Senior Platform Engineer II

Job Title: Senior Platform Engineer II

Work Location: Austin, TX

Reports to: Darrell Maples

Level: 5

Salary Range: $170,000 - $190,000

About Grocery TV

Grocery TV is a leading in-store retail media platform. Over 120 retailers partner with Grocery TV to modernize stores and drive incremental revenue while delivering a more engaging shopping experience. We manage the complexities of operating an in-store media network, allowing retailers to focus on serving customers. Reaching 1 in 4 Americans across 6,500+ stores, Grocery TV connects brands with shoppers at the moment of decision, where 90% of purchases take place. For more information, visit www.grocerytv.com. 

About The Role

We are seeking a skilled and proactive DevOps / Platform Engineer to join our team. You will play a critical role in designing, building, and operating scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-native platforms. You will work closely with data and product engineering teams to enable fast, reliable delivery through strong CI/CD, observability, and infrastructure practices.

Responsibilities

- Own and evolve the CI/CD and GitOps platform, enabling reliable and repeatable deployments across environments

- Design and operate cloud-native infrastructure on AWS, supporting scalable and highly available systems

- Build and maintain Kubernetes-based platforms for running distributed services

- Implement and scale observability systems (metrics, logs, tracing) to ensure system reliability and performance

- Develop infrastructure-as-code and automation frameworks to reduce manual operations and improve consistency

- Partner with engineering teams to improve system performance, reliability, and developer experience

- Lead incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for production systems

- Create scalable observability for tens of thousands of distributed devices

- Embed security best practices into infrastructure, pipelines, and runtime environments

Requirements / Experience

- Strong experience building and operating CI/CD and GitOps workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Flux)

- Hands-on experience with AWS and core services (EC2, S3, RDS, EKS, Lambda, etc.)

- Deep expertise in Kubernetes (workloads, networking, scaling, operations)

- Proficiency in Python, Go, or similar languages for automation and tooling

- Experience with observability platforms such as Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, and Prometheus

- Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, etc.)

- Familiarity with Helm, Kustomize, or similar configuration management tools

- Strong understanding of cloud security principles and best practices

Interview Process

1. Apply: We review applications as soon as we can. You should hear back about your application within two weeks. 
2. Introduction to Hiring Manager: Meet with the hiring manager (virtually or in-person) to share your background, learn about the role, and align on logistics.
3. Technical Interview: Visit our office in-person for a technical interview that relates to the role. You’ll respond to a prompt, and our team will ask questions to better understand your skillset. 
4. Virtual Values Interview: Meet with two Grocery TV employees who you’ll work cross functionally with to discuss team collaboration. This is a perfect opportunity for you to ask us questions, too! 
5. Virtual Leadership Interview: Lastly, all candidates have a final interview with a member of the leadership team. This conversation gives you the opportunity to reflect on the interview process and affirm this is the right role for you.

Why Grocery TV?

• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
• $1,200 annual HSA match
• $1,000 annual learning & development budget
• Unlimited PTO
• Hybrid work model: three days in office per week
• Monthly DoorDash lunch stipend when in office
• $500 home office setup stipend

Awards & Recognition

BuiltIn Best Places to Work 2026

Best Place for Working Parents 2026