Platform Engineer: Platform Solutions (Remote)

ABOUT US Launched in 2019, Constructor is an AI-first ecommerce search and discovery platform that helps shoppers find the right products at the right time and enables leading global e-commerce brands to drive meaningful revenue and conversion gains. ABOUT THE ROLE The Platform Solutions team builds the core internal software services that sit on top of our cloud infrastructure, serving as the high-performance backbone for all product teams. Instead of traditional infrastructure provisioning, we focus on writing custom, distributed services that abstract away complex backend challenges. Our work directly impacts platform security and reliability by handling organization-wide scale for critical capabilities like real-time bot detection, advanced rate limiting, and traffic priority control. As a Platform Engineer, you will treat the platform as a product—designing, coding, and optimizing high-throughput, low-latency services from scratch. You will collaborate with engineers across the organization to deliver resilient, code-driven solutions that protect our uptime and empower developer velocity. REQUIREMENTS - Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Go (preferred), Java, Python, C# or similar - Hands-on experience with AWS services (e.g., ECS, DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, SQS) - Familiarity with cloud-native system design best practices - Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like CloudFormation (preferred), Terraform or Pulumi - Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools such as GitHub Actions, or CircleCI - Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, ECS) - Knowledge of networking concepts, security, and distributed systems - Understanding of web concepts and security, including OAuth, SAML, CORS, Cookies, and HTTP security BENEFITS - 🏝️ Unlimited vacation time - we strongly encourage all of our employees take at least 3 weeks per year - 🌎 Fully remote team - choose where you live - 🛋️ Work from home stipend! We want you to have the resources you need to set up your home office - 💻 Apple laptops provided for new employees - 🧑‍🎓 Training and development budget for every employee, refreshed each year - 👪 Maternity & Paternity leave for qualified employees - 🧠 Work with smart people who will help you grow and make a meaningful impact - 💵 This position has a base salary range between $80k and $120k USD. The offer varies on many factors including job related knowledge, skills, experience, and interview results. - 🎉 Regular team offsites to connect and collaborate DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION AT CONSTRUCTOR At Constructor.io http://Constructor.io we are committed to cultivating a work environment that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome individuals of all backgrounds and provide equal opportunities to all applicants regardless of their education, diversity of opinion, race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or affiliation in any other protected group. Studies have shown that women and people of color may be less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every one of the qualifications listed. Our primary interest is in finding the best candidate for the job. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of our listed qualifications.