Cloud Platform Engineer

Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Team: Platform

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 commoditised 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 a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer youll be deep in Prolifics technical foundation ensuring our infrastructure remains scalable reliable and ready for growth. Youll implement automation strategies that reduce complexity champion best practices and serve as a trusted technical expert to teams across Prolific.

What youll bring to the role

• Extensive experience administering and optimising large-scale Kubernetes clusters
• Strong experience with Kubernetes tooling such as Helm and kustomize
• Strong experience with GitOps tooling and methodologies such as ArgoCD
• Proven experience with Google Cloud Platform services and architecture
• Strong knowledge in GKE and Kubernetes including maintenance and optimisation of production clusters
• Strong experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and automation
• Solid programming skills in Python and/or TypeScript
• Experience creating developer-focused documentation and self-service solutions that enable teams to easily self-serve
• Strong customer empathy with a focus on supporting the needs of internal teams (our Prolificos)

What youll be doing in the role

• Manage and optimise our Kubernetes clusters in GKE through Terraform
• Support our compliance with SOC2 ISO-27001 and Cyber Essentials standards in our cloud environments
• Design and implement golden paths and automation strategies that empower developers to self-serve while reducing operational complexity
• Create and maintain infrastructure solutions that allow development teams to build and deploy safely easily and efficiently
• Serve as the technical point-of-contact for GCP and Kubernetes-related queries providing expertise to other Prolificos

Even better if you have

• Were a multi-cloud team - experience with AWS and CDK is a big plus.
• Experience implementing/maintaining cloud compliance standards (SOC2 ISO-27001)
• Familiarity with observability tools like Datadog
• Background in implementing security best practices in cloud infrastructure

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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