Platform Engineer

Summary

Join Yotpo's Platform Engineering group as a Backend Software Engineer and empower the company to unlock business value effectively. You will be an AI advocate, delivering high-quality code libraries and enhancing developer experience through self-service tools. Responsibilities include driving the adoption of platform engineering tools, building infrastructure for increased uptime, and continuously measuring developer satisfaction. This role requires 5+ years of experience in Java, familiarity with API-first design, and experience with cloud infrastructure platforms. Bonus points for experience as a DevOps/Platform engineer and familiarity with various technologies and databases. Yotpo offers a clear career path, work-life balance, additional health insurance, internal mobility programs, and various other benefits.

Requirements

• An experienced Backend Software Engineer with (5+ years) in Java - a must
• Passionate about OOP design, design patterns, and writing clean code
• Familiarity with API-first design (REST, Messaging, sync vs async communication)
• Experienced (2+ years) with cloud infrastructure platforms such as AWS and Kubernetes
• Experience in building and managing GitOps CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Argo products)
• Solid knowledge of microservices architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and
• Proven track record in building large-scale, high-performance applications
• Strong team player with excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Be an AI advocate and increase adoption of AI tools in the DevX world, cross-R&D
• Deliver high-quality code libraries (Java / PHP / Ruby) , API guidelines, and documentation to accelerate developer productivity
• Enhance developer experience by providing self-service using Backstage, HelmCharts, and more, focusing on Java / PHP/ Ruby services defining golden paths adoption
• Drive the adoption and improvement of platform engineering tools such as Okteto, SonarQube, LaunchDarkly, SonarQube, CI/CD, and more
• Develop & maintain code libraries and documentation for Golden Paths - best practices such as API guidelines and golden path documentation, to support developer productivity
• Build infrastructure to increase uptime and reduce incident frequency
• Continuously measure developer satisfaction, identifying and acting on feedback to improve tooling, workflows, and documentation
• Optimize infrastructure costs, proactively managing resource usage and tooling

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a DevOps / Platform engineer or similar
• Experienced in Ruby / PHP or similar technologies
• Experience in Kafka / SQS / Spring Cloud Stream
• Experience in Spring boot, Gradle
• Experience in Golang
• Caching (Redis, ElasticCache)
• Experience with Infra as code ( Terraform, Cloud Formation)
• Experience working as part of a Global team
• Relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• NoSQL Databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB)

Benefits

• A clear career path with opportunities for growth and leadership
• Track to success – work in a dynamic organization with ambient and laid-back office atmosphere
• Individualized career development, rewards and recognition
• Work-life balance – 25 days paid vacation with add-ons for loyalty, regular team buildings and celebrations in and outside the country
• Additional health insurance package
• Internal mobility program and refer-a-friend program
• Managing a fixed monthly budget for social benefits thru Re:Benefit – a flexible online benefits solution
• Food vouchers – monthly
• E-learning portals and knowledge sharing sessions
• Company backed Hackathons, Tech conferences, workshops events, etc
• Stocked kitchen and bar
• Equity in options
• Fully remote or Hybrid working