Platform Engineer

Resend

. Build and improve the platform that powers Resend, providing reliable infrastructure and tooling .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeRemoteSeniorLead💰 $150,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in building and improving cloud infrastructure, particularly on AWS, with a focus on reliability, performance, and security. Proficient in managing production infrastructure as code and implementing observability and monitoring solutions.

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AWS Infrastructure ManagementInfrastructure As Code (IaC)Observability And MonitoringDistributed Systems KnowledgeIncident Response Participation

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Hard Skills

AWS CDKTerraformPulumiDistributed SystemsCloud InfrastructureLoad BalancingNetworkingDatadogGrafanaOpenTelemetry

Soft Skills

OwnershipClear CommunicationIndependent Work

Industry Keywords

Platform EngineeringSite Reliability Engineering (SRE)Self-Service WorkflowsService Development StandardsOperational Improvements

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsGrafanaTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and improve the platform that powers Resend, providing reliable infrastructure and tooling
Design and operate scalable cloud infrastructure, primarily on AWS, focusing on reliability, performance, and security
Automate operational work and build self-service workflows
Establish platform standards and patterns for consistent service development, deployment, and operation
Improve reliability and observability across Resend
Participate in incident response and turn operational issues into lasting improvements
Partner with engineers across Resend to solve infrastructure and platform problems and build reusable solutions

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience across infrastructure engineering, platform, or SRE
Strong experience managing production infrastructure as code using AWS CDK, Terraform, or Pulumi
Understanding of distributed systems and cloud infrastructure, including queues, workers, databases, caching, networking, and load balancing
Solid working knowledge of AWS
Strong experience with observability and monitoring using tools like Datadog, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry
Comfortable working across the stack, from load balancers and networking to delivery pipelines
Ability to take ownership, communicate trade-offs clearly, and work independently while knowing when to ask for help
Clear written and spoken English
Ability to consistently overlap with Americas working hours

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote work
Flexibility around shared working hours
Meaningful ownership
Autonomy
Collaborative, low-ego team
Opportunities to give feedback, share knowledge, and grow
Expected travel for team offsites, conferences, meetups, and more