Pinecone is hiring a
Platform Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Platform Engineer-Developer-Velocity at Pinecone in Prague. The role involves end-to-end management of platform infrastructure, improving velocity, working with all engineering teams, developer experience, deployments, builds, testing, and infrastructure management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 2+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or a similar role
• Strong proficiency in managing CI/CD pipelines and build automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI)
• Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks and tools
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud-native services
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Pulumi and Helm
• Solid scripting skills (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation and tooling
• Strong understanding of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) technologies
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Responsibilities

• End-to-end management of platform infrastructure to improve the velocity of the entire engineering team
• Work closely with all engineering teams to ensure our platform is scalable, secure, and robust
• Ensure seamless integration and support between platform engineering efforts and development goals
• Build and maintain tools such as CLIs and manage development environments to streamline workflows and enhance productivity
• Communicate platform processes, configurations, and best practices to ensure knowledge sharing through documentation and continuity
• Provide support and guidance on building, testing, and deploying applications
• Build our systems on top of Kubernetes and Cloud Run with underlying infrastructure managed by Pulumi
• Use cloud-native technologies to move fast while being present in different clouds
• Manage a monorepo with multiple projects, requiring efficient build automation
• Build binaries for Intel and ARM architectures using containerization technologies
• Develop and maintain comprehensive automated testing frameworks
• Integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline to catch issues early
• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance infrastructure across multiple cloud platforms
• Implement IaC practices using tools like Pulumi, Helm, and Kubernetes