{"id":425,"date":"2025-10-15T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/?post_type=jobpost&#038;p=425"},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:02:03","slug":"ci-cd-engineer-platform-engineer","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/current-jobs\/ci-cd-engineer-platform-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"CI\/CD Engineer \/ Platform Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Ditto<\/strong>, a fast-growing, globally distributed startup that provides a peer-to-peer sync engine for resilient, real-time data at the edge, is seeking a <strong>Platform Engineer<\/strong> to own and architect their CI\/CD infrastructure.<sup><\/sup> This role is highly strategic, giving the engineer <strong>end-to-end ownership<\/strong> of the critical deployment platform used by every engineer at Ditto.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a <strong>full-time, remote<\/strong> position in the United States.<sup><\/sup> The base salary range is <strong>$169,176 \u2013 $300,000 USD<\/strong>.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Role Summary and Deployment Architecture Mandate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This Platform Engineer will define how Ditto ships software at scale, balancing rapid <strong>velocity with safety and reliability<\/strong>. You will build the systems that enforce quality and enable effortless, confident deployments across a microservices architecture.<sup><\/sup> This is a chance to directly multiply the productivity of the entire engineering organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Responsibilities:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Platform Ownership &amp; Architecture:<\/strong> <strong>Own the architecture and evolution of Ditto&#8217;s entire CI\/CD platform<\/strong>, spanning from code commit to production deployment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quality &amp; Safety Enforcement:<\/strong> Design and build <strong>automated quality enforcement systems<\/strong>, including code coverage analysis, security vulnerability scanning, and compliance tracking infrastructure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Deployment Safety Mechanisms:<\/strong> Create advanced deployment safety mechanisms, such as <strong>automated validation pipelines, progressive rollout frameworks<\/strong>, and intelligent automatic rollback systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Optimization &amp; Standards:<\/strong> Optimize deployment pipeline infrastructure to enable <strong>rapid, confident releases<\/strong>. Establish the technical vision and standards for deployment safety, quality automation, and production risk management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Developer Experience:<\/strong> Partner with engineering teams to understand pain points and evolve the platform based on real developer needs, focusing on <strong>developer experience and pragmatism.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Required Experience and Technical Mindset<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The ideal candidate is a seasoned platform engineer who views CI\/CD as a cohesive system and possesses strong systems thinking, experience in production environments, and the ability to influence without formal authority.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Experience (Required):<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Deep experience building and scaling CI\/CD infrastructure, deployment pipelines, or developer platform tooling<\/strong> in production environments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strong systems thinking<\/strong>\u2014thinking-the ability to architect for long-term platform evolution, seeing CI\/CD as a cohesive platform, not disconnected tools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Track record of driving adoption through <strong>empathy and pragmatism<\/strong> (developer experience focus).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comfort operating under <strong>visibility and production responsibility<\/strong> (deployment infrastructure is mission-critical).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Excellent stakeholder management skills<\/strong> and the ability to influence without authority.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A proactive attitude about how <strong>AI can support<\/strong> automation and thoughtful decision-making in the role.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Great-to-Haves (Bonus):<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Experience implementing <strong>progressive delivery patterns<\/strong> (canary deployments, feature flags, traffic shaping) at scale.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Background in <strong>SRE, production operations, or incident management.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prior work in <strong>high-growth or hypergrowth environments.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Familiarity with modern deployment ecosystems (<strong>Kubernetes, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, Harness, or similar<\/strong>) and observability platforms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experience establishing quality standards and achieving enthusiastic adoption across engineering organizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ditto, a fast-growing, globally distributed startup that provides a peer-to-peer sync engine for resilient, real-time data at the edge, is seeking a Platform Engineer to own and architect their CI\/CD infrastructure. 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