Senior Platform Engineer

As a Senior Platform Engineer at Via, your responsibilities include defining infrastructure standards, designing and developing tools for microservices infrastructure, managing AWS and Kubernetes setups, and automating CI/CD processes. You will also troubleshoot mission-critical services and collaborate with various teams to smoothly implement changes, ensuring operations run efficiently and securely.

To qualify for the Senior Platform Engineer role at Via, candidates should possess a BSc in Computer Science or a related field, with 5+ years in backend or full-stack development and at least 3 years in a DevOps or SRE capacity. Familiarity with cloud services like AWS, containerization, and CI/CD processes is essential, along with a solid grasp of networking and database systems.

Key skills for the Senior Platform Engineer position at Via include proficiency in object-oriented programming, containers (Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD), cloud infrastructure management (AWS or similar), and CI/CD systems like GitLab. Experience with Unix/Linux systems, distributed systems, and IaC tools is also advantageous.

The Senior Platform Engineer plays a vital role in fulfilling Via's mission by developing and maintaining secure and efficient infrastructure that directly impacts transportation solutions for millions. Your work will enhance the overall ride experience, improve operational capabilities, and facilitate smoother transitions for riders globally.

At Via, the work environment for a Senior Platform Engineer is collaborative and innovative, fostering professional growth. Our hybrid work model allows for flexibility, while our vibrant office in Tel Aviv encourages teamwork and creativity, ensuring engineers are equipped to tackle challenges head-on.

In your interview, focus on specific cloud projects you've worked on, detailing the technologies used, your role, and any challenges faced. Highlight how your contributions improved efficiency or reduced costs, showcasing your proactive approach to infrastructure management.

Discuss your process for assessing the existing workflows, identifying pain points, and designing CI/CD pipelines that enhance automation and reliability. Give examples of tools you’ve integrated and how these changes impacted deployment speed and team productivity.

During your response, talk about your experience configuring clusters, managing replication, and implementing load balancing. Emphasize proactive monitoring and troubleshooting strategies you have used to maintain uptime in production environments.

Describe your incident response process, including how you would communicate with teams, investigate logs for root causes, and implement automated remediation. Of particular interest is how you would prevent similar issues from recurring.

Share examples of tools or scripts you’ve created to automate repetitive tasks, improve code quality, or streamline environment setup. This could include anything from custom dashboards for resource monitoring to scripts for quicker deployments.

Highlight a specific project where you coordinated efforts with other departments, explaining the challenges faced and the collaborative strategies employed. Illustrate how your communication skills helped bridge gaps and contribute to achieving common goals.

Talk about factors such as scalability, security, and ease of use. Discuss how you collaborate with the development team to understand their needs and adapt standards that facilitate their work while maintaining organizational requirements.

Discuss your commitment to continuous learning through online courses, conferences, tech blogs, or communities. Mention specific technologies you are currently exploring and how you’ve applied new knowledge to enhance your work.

In your answer, reference specific protocols you’ve worked with, challenges you faced in managing network resources, and how you ensured secure connections and optimal data flow in your previous roles.

Express your passion for transportation technology and your alignment with Via's mission. Highlight how your skills and experiences uniquely position you to contribute to meaningful projects that impact communities worldwide.