Harness is seeking a Platform Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team, focusing on building and scaling core software services that power our cutting-edge Software Delivery products. This role offers the opportunity to work on highly impactful projects, ensuring reliability, scalability, and efficiency across our platform. If you’re passionate about solving complex engineering challenges and driving innovation in a collaborative environment. Interested? We’d love to hear from you.
About The Role- Design, develop, and maintain critical software in a fast-paced quality conscious environment
- Author software functional specifications and design documents
- Quickly understand complex systems/code and own key pieces of the system, including the delivered quality
- Design and implementation high scale, distributed systems
- Design and implement automation of infrastructure setup using helm, terraform and similar technologies
- Diagnose and troubleshoot complex problems in a distributed computing environment
- Perform peer reviews of specifications, designs, and code
- Work alongside Site Reliability Engineers and cross functional teams to diagnose/troubleshoot any production performance related issues
- 3-5 years of Java experience designing, developing, and debugging complex code
- Strong background in data structures and algorithms
- BS in CS or equivalent. Advanced degree is a plus
- Experience in as many of the following areas
- Building containerized applications (Docker)
- Building applications in a Micro Services Architecture
- Working with Networking and Security protocols (HTTPS, SSL, Certs)
- Designing/developing REST, GRPC, and GraphQL APIs
- Using MongoDB, including indexing and query optimization
- Working with platforms and tools like AppD, Stackdriver, GCP, Kubernetes, OpenShift
- Knowledge of Go is a plus
Mountain View, CA - Hybrid - 3 days / week
What You Will Have at Harness- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave
- Quarterly Harness TGIF-Off / 4 days
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team-building events
- Recharge & Reset Program
- Monthly internet reimbursement
- Commuter benefits
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $165,000 - $185,000 annually. Salary is determined by a combination of factors including location, level, relevant experience, and skills. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. The compensation package for this position may also include equity, and benefits. More details about our company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.harness.io/company/careers.
A valid authorization to work in the U.S. is required
- Harness Grabs a $150m Line of Credit
- Welcome Split!
- SF Business Times - 2024 - 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area
- Forbes - 2024 America's Best Startup Employers
- SF Business Times - 2024 Fastest Growing Private Companies Awards
- Fast Co - 2024 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
Note on Fraudulent Recruiting/Offers
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Please note, we do not ask for sensitive or financial information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the domain @harness.io. Additionally, Harness will never ask for any payment, fee to be paid, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations.
If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of Harness, please do not provide any personal or financial information and contact us immediately at [email protected]. You can also find additional information about this type of scam and report any fraudulent employment offers via the Federal Trade Commission’s website (https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams), or you can contact your local law enforcement agency.
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Harness San Francisco, California, USA Office
We are located in the SoMa district of San Francisco. Situated near all major transport hubs with plenty of local bars and restaurants nearby.
Harness Mountain View, California, USA Office
444 Castro Street, Suite 1200, Mountain View, California, United States, 94041
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