Job Title: Senior Platform Engineer

Company Name: Intangible

Job Details: RemoteFull,Time

Job Url: https://hiring.cafe/viewjob/k7bwr8fnyhxheqiw

Job Description: Posted 3w agoSenior Platform Engineer@ IntangibleView All JobsWebsiteUnited StatesRemoteFull TimeResponsibilities:Provide leadership, Design infrastructure, Lead APIsRequirements Summary:Lead platform infra, backend services, APIs; manage IaC, CI/CD, observability; optimize for reliability, scale; work with distributed systems and real-time collaboration.Technical Tools Mentioned:AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, WebSockets, WebTransport, Terraform, PostgreSQL
About IntangibleIntangible is camera-native AI for creative direction, giving professional teams camera-centric control over generative AI so they can see the whole story before they build it.We are an interdisciplinary team of engineers, artists and designers that have built and shipped multiple end-to-end products at companies like Apple, Unity, Pixar, ILM and Electronic Arts. Intangible is seed funded by a16z Speedrun, Crosslink Capital and prominent angels.We are a design-obsessed, engineering-heavy team shipping a groundbreaking product, and we’re looking for someone who shares our attention to detail and love of craft.About the RoleWe're looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to help scale our infrastructure. You’ll build and maintain the data and services powering our creative tools, ensuring speed, reliability, and scale. Our ideal candidate has deep expertise in managing content across asynchronous and real-time collaborative environments,  including orchestration of agentic APIs and data flows through these environments.ResponsibilitiesProvide technical leadership and architectural direction for Intangible's platform layerDesign and evolve infrastructure for our AI-assisted, collaborative tools at scaleLead the implementation of backend services and APIs with a focus on security, modularity, and performanceDefine and implement infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, observability, and system health toolingEnsure our systems meet high availability targets ("four nines") while remaining flexible for rapid iterationIntegrate 3rd-party services including AI pipelines, payments, analytics, and user authCollaborate across product, design, and ML to translate creative tooling needs into backend capabilitiesKey CompetenciesProficiency with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)Practical expertise with cloud infrastructure and IaC toolsDeep understanding of distributed systems, WebSockets, WebTransport, and realtime syncOptimizing schema and large data sets for use by LLMsArchitecting and deploying multi-tenant systems with strong role, permission, and tenant isolationManaging schema migrations and cross-environment data synchronization safelyComfort working in a fast-moving, creative environment with a highly interdisciplinary teamBonus QualitiesExpertise in GCP and/or PostgreSQLExperience with 3D tools or creative platformsPassion for building creative tools and empowering artistsExperience using AI tools to improve engineering workflows (e.g., code generation, debugging, testing, documentation), or strong openness to adopting them.Benefits We are a remote-first, distributed company with a concentration in the SF/Bay Area.Health insurance for you and your dependants401(k) plan with employer contributionFlexible PTO