Job Summary:We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Platform Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about building and maintaining robust, scalable, and efficient infrastructure that empowers development teams to deliver high-quality software rapidly. As a Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing the core platforms and tools that support our applications. This includes managing cloud infrastructure, automating deployment pipelines, enhancing monitoring and logging systems, and ensuring the reliability of our services. You will work closely with software development, and platform teams to identify bottlenecks, improve workflows, and champion best practices for infrastructure as code and site reliability. Primary Duties Including % of time:<ul style="margin:16px 0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">50% - Design, build, and maintain scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">20% - Implement and optimize monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">20% - Collaborate with dev teams to provide self-service tools and improve developer experience</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">10% - Maintain current awareness of marketplace trends, both technical and process improvements</li></ul> Travel Required: Less than 5% Organizational Relationship:<ul style="margin:16px 0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Reports To: CTO</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Direct Reports: None</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Interacts with: Platform Engineering, Software Engineering</li></ul> Skills and Experience:<ul style="margin:16px 0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">2+ years professional experience in Platform engineering, Dev(Sec)Ops or SRE.</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Experience building and managing web application infrastructure at scale.</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Strong proficiency in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Solid understanding of CI/CD principles and tools (e.g., Github Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI).</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Go).</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Datadog).</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">The ability to debug complex technical issues.</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Passionate about results and quality, with a strong sense of accountability, metrics and ownership.</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Strategic thinker with the ability to grasp the tactical details. Ability to manage multiple projects, multi-task, and effectively prioritize assignments with minimal</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">supervision.</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Proven ability to organize/manage multiple priorities coupled with the flexibility to quickly adapt to ever</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">changing business needs.</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Strong analytical and problem solving. Solid decision making in a timely manner.</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Enthusiasm for our sustainability driven mission.</li></ul> Core Values:<ul style="margin:16px 0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Trust - Have confidence in our team. Have integrity in your actions.</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Care personally about each other - Show compassion, empathy and open-mindedness.</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Be Passionate - Love what you do. Love what we do.</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Embrace challenge - See obstacles as opportunities to learn and grow.</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Be Humble - Stay grounded. Seek feedback. Be curious.</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;">Be Accountable - Take ownership. Be reliable. Be proactive..</li></ul> We are excited to consider talented individuals from across the country. However, please note that we currently do not support candidates residing in the following states: Alaska (AK) / Delaware (DE) / Hawaii (HI) / Kansas (KA) / Louisiana (LA) / Maine (ME) / Montana (MT) / Nebraska (NE) / Nevada (NV) / New Mexico (NM) / North Dakota (ND) / South Dakota (SD) / Vermont (VT) / Wyoming (WY)  We thank all candidates for their interest in RoadRunner, but we cannot respond to everyone personally. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We look forward to reviewing your application!   RoadRunner is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. It is the policy of RoadRunner that qualified individuals with disabilities are not discriminated against because of their disabilities regarding job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. It is further the policy of RoadRunner to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. RoadRunner is prepared to modify or adjust the job application process or the job or work environment to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of the applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the position he or she desires, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities, unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship.

RoadRunner is on a mission to transform the waste management industry with its technology, expertise, and dedication to providing end-to-end sustainable waste stream management for businesses of all sizes. We succeed in this goal through a customized approach to waste management services&mdash;streamlining operations,&nbsp; guaranteeing cost savings, and delivering an unparalleled customer experience supported by data, measurement, and sustainability education.

Platform Engineer

Job Summary:We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Platform Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about building and maintaining robust, scalable, and efficient infrastructure that empowers development teams to deliver high-quality software rapidly. As a Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing the core platforms and tools that support our applications. This includes managing cloud infrastructure, automating deployment pipelines, enhancing monitoring and logging systems, and ensuring the reliability of our services. You will work closely with software development, and platform teams to identify bottlenecks, improve workflows, and champion best practices for infrastructure as code and site reliability. Primary Duties Including % of time:<ul><li>50% - Design, build, and maintain scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure</li><li>20% - Implement and optimize monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions</li><li>20% - Collaborate with dev teams to provide self-service tools and improve developer experience</li><li>10% - Maintain current awareness of marketplace trends, both technical and process improvements</li></ul> Travel Required: Less than 5% Organizational Relationship:<ul><li>Reports To: CTO</li><li>Direct Reports: None</li><li>Interacts with: Platform Engineering, Software Engineering</li></ul> Skills and Experience:<ul><li>2+ years professional experience in Platform engineering, Dev(Sec)Ops or SRE.</li><li>Experience building and managing web application infrastructure at scale.</li><li>Strong proficiency in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).</li><li>Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).</li><li>Solid understanding of CI/CD principles and tools (e.g., Github Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI).</li><li>Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Go).</li><li>Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).</li><li>Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Datadog).</li><li>The ability to debug complex technical issues.</li><li>Passionate about results and quality, with a strong sense of accountability, metrics and ownership.</li><li>Strategic thinker with the ability to grasp the tactical details. Ability to manage multiple projects, multi-task, and effectively prioritize assignments with minimal</li><li>supervision.</li><li>Proven ability to organize/manage multiple priorities coupled with the flexibility to quickly adapt to ever</li><li>changing business needs.</li><li>Strong analytical and problem solving. Solid decision making in a timely manner.</li><li>Enthusiasm for our sustainability driven mission.</li></ul> Core Values:<ul><li>Trust - Have confidence in our team. Have integrity in your actions.</li><li>Care personally about each other&nbsp;- Show compassion, empathy and open-mindedness.</li><li>Be Passionate&nbsp;-&nbsp;Love what you do. Love what we do.</li><li>Embrace challenge - See obstacles as opportunities to learn and grow.</li><li>Be Humble&nbsp;- Stay grounded. Seek feedback. Be curious.</li><li>Be Accountable - Take ownership. Be reliable. Be proactive..</li></ul> We are excited to consider talented individuals from across the country. However, please note that we currently&nbsp;do not&nbsp;support candidates residing in the following states:&nbsp;Alaska (AK) / Delaware (DE) / Hawaii (HI) / Kansas (KA) / Louisiana (LA) / Maine (ME) / Montana (MT) / Nebraska (NE) / Nevada (NV) / New Mexico (NM) / North Dakota (ND) / South Dakota (SD) / Vermont (VT) / Wyoming (WY)&nbsp; We thank all candidates for their interest in RoadRunner, but we cannot respond to everyone personally. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We look forward to reviewing your application!&nbsp;&nbsp; RoadRunner is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. It is the policy of RoadRunner that qualified individuals with disabilities are not discriminated against because of their disabilities regarding job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. It is further the policy of RoadRunner to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. RoadRunner is prepared to modify or adjust the job application process or the job or work environment to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of the applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the position he or she desires, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities, unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship.

Platform Engineer

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