Platform Engineer, Tyk

• This role demands someone who proactively identifies problems, builds production-grade solutions, and champions DevOps practices across the organization
• Demonstrable software development background, particularly using Go as a primary language
• Proven track record as a strong individual contributor who takes ownership, drives initiatives independently, and delivers results with minimal supervision
• Experience designing, building, and operating production-grade platform tooling and release engineering systems
• Release engineering, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation at scale
• Operating Kubernetes in production environments
• Packaging and distribution systems for Linux (RPM, DEB) and containers
• Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, DigitalOcean, or similar)
• Using AI-assisted tooling to improve engineering throughput while maintaining delivery stability
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams (Product, QA, Security, SRE)
• Supporting compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC2, or similar)
• Driving DevOps transformation and embedding platform engineering best practices across teams
• Distributed systems and reliability principles
• Strong technical decision-making with confidence to make trade-offs and justify choices
• Professional Go development including CGO on Linux and relevant toolchain
• GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipeline development
• Packaging systems: RPM, DEB, and container image build processes
• Configuration management: Ansible, cloud-init
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Helm
• Container orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, ECS, Fargate
• Cloud platforms: AWS (required), Azure/GCP beneficial
• Database technologies: MongoDB, Redis, or similar
• Software engineering best practices: unit testing, code reviews, TDD, SOLID principles
• Understanding of AI/LLM capabilities and limitations in automation contexts
• Implementing security controls and guardrails for AI-enabled workflows
• Exceptional self-management and prioritization with ability to balance competing demands
• Proactive problem-solving mindset with ability to work autonomously and make technical decisions independently
• Strong cross-team collaboration and stakeholder management
• Excellent communication across various technical levels
• Vocal and opinionated contributor who brings ideas, challenges the status quo, and advocates for technical excellence
• Security-first development mindset with understanding of secure software supply chain practices

Desirable

• We’re seeking a self-driven Platform Engineer to join our Non-Functionals team as the sole engineer owning release engineering
• You’ll need strong software engineering foundations in Go and the autonomy to drive platform and tooling initiatives from conception to delivery with minimal oversight
• You’ll build the release pipelines, platform tooling, and automation that enable our engineering teams to ship reliably and efficiently for both SaaS and on-premises environments
• Designing, building, and operating release pipelines and infrastructure using GoReleaser and GitHub Actions—making technical decisions independently and being accountable for outcomes
• Writing production-quality Go code to build platform engineering tools and automation, applying software engineering best practices (unit testing, code reviews, TDD, SOLID principles)
• Identifying opportunities to improve CI/CD, release engineering, and platform capabilities before they become urgent problems—driving improvements from idea to implementation
• Creating robust automation for Kubernetes, AWS, and DigitalOcean infrastructure with reliability and observability built-in; writing IaC (Terraform, Helm) with production-code rigor
• Developing and maintaining packaging systems (RPM, DEB) and container image build pipelines with security compliance (FIPS, signed artifacts); managing package repositories (DockerHub, Packagecloud, ECR)
• Identifying and implementing AI-assisted automation opportunities across CI/CD and infrastructure operations with strong guardrails, auditability, and measurable impact on toil reduction
• Collaborating with QA to design comprehensive test frameworks that integrate throughout the CI/CD pipeline
• Embedding DevOps culture and platform engineering best practices into product squads through a consultative approach
• Supporting ISO 27001/SOC2 audits through automated compliance controls; partnering with Security and SRE teams to ensure AI-enabled workflows meet governance requirements
• Staying current with release engineering trends and bringing forward recommendations for tooling and process improvements