Platform Engineer, Shift5
$150-200k
+ Bonus and equity
Security platform for aerospace, rail & defense
Open for applications
Security platform for aerospace, rail & defense
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$150-200k
+ Bonus and equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To build a smarter, safer, and more secure world by creating resilient and mission-ready fleets.
Role
Who you are
- This role demands a deep-rooted curiosity and a fundamental knowledge of how systems and technologies operate
- An intuitive grasp of core principles is essential, enabling the ability to dissect and understand how various components interact and function within complex architectures that reside on the edge or in the cloud
- Strong demonstrable expertise in Linux, networking, and cloud-native technologies, including Kubernetes, Containers, OCI image creation, Helm, Terraform and ArgoCD. Excellent capability in shell scripting, git and data serialization formats are also essential
- Ability to understand programming languages like Go, Python, C++ and C to effectively troubleshoot and debug existing deployments
- Strong track record of platform engineering or similar roles in high growth environments, with hands-on and proven experience in cloud and edge computing environments. BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
What the job involves
- In this critical role, you will be responsible for building, deploying, and supporting solutions that operate seamlessly across edge compute devices and cloud environments
- Build deployment solutions that can operate efficiently on edge devices and also seamlessly within cloud environments
- This includes designing, deploying, and supporting cloud-native architectures using container orchestration, infrastructure-as-code, and automation tools, while ensuring compatibility and performance in Linux-based edge computing setups
- Configure and combine existing Shift5 software components to build cohesive solutions that operate reliably on edge computing devices and scalable infrastructure
- This includes assembling components to create data pipelines tailored to customer requirements, ensuring that solutions meet specific operational and data processing needs
- Leverage knowledge and experience to drive innovation within existing products, continuously exploring ways to improve functionality, efficiency, and scalability
- Suggest new or enhanced methods, processes, automations or designs that streamline operations and improve overall product effectiveness, actively contributing to the evolution of Shift5’s technology
Our take
Shift5 dominates the fairly niche area of protecting transportation and military systems from cyberattacks. It delivers an observability platform for onboard operational technology (OT), that enables real-time decision intelligence from the single asset level to across entire fleets.
With the Biden administration making efforts to improve cybersecurity among federal governmental agencies, Shift5 is well primed to profit from its specific focus on defending transportation networks. By operating in an area that is both massively underserved and rapidly growing, there is no doubt opportunities will continue to fall at the company's feet in the coming years.
With an enormous amount of funding raised, Shift5 has invested in expansion and product development, as well as growing its team. It already supports multiple branches of the US military including the Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Special Operations. Its recent release of a new module for predictive maintenance further enhances the platform's value, with it now able to help improve fleet readiness and avoid critical failures.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2023
$33m
SERIES B
Feb 2022
$50m
SERIES B
Total funding: $107.1m
Company benefits
- Employer paid health insurance
- 401k employer contribution
- HSA employer contribution
- Share options
- Flexible and unlimited paid time off
- Flexible and hybrid work options
- Three months paid parental leave
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
Company values
- Maximise our real world impact - Shift5 focuses on the products and solutions that save lives and affect millions of people. Every decision we make supports the safety and security of planes, trains, and tanks
- Solve hard problems - We face interesting technical challenges. We solve and rapidly deploy creative solutions into the hands of users
- Operate with integrity - We can’t do our jobs without privileged access. With trust comes great responsibility. We provide honest information to our customers and each other
- Be collaborative - The complexity and magnitude of the problems Shift5 solves means no one person can deliver alone. We are heavily team oriented
Company HQ
Radnor - Fort Myer Heights, Arlington, VA
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Leadership
Josh Lospinoso
(CEO)Currently a Board Member for the Association of American Rhodes Scholars and a Venture Partner at First In. Acted as CTO for RedOwl Analytics and has served as a Captain in the US Army.
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