Staff Platform Engineer

Nellis Auction

. Set the technical direction for the platform and solve infrastructure problems spanning teams .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeLas Vegas • Nevada • United StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expert-level proficiency in TypeScript and strong proficiency in Go or Python, with extensive experience in infrastructure-as-code and GCP architecture. Capable of leading architectural changes, mentoring engineers, and defining observability and security standards across platforms.

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Expert-Level Proficiency In TypeScriptGCP Architecture ExpertiseInfrastructure-As-Code ExpertiseNetwork Architecture ExpertiseDistributed Systems Knowledge

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Hard Skills

TypeScriptGoPythonInfrastructure-As-CodeGCPMySQLPostgreSQLDistributed SQLObservability StrategyArchitecture-Level Security

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationMentoring

Tools & Technologies

GKECloud RunCloud SQLPub/SubBigQuery

Industry Keywords

InfrastructurePlatform ArchitectureSystems DesignIncident StandardsPerformance Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

BigQueryCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformMySQLPostgresPythonSQLSwitchingTypeScriptGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the technical direction for the platform and solve infrastructure problems spanning teams
Write and review infrastructure code and operate production systems
Audit and evaluate platform architecture
Lead the design and delivery of major architectural changes across teams
Write technical proposals and build agreement with product and engineering stakeholders
Set organization-wide standards for infrastructure patterns, delivery practices, tooling, and technology choices
Partner with Buyer and Cargo engineering leadership to support upcoming team needs
Define observability, reliability, and incident standards
Resolve systemic bottlenecks, performance crises, and failures under heavy contention
Plan and execute large migrations, including database moves, network re-architecture, and project restructuring, without disrupting live auctions
Own platform security, cost, and capacity strategy
Mentor senior engineers and influence direction without formal authority
May serve as a team's Tech Lead without change in title, band, or bonus

Requirements

What you’ll need

7-10+ years of professional engineering experience, with a demonstrated record of infrastructure or platform impact across teams
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent practical experience
Expert-level proficiency in TypeScript
Strong proficiency in Go or Python
Infrastructure-as-code expertise, including state management, resource lifecycle, refactoring and aliasing, and reusable component design
GCP architecture expertise across GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, and BigQuery
Network architecture expertise, including multi-project VPC design, private service connectivity, load balancing, mTLS, and traffic management
Deep expertise operating MySQL, PostgreSQL, and distributed SQL, including replication, connection pooling, schema evolution at scale, and zero-downtime migrations
Observability strategy expertise, including alerting, SLOs/SLAs, and distributed tracing
Architecture-level security expertise, including auth patterns, secrets management, network security, IAM, and defending against abusive traffic
Expert-level distributed systems knowledge, including consensus, replication strategies, concurrency control under write contention, exactly-once semantics, and fault-tolerant design
Knowledge of OS and runtime internals relevant to performance, including GC behavior, syscall overhead, and context switching
Systems design fluency for large-scale distributed architectures
Ability to remain seated or stationary for extended periods while working at a computer
Frequent use of hands and fingers for typing, mouse use, and other computer-related tasks
Ability to communicate effectively in person, by phone, and through electronic communication
Ability to occasionally stand, walk, bend, reach, or move about the office
Ability to occasionally lift and carry office equipment or materials up to 10–15 pounds
Visual ability sufficient to read computer screens, documents, and other work-related materials
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation