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Platform Engineer

At Comulate, we’re building software that’s creating a radically more exciting future for insurance accounting teams. Our platform, which reinvents a decades-old manual accounting process, is the first step in our vision to transform the $7T insurance industry.

Why you should consider joining

In less than 18 months, we’ve gone from zero → millions of ARR, representing 95th+ percentile company growth across startups that make it this far
Strong product market fit revealed in users that describe the product as “the best thing since sliced bread” and "changing my life"
Our talented small & mighty (<20 person) team is already serving large public and private enterprises, driving 7-figure ROI for companies typically not sold to until Series C/D stage
We're continuing to take big, ambitious bets but able to do so responsibly with cash-flow positive operations and a committed customer-base signing multi-year contracts, providing the best of both worlds: outsized employee ownership and low company risk
Massive opportunity to further deploy AI into core workflows we serve today and in the future

About the role

As our first Platform Engineer at Comulate you'll play a critical role in shaping our cloud infrastructure and ensuring our systems are reliable, scalable, and secure. With our explosive growth over the last two years, we need to keep pace with our evolving infrastructure needs so we’re looking for an experienced team member that can come in and execute with best practices from day one.

You might be a good fit if you have/are:

6+ years of cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or SRE experience.
3+ years of experience architecting AWS infrastructure.
- Potential examples: Blue-green deploys, VPN for employees (e.g. Tailscale) or Postgres observability tooling (e.g. pganalyze or pghero).
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), such as Terraform.
Understanding of networking in AWS involving VPCs and VPNs.
You are known for driving engineering best practices around application performance, monitoring, and alerting.
Developer experience is top of mind: you have improved CI/CD pipelines and local development tooling (e.g. hot-reloading, unit testing speeds, etc.)
[Nice to have] Deep understanding of Postgres performance to help advise engineers on best practices / how to improve query performance.
[Nice to have] Familiarity with compliance standards such as SOC 2
Not required: insurance knowledge – we promise, you’ll pick up the necessary pieces fast!

Our team & philosophy

We’re backed by Spark Capital (Natalie Sandman) and founders/executives from Brex, Asana, Plaid, Applied Intuition, Coalition, and more. Our team hails from companies like Airbnb, Google, Slack, and LiveRamp.

We're also fairly low-profile: we don't seek TechCrunch coverage or validation from peers; we instead focus that energy on delivering for customers and building a category-defining company.

We’re hiring predominantly in San Francisco 🌁, as we believe in-person collaboration is strategically important for a company at our stage — both for velocity and company culture.

Benefits

Competitive base salary and generous equity
Generous medical, dental, and vision benefits
401K plan enrollment
Flexible time-off policy
Lunch & dinner every day
Paid parental leave
Company outings and offsites
(and more benefits as we grow!)

Comulate is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture that celebrates authenticity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

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What You Should Know About Platform Engineer, Comulate

Join Comulate as our first Platform Engineer and be part of a groundbreaking journey to redefine the insurance accounting landscape. We are a dynamic startup located in San Francisco, pushing the boundaries of innovation within the $7T insurance industry. In just 18 months, we've transitioned from zero revenue to millions in annual recurring revenue, surpassing the growth of most startups at similar stages. Our users rave that our platform is 'the best thing since sliced bread,' reflecting our strong product-market fit. As we continue to scale, your expertise in cloud infrastructure and platform engineering will be crucial in developing reliable, scalable, and secure systems. With over six years of experience in the field and a background in architecting AWS infrastructures, you will take charge from day one, implementing best practices to fine-tune our cloud operations. We're looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is passionate about developer experience, and can help us enhance our CI/CD pipelines. Plus, you’ll contribute to integrating AI into our workflows! Join our small, dedicated team and play a pivotal role in a mission-driven company where your contributions will have a direct impact. We believe in the power of collaboration and offer a competitive salary, equity, flexible time off, and a range of benefits that support your work-life balance. At Comulate, every voice matters, and we’re committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture. Let’s create a radically exciting future together!

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What does a Platform Engineer do at Comulate?

As a Platform Engineer at Comulate, you'll be fundamental in shaping our cloud infrastructure and ensuring it's reliable, scalable, and secure. This role involves implementing best practices from your diverse experience in cloud infrastructure and platform engineering, particularly focused on AWS systems.