Octane® · 2 days ago
Platform Staff Engineer, AWS
Irving, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $205K/yr
10+ years expOctane is unlocking the power of financial products for merchants and consumers. The Staff Platform Engineer will serve as the Technical Lead, responsible for shaping strategy, architecture, and delivery of core platform services while mentoring engineers and guiding best practices.
CreditFinancial ServicesFinTechLending
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain cloud-native solutions on AWS, architecting scalable, secure, and cost-efficient systems spanning compute, storage, databases, networking, and security domains
Continuously monitor and analyze existing AWS environments, identifying opportunities to optimize performance, improve reliability, and reduce costs, then driving implementation of improvements
Automate infrastructure provisioning and management through Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation) to enable consistency, speed, and scalability
Partner with application and development teams to recommend, guide, and implement managed AWS services and serverless architectures that support business objectives and accelerate delivery
Establish, implement, and enforce security policies and compliance requirements across AWS environments, embedding security and business continuity as foundational principles
Define and maintain policies, guardrails, and best practices for new platforms, tools, and applications to balance technical discipline with business agility
Lead incident response and support efforts for AWS infrastructure and applications, ensuring timely resolution and building resilience into systems
Participate in the platform team’s on-call rotation, providing expert support and guidance during critical events
Serve as a mentor and technical leader, coaching junior engineers, fostering skill development, and driving knowledge sharing across the engineering organization
Stay current with the latest AWS services, emerging technologies, and industry best practices, advising on adoption strategies to maintain a cutting-edge platform
Create and deliver high-quality technical assets, including best practice recommendations, tutorials, sample code, and technical presentations, tailored to both engineering teams and key business stakeholders
Develop and maintain documentation outlining workflows, processes, and architectural designs to ensure clarity, consistency, and maintainability
Collaborate closely with stakeholders and business leaders to interpret requirements, align cloud strategies with business goals, and drive forward-looking platform initiatives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
10+ years of hands-on expertise with Amazon Web Services (AWS), with proven success architecting, deploying, and maintaining enterprise-level cloud infrastructure solutions
Deep experience with EKS, EC2, and ECS for scalable containerized and virtualized workloads
Strong proficiency with AWS CDK and Lambda to deliver event-driven, serverless applications
Advanced knowledge of S3 and Glacier for data storage, archiving, and lifecycle management
Proficiency with VPC design, Route53 routing, and secure multi-region configurations
Expertise with both relational (RDS) and NoSQL (DynamoDB) database solutions
Expert-level proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using at least one major tool (Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation) to automate and standardize deployments
Deep knowledge of DevOps principles, including design and optimization of CI/CD pipelines (preferably GitHub Actions) to enable rapid, reliable software delivery
Strong understanding of cloud security architecture and best practices, with proven experience implementing compliance, access controls, and secure networking patterns
Proficient in networking fundamentals (e.g., VPC, subnets, security groups, NACLs) and capable of designing resilient, scalable, and secure network topologies
Extensive experience leveraging AWS managed services and serverless solutions to optimize performance, cost, and maintainability
Experience with AWS IAM and privileged access management, ensuring secure user and service identity governance
Familiarity with logging, monitoring, and alerting frameworks (e.g., CloudWatch, third-party tools), with preference for knowledge of SCIM and identity federation
Comfortable working across additional public cloud platforms (Azure, GCP) to support multi-cloud or hybrid solutions
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems
Exceptional communication and presentation abilities, adept at explaining technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Proven leadership and collaboration skills, with experience mentoring junior engineers and influencing technical direction across teams
Benefits
Robust Health Care Plans (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Generous Parental Leave
Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy - Time Off When You Need It
Retirement Plan (401k) with company match!
Educational Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement up to $3K/year
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Short Term / Long Term Disability
Robust Ancillary benefits including accident insurance, hospital insurance, etc
Wellhub (Gympass) Wellness Benefit
Powersports Safety Benefit
Company
Octane®
Octane® is revolutionizing recreational purchases by delivering a seamless, end-to-end digital buying experience.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.31BKey Investors
Valar VenturesRoadrunner FinancialMoore Capital
2025-12-15Series F· $50M
2025-12-15Secondary Market· $50M
2025-12-02Debt Financing· $219M
Leadership Team
Jason Guss
CEO
Mark Davidson
Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer
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