Platform Engineer

Responsibilities

Factory is seeking talented platform engineers to help strengthen our core platform, with a focus on platform services and enhancing developer experience.

What you will do and achieve:

• Play a leading role in the design, development, and optimization of the Factory platform and all of it’s core services and internal systems.
• Drive key areas, including search and indexing systems, core infrastructure, integrations, authentication services, billing and organization management, and internal developer experience.
• Enhance the developer experience by creating and refining internal tooling to streamline the engineering experience, with emphasis on usability, efficiency, and smooth onboarding.
• Work closely with our AI researchers and engineers to ensure seamless integration between AI-driven components and the foundational systems that support them.
• Drive the adoption of best practices in code quality, security, and architecture design, contributing to a culture of technical excellence and innovation.

Qualifications

• A strong technical background with a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, coupled with 3+ years of experience in full stack engineering roles.
• Proven experience as a software engineer, with a demonstrable ability to build complex, high-performance, and reliable systems. Experience in developing tools for software analysis or in domains like compilers, runtime systems, or similar areas is highly valued.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, C++), and familiarity with software engineering tools and practices (e.g., Git, CI/CD pipelines).
• Knowledge of systems programming and an understanding of how to work with large codebases and the challenges involved in manipulating and understanding code at scale.
• The team goes into the office 5 days a week in San Francisco (walking distance to Caltrain).