Tech Lead Cloud Platform

Tech Lead - Cloud Platform

Engineering

Prolific

Prolific is not just another player in the AI space we are the architects of the human data infrastructure thats reshaping the landscape of AI a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditized its the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models.

The role

Our Cloud Platform team empowers developers to build and deploy their applications swiftly securely and seamlessly. As the Technical Lead of our Cloud Platform team youll be responsible for Prolifics technical foundation ensuring our infrastructure remains scalable reliable and ready for growth. Youll be a trusted technical expert to leaders and teams across Prolific architect scalable cloud infrastructure solutions and lead a team that enables rapid secure delivery at scale.

What youll bring to the role

• GCP & Kubernetes Expertise: 5 years with Google Cloud Platform GKE and the Kubernetes ecosystem with experience managing large-scale production clusters
• Cloud Platform Experience: Proven experience leading cloud platform initiatives with expertise in architecting solutions.
• Developer-focused: Track record of designing golden paths and self-service solutions that reduce developer friction while maintaining security and compliance
• Technical Leadership: Proven ability to mentor engineers drive technical decisions and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders
• Compliance & Security: Experience implementing cloud compliance standards (SOC2 ISO-27001) and security best practices

It would be advantageous if you also had:

• People management experience
• Familiarity with GCP Security Command Center
• Experience with AWS and event driven distributed systems
• Experience with ArgoCD

What youll be doing in the role

• Leading the technical direction of Cloud Platform projects ensuring the delivery of scalable high-quality solutions and providing guidance and mentorship to team members
• Design and architect robust Kubernetes and GCP solutions that enable rapid secure application deployment.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to product teams engineering managers and leadership on platform capabilities and constraints.
• Mentor platform engineers provide technical guidance and foster a culture of operational excellence.
• Drive SOC2 ISO-27001 and security compliance initiatives across cloud environments.
• Make architectural decisions participate in technical design discussions and establish Cloud Platform engineering standards.
• Assisting in hiring onboarding and training new team members
• Collaborating with the Engineering Managers and other Technical Leads to develop and uphold good engineering standards and best practices
• Collaborating with stakeholders to define scope timelines and required resources

Key Technologies

• Cloud Platforms: Google Cloud Platform and AWS
• Programming Languages: Python JavaScript and TypeScript
• Frameworks: Django Rest Framework Container-based and Serverless architectures
• Databases: MongoDB and DynamoDB
• DevOps and Monitoring: CircleCI GitHub Actions Kubernetes Celery EventBridge and DataDog

Why Prolific is a great place to work

Weve built a unique platform that connects researchers and companies with a global pool of participants enabling the collection of high-quality ethically sourced human behavioral data and feedback. This data is the cornerstone of developing more accurate nuanced and aligned AI systems.

We believe that the next leap in AI capabilities wont come solely from scaling existing models but from integrating diverse human perspectives and behaviors into AI development. By providing this crucial human data infrastructure Prolific is positioning itself at the forefront of the next wave of AI innovation one that reflects the breath and the best of humanity.

Working for us will place you at the forefront of AI innovation providing access to our unique human data platform and opportunities for groundbreaking research. Join us to enjoy a competitive salary benefits and remote working within our impactful mission-driven culture.

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