Senior Platform Engineer II

Senior Platform Engineer II

Job Title: Senior Platform Engineer II

Work Location: Austin TX

Reports to: Darrell Maples

Level: 5

Salary Range: $170000 - $190000

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 6500+ 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
• $1200 annual HSA match
• $1000 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

What We Do

Grocery TV is the leading in-store retail media platform. Over 120 retailers partner with Grocery TV to modernize their stores and drive incremental revenue while upholding a high-quality shopper experience. Grocery TV handles the complexities of operating an in-store media network so retailers can focus on what they do best—serving their customers. Reaching 1 in 4 Americans across nearly 6000 stores Grocery TV connects brands with real shoppers where nearly 90% of purchases take place. For more information visit www.grocerytv.com.

Why Work With Us

Our team thrives on growth collaboration and open dialogue. We value learning through development opportunities regular feedback and candid conversations. Leadership encourages fresh ideas and provides full transparency on financials and salaries because we believe that removing these barriers helps nurture a more equitable working environment.

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