Platform Engineer
IC platform engineer at a stealth-stage startup building Physical AI for the built world. You'd own cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and data architecture on GCP/AWS using Python (Flask/FastAPI), React/TypeScript, and databases like Firestore, Postgres, and AlloyDB — shipping fast with AI dev tools like Claude Code and Cursor as a daily workflow.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Charlotte
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 3–10 years of engineering experience
- Strong cloud and infrastructure background — GCP/AWS, DevOps, and database administration
- Daily use of AI dev tools (Claude Code, Cursor, or similar) with demonstrable proof (GitHub repos, posts, talks)
- Strong Python background (Flask or FastAPI)
- React/TypeScript for full-stack work
- Production experience with Firestore, GCS, Cloud Run, or equivalent GCP services
- Has redesigned or migrated a production system, not just maintained one
- Startup or early-stage experience at a company under 500 people
- Builder mindset — comfortable with ambiguity, full ownership, and moving fast
- Comfortable in an IC role — building, not managing
- Has integrated LLMs or vision model APIs into production systems
- Comfortable designing data architecture that multiple product lines build on
Nice to have
- Experience with AlloyDB, Postgres, or Cloud SQL
- Early-stage startup background, developer tooling, or experience integrating LLM/vision APIs in production
- Based in Charlotte, NC (remote considered for the right person)
Full description
We're a stealth-stage startup building Physical AI for the built world. We're looking for AI-native Platform Engineers — strong builders who ship with AI tools as a core part of their workflow, not as an afterthought.
WHO YOU ARE
- 3–10 years of engineering experience (software engineer, senior, staff, founding engineer, or tech lead)
- Strong cloud and infrastructure background — GCP/AWS, DevOps, and database administration are the core bar
- You use Claude Code, Cursor, or similar AI dev tools daily and can prove it (GitHub repos, blog posts, X/LinkedIn, side projects, conference talks)
- Strong Python background (Flask or FastAPI); React/TypeScript for full-stack work
- Production experience with Firestore, GCS, Cloud Run, or equivalent GCP services
- Experience with AlloyDB, Postgres, or Cloud SQL is a strong plus
- You've redesigned or migrated a production system — not just maintained one
- Bonus: early-stage startup background, developer tooling, or experience integrating LLM/vision APIs in production
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- Startup or early-stage experience at a company under 500 people
- Builder mindset — comfortable with ambiguity, full ownership, and moving fast
- This is an IC role — you'll be building, not managing
- You've integrated LLMs or vision model APIs into production systems
- Comfortable designing data architecture that multiple product lines build on
- Charlotte, NC preferred — remote considered for the right person
WHY JOIN US
We're an early-stage company with real customers and a small team that takes both seriously. We move faster than is comfortable — a rough thing shipped today beats a perfect thing next month. AI tools aren't optional here; they're how we work. Ego doesn't compound at this company; output does.
You'll own real problems from day one. No abstraction layers, no committee approvals, no waiting for someone else to unblock you. The work you do this week ships next week. Details on the full scope of what we're building are shared with serious candidates.