Platform Engineer Fast-growing software company New York $180k to $250k USD base a year Posted yesterday

# Platform EngineerFast-growing software company* LocationNew York* TypeFull-time* Posted20 October 2026Apply for this roleTalk to us firstYou apply on Workable, where Raydar manages applications.The role, as published## About the companyOur client is a fast-growing software company.## The roleRaydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Act as the founding member of a platform function spanning infrastructure, DevOps and security. Partner closely with technical leadership to shape strategy, modernize older systems and create internal tooling, with a path toward managing a team as the engineering group expands.## What you'll do* **Establish the platform function from scratch**, defining its processes, policies and tooling.* Move older infrastructure onto modern cloud systems and reinforce the cloud architecture in the early months.* **Run and streamline** the company's security and compliance program, including audit readiness, AI usage policies and incident handling.* **Improve release automation**, internal developer tooling and deployment processes so engineers can ship faster.* Coach leadership on security practices and encourage a security-minded culture across engineering.## What we're looking for* Around 6 or more years of experience in infrastructure, DevOps or security engineering.* Background building security infrastructure at a B2B SaaS company in a regulated industry, either at a startup or a fast-moving, well-regarded technology company.* Deep hands-on AWS experience.* Experience designing CI/CD pipelines and working with monitoring and observability tools.* Application security expertise, including authentication, data protection and vulnerability management.* Comfort with ambiguity and a hands-on, high-ownership working style.## Bonus points* Experience standing up security infrastructure from zero to one.* Experience running SOC 2 compliance processes in production.## Benefits* Health, dental and vision coverage## Location and work model* New York, United States* On-site, 4 days per week in office* Full-time## Compensation, as the posting describes it* Equity* Retirement plan* Flexible time offPay$180k to $250kUSD base a year #J-18808-Ljbffr