Staff Platform Engineer

Forge

Staff Platform Engineer

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Denver CO USA

Hybrid

150K-170K Annually

Senior level

Fintech • Financial Services

Forge revolutionizes private markets with cutting-edge liquidity solutions exclusive data and a vibrant marketplace.

The Role

Design and maintain scalable infrastructure manage delivery pipelines improve DevOps practices and mentor team members in platform engineering at Forge.

Summary Generated by Built In

At Forge we know our team is our greatest asset. As technology innovators in the private market our vision is to deliver a richer future for everyone. We live that vision through our values of being bold accountable and humble. We experience the value that our vision brings to the world every day helping the teams behind the greatest innovations of our generation from space travel to artificial intelligence and more.

With liquidity solutions exclusive data and insights a custody offering and a vibrant marketplace Forge’s goal is to build the best-in-class technology infrastructure to power a global private market that is transparent accessible and seamless for companies their employees and investors. Through Forge employees can sell their private shares employers can reward shareholders with pre-IPO liquidity and individual and institutional investors can participate in private unicorn growth.

Forge's differentiated global marketplace addresses rising demand among individual and institutional investors for exposure to private company stocks and is building a growing network effect.

Our ability to offer these powerful financial solutions has generated incredible interest from investors demand from customers and a need to grow our team to meet the needs of more companies teams and innovators in this way.

The Role:

Forge’s platform engineering team is passionate about innovation and building scalable secure infrastructure solutions that drive liquidity and growth in the private market. Our teams are leveraging a broad range of technologies to support our core platform Metal and we thrive on moving fast delivering value and living our values of being bold humble and accountable.

We are seeking a passionate platform engineer with at least 7 years of experience delivering robust infrastructure solutions that are scalable secure and easy to maintain. The ideal candidate thrives in team settings and is motivated by creating success all around them through strong communication architecting great developer experiences and making data-driven decisions.

To succeed in the Staff Platform Engineer role at Forge you'll leverage your infrastructure and software expertise to successfully deliver high-quality platforms both individually and through technical leadership of others. You will have the ability to take on advanced infrastructure projects—ranging from multi-cluster orchestration to SOC 2 compliance automation—while also being a productive and collaborative member of the team.

Location: This position is remote in Denver CO. We intend to open an office in Denver and once we do we will require hybrid attendance onsite at least 9 days each month.

Responsibilities:

Design implement and maintain highly available scalable infrastructure using Terraform and Kubernetes
Architect and manage GitOps delivery pipelines (e.g. Flux) to streamline deployments across multiple applications environments and tech stacks
Bridge the gap between infrastructure and software engineering by building internal tooling and automation through code
Collaborate with development teams to understand system domains promote DevOps best practices and improve developer velocity
Drive platform security and governance initiatives including policy-as-code implementations (e.g. Kyverno) and compliance support
Mentor engineering team members through pairing documentation code reviews and knowledge-sharing

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field
7+ years of experience in software or platform engineering with a strong focus on infrastructure and DevOps
Deep hands-on expertise in Kubernetes administration and the cloud-native ecosystem
Advanced proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
Extensive experience designing and operating GitOps workflows (e.g. Argo CD Flux)
Strong software engineering skills with the ability to read write and debug code across multiple application

Preferred Skills (Nice-to-Have)

Experience with C# and Dotnet framework
Experience with Azure and AWS Cloud infrastructure.
Experience working in geographically distributed teams
Fintech or Financial services industry experience.

For residents of Denver CO the annual salary range for this role is $150000 - $170000+ annual bonus. Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography candidate experience and expertise bonus and other factors

Upon offer we conduct background checks that include employment and education verification state and county criminal history searches.

Forge is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) gender gender identity gender expression national origin ancestry age physical or mental disability medical condition genetic information marital status sexual orientation veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

Skills Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field
7+ years of experience in software or platform engineering with emphasis on infrastructure and DevOps
Deep hands-on expertise in Kubernetes administration and cloud-native ecosystem
Advanced proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
Extensive experience designing and operating GitOps workflows (e.g. Argo CD Flux)
Strong software engineering skills to read write and debug code

What the Team is Saying

Forge Compensation & Benefits Highlights

Healthcare Strength—Health coverage includes medical dental and vision for all employees and plan quality is characterized positively across sources. Mentions of strong plan options reinforce healthcare as a core strength.
Leave & Time Off Breadth—Time off is described as generous with vacation/PTO consistently highlighted as a strong point. Flexible or unlimited PTO is referenced alongside paid holidays and volunteer time.
Parental & Family Support—New‑parent leave is explicitly included in the package. Parental leave is repeatedly highlighted as one of the most positive elements.

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The Company

HQ: San Francisco CA

320 Employees

Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

At Forge (NYSE: FRGE) we know our team is our greatest asset. As technology innovators in the private market our vision is to deliver a richer future for everyone. We live that vision through our values of being bold humble and accountable. We experience the value that our vision brings to the world every day helping the teams behind the greatest innovations of our generation from space travel to planet-saving plant-based nutrition and more. With liquidity solutions exclusive data and insights a custody offering and a vibrant marketplace Forge’s goal is to build the best-in-class technology infrastructure to power a global private market that is transparent accessible and seamless for companies their employees and investors. Through Forge employees can sell their private shares employers can reward shareholders with pre-IPO liquidity and individual and institutional investors can participate in private unicorn growth. Forge's differentiated global marketplace addresses rising demand among individual and institutional investors for exposure to private company stocks and it is building a growing network effect with defensible competitive advantages. The Forge marketplace has over 440000 registered users and private shares have traded in more than 500 companies since inception representing over $12 billion in volume across over 21000+ transactions. Our ability to offer these powerful financial solutions has generated incredible interest from investors demand from customers and a need to grow our team to meet the needs of more companies teams and innovators in this way.

Why Work With Us

At Forge we offer extensive opportunities for growth to provide employees with endless possibilities developing careers through unique experiences. The diversity of skills experience and thought is what drives innovation within our walls.