Senior Platform Engineer - PaaS

About the role:

This role is one of a team of senior engineers leading our India-based Cloud Platform Services team at HashiCorp. From Core Platform & Visibility to Identity/IAM and cloud-based Billing services, Cloud Platform Services (CPS) is responsible for delivering the PAAS backbone of the HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP).

This is an opportunity to lead at a high-visibility, high-impact company. Millions of engineers and operators globally rely on HashiCorp products every day to predictably and reliably deliver infrastructure & platform capabilities for their businesses.

What youll do (responsibilities):

Responsibilities include:

• Working fully-aligned with our global CPS teams, develop next-generation Cloud Platform services for HashiCorp Cloud Platform
• Partner with Engineering, Product and Design to enforce best practices for measurable quality and value within the platform
• Program primarily in Golang (Golang experience not required), learning from and contributing to a team committed to continually improving their skills
• Cultivate excellence in the reliability, scalability, security, and craft of the software our teams build
• Develop modern operationalization via tooling & automation capabilities for proactively monitoring and managing the customer experiences (Critical User Journeys)
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the Cloud Platform Services and broader EPD organizations
• Present insights and recommendations to drive data-driven decision-making
• Contribute to company-wide initiatives led by our EPD management, recruitment, and people teams

What youll need (basic qualifications)

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering with experience with large-scale cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, GCP), including CICD-driven software development, testing and release management.
• 4+ years of experience developing and supporting platform and Product/application services as part of a modern PAAS offering
• 3+ years working with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and configuration management tools such as Terraform (preferred), CloudFormation, Pulumi, or Ansible.
• 3+ years experience in modern IAM (Identity & Access Management) feature/function & enabling platform services
• Strong functional knowledge of containers, container management, and container orchestration.
• Understanding and familiarity with HashiCorps products, specifically Terraform, Nomad, Vault and Consul.
• Strong understanding of automation, automation principles, and different aspects of pipelines and automation delivery.
• Strong understanding of modern cloud security fundamentals, including patch management and secure configurations, with preferred experience in regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of modern software delivery practices, including CICD (continuous integration and deployment/delivery) techniques and technologies
• Strong cross functional collaboration and influencing skills, including the ability to influence with & without formal authority.

What's nice to have (preferred qualifications)

Icing on the cake

• 4+ years of professional software development experience and are proficient in at least one frontend programming language (TypeScript, JavaScript/ES7)
• Advanced strategic capability with cloud delivery models.
• Agile/Lean background for projects and project delivery.
• Deep understanding of advanced security segmentation and controls.