Platform Engineer

About this role

Join GovSignals' founding platform team to build data ingestion, storage, and deployment infrastructure serving government contracting at scale. You'll own the backbone systems across commercial SaaS, FedRAMP High, and DoD IL5 environments while working directly with the CTO and closing deals by architecting solutions for enterprise customers.

What you'll do

• Design and scale data ingestion pipelines for 10,000+ government sources using Postgres, S3, and R2 object storage
• Deploy a single codebase across three security environments: commercial Cloudflare, AWS GovCloud FedRAMP High, and DoD IL5 restricted networks
• Build compliance-first infrastructure with automated CVE remediation, secure-by-default services, and auditable CI/CD
• Create agentic-first infrastructure supporting AI agents and automated remediation loops for government contract workflows
• Support customer integrations and data deployment for enterprise teams managing billions in contract volume
• Collaborate with founders and deployment teams to support thousands of users in sensitive government environments

What they're looking for

• Backend or platform engineering (5+ years)
• Postgres internals and data modeling
• Kubernetes in production
• TypeScript or Python backend services
• System scaling (migrations, cost optimization, throughput)
• Security-first infrastructure design
• AWS GovCloud and regulated environment experience (nice-to-have)
• AI tool proficiency and understanding their reliability boundaries

Benefits

• Base salary $180,000–$250,000
• Meaningful equity stake in well-funded, fast-growing startup
• Work directly with founders from Defense Intelligence Agency, DoE, Palantir, and Amazon
• Hybrid role in New York (3+ days/week in office)
• Impact on government contracting and defense technology
• Early-stage team with founders who have founded or scaled companies

Likely interview questions

• Tell us about a time you scaled infrastructure through a migration, cost cliff, or throughput wall—what was your approach?
• Describe your experience building platform or data infrastructure that other engineers depend on. What were the hardest problems?