ones
Who are you?
- You have at least 7 years of professional experience in technical roles, and at least 5 of them configuring and maintaining modern DevOps systems and tools
- You got into programming because you're motivated by solving users' problems.
- You're capable of working in whatever part of the stack is needed to reduce friction for your colleagues, and you're most energized when enabling product engineering teams to move faster
- You enjoy solving technical challenges in a way simple enough for an intern to understand and build upon. You avoid introducing complex or "clever" solutions. You write code for humans, not for computers
- You're excited to collaborate closely with talented engineers, but also don't mind driving a project forward independently. You enjoy solving problems as a team and sharing knowledge
- You have deep experience with a few languages and frameworks, and you know what you do and do not like about them. You believe in using the right tool for the job — even when it’s an unfamiliar one, and especially when it's a boring one. You stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and patterns, recognizing the differences between a game-changer and a passing fad
- You're excited to join a small team focused on our developer tooling and infrastructure
- You have experience helping engineering organizations modernize their developer tooling to ship quickly with confidence
- You're very familiar with AWS (especially EKS and the relevant ecosystem), Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform, as well as Github Actions and monorepo tooling
- You have a favorite developer tool and can articulate your perspective on what makes using it delightful. You know that internal tools are products just as much as external ones
