Staff Platform Devops Engineer

Introduction to Demandbase

Demandbase is the Smarter GTM™ company for B2B brands. We help B2B companies hit their revenue goals using fewer resources. How? By aligning their sales and marketing teams around a combination of their data, our data, and artificial intelligence — what we call Account Intelligence — so they can identify, engage, and focus their time and money on the accounts most likely to buy. 

As a company, we’re as committed to growing careers as we are to building world-class technology. We invest heavily in people, our culture, and the community around us. We have offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and India, as well as a team in the UK, and allow employees to work remotely. We have also been continuously recognized as one of the best places to work including, “Best Workplaces for Millennials” and “Best Workplaces for Parents”!

We're committed to attracting, developing, retaining, and promoting a diverse workforce. By ensuring that every Demandbase employee is able to bring a diversity of talents to work, we're increasingly capable of living out our mission to transform how B2B goes to market. We encourage people from historically underrepresented backgrounds and all walks of life to apply. Come grow with us at Demandbase!

Scope of Role

As a Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for architecting, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure and automation frameworks that power Demandbase’s engineering ecosystem. You’ll enable developers to build, deploy, and scale applications with speed, reliability, and security.
In this role, you will lead cloud infrastructure design, deployment automation, and platform optimization across AWS, GCP, and Kubernetes environments. You’ll partner with product and engineering teams to remove operational friction, drive DevOps best practices, and build a culture of “shift left” automation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Core Engineering & Infrastructure

• Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters for orchestrating and scaling containerized applications.

• Architect and maintain Backstage Scaffolders to streamline developer onboarding, reduce toil, and standardize service creation.

• Develop, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI/CD) for continuous integration, testing, and delivery.

• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to provision, configure, and manage AWS and GCP environments.

• Manage Airflow workflows for reliable orchestration of data pipelines and ETL processes.

• Configure and operate Istio or equivalent service mesh solutions to ensure secure and resilient microservice communication.

• Leverage CNCF tooling (e.g., Flux, Argo Rollouts, External Secrets) to enhance deployment automation and observability.

• Implement monitoring, alerting, and logging with Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog to ensure high availability and system performance.

• Apply security best practices and compliance controls across infrastructure, ensuring resilience and regulatory alignment.

Leadership & Operational Excellence

• Drive platform strategy and continuous improvement of system reliability, scalability, and developer efficiency.

• Establish reusable templates, modules, and documentation to empower self-service development and minimize operational overhead.

• Lead technical design discussions, architectural reviews, and infrastructure standardization initiatives.

• Collaborate with development teams to identify bottlenecks, optimize performance, and streamline delivery pipelines.

• Champion automation, observability, and security-by-design principles throughout the platform ecosystem.

Collaboration & Mentorship

• Partner cross-functionally with software engineering, data, and security teams to deliver unified, scalable infrastructure solutions.

• Mentor peers and contribute to building a culture of continuous learning, quality, and engineering excellence.

• Communicate clearly across technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating complex infrastructure concepts into actionable insights.

• Contribute to internal documentation, knowledge sharing, and onboarding materials for platform tooling and workflows.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, or DevOps roles with a strong cloud and automation focus.

• Expertise in Kubernetes cluster management, scaling, and troubleshooting.

• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code principles.

• Deep understanding of AWS (EKS, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM) and GCP (GKE, BigQuery, IAM, networking) services.

• Experience with CI/CD systems (GitLab CI/CD or similar) for automated software delivery.

• Familiarity with Backstage or similar Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) for templating and scaffolding.

• Proficiency with Airflow for orchestration and Istio or similar service mesh technologies.

• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or similar languages.

• Experience with observability stacks like Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog.

• Strong understanding of CNCF ecosystem tools and modern DevOps practices.

• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, with a product-driven mindset.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Demandbase

At Demandbase, we believe in creating a workplace culture that values and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We recognize that everyone brings unique experiences, perspectives, and identities to the table, and we are committed to building a community where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. Discrimination of any kind is not tolerated, and we strive to ensure that every individual has an equal opportunity to succeed and grow, regardless of their gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, ethnicity, background, marital status, genetic information, education level, veteran status, national origin, or any other protected status. We do not automatically disqualify applicants with criminal records and will consider each applicant on a case-by-case basis.

We recognize that not all candidates will have every skill or qualification listed in this job description. If you feel you have the level of experience to be successful in the role, we encourage you to apply!

We acknowledge that true diversity and inclusion require ongoing effort, and we are committed to doing the work required to make our workplace a safe and equitable space for all. Join us in building a community where we can learn from each other, celebrate our differences, and work together.