Platform Engineer

As a Platform Engineer at Finch, you'll play a pivotal role in designing and maintaining the platform that supports our mental health app. This includes collaborating with cross-functional teams to create solutions that enhance user experience and ensure the reliability of our technology.

To apply for the Platform Engineer position at Finch, you should have experience in designing clean and maintainable APIs and the ability to communicate technical concepts effectively. Being familiar with Flutter mobile app development is a plus, particularly for our dynamic projects.

As a Platform Engineer at Finch, you can look forward to diverse projects, including developing localization abstractions for translation, managing user data access, and creating robust monitoring systems to enhance our application performance.

At Finch, we emphasize responsible growth and employee well-being, which is reflected in our work culture. As a Platform Engineer, you’ll enjoy high autonomy and flexibility in managing your projects, making work-life balance a priority.

The engineering team at Finch is described as small yet mighty, fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment. We value passion for mental health and creativity, ensuring every voice is heard and every contribution is valued.

At Finch, we are committed to the professional growth of our team members. As a Platform Engineer, you'll have opportunities to expand your skills through involvement in diverse projects, mentorship, and a supportive work environment that encourages innovation.

While experience in the wellness industry is a nice to have, it’s not strictly necessary for the Platform Engineer role at Finch. We welcome candidates from various backgrounds as long as they have a passion for our mission and possess the technical skills required.

In answering this question, highlight specific projects where you designed APIs. Discuss your approach to ensuring APIs are clean, maintainable, and user-friendly, as well as how you balanced performance and security.

To answer this question, discuss your critical thinking process. Explain how you assess project requirements and advocate for sustainable engineering practices while still meeting deadlines and delivering quality products.

Share an example that demonstrates your communication skills. Describe how you simplified technical concepts for non-technical audiences and the techniques you used to facilitate understanding and collaboration.

Discuss how you balance the two by prioritizing best practices in data management while implementing scalable security measures. Provide specific strategies you've used in past roles that align with this balance.

If you have experience in localization projects, describe the specific challenges you encountered, such as context issues or language nuances, and how you worked to overcome them, detailing your role in the project.

Talk about the systems you've developed or improved in past roles. Explain the importance of monitoring for identifying regressions or bugs and how you ensure that alerting is both effective and actionable.

Describe your favorite tools for automation and give examples of how you've implemented these tools to streamline development efforts, improve productivity, and reduce error rates in your coding tasks.

Discuss your strategies for maintaining code quality, such as code reviews, writing tests, and utilizing static analysis tools. Highlight how these strategies contribute to long-term sustainability and maintainability.

Provide a specific example showcasing your problem-solving skills, explaining the issue, your thought process, the solution you implemented, and the positive impact it had on your project or team.

Share the resources you use to stay updated, such as online courses, webinars, or industry blogs. Emphasize your proactive approach to continuous learning and how you apply new knowledge in your work.