Platform Engineer at Appwrite

Platform Engineer

About the role

As a Platform Engineer at Appwrite you will design and build foundational platform services that power our products. You will focus on scalable, performant, and reliable systems, enhance deployment workflows, and ensure smooth integration with the application stack. You will own engineering work from concept to deployment and contribute to our open source community.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs that support Appwrite's platform.
• Develop and maintain reusable Infrastructure as Code modules using tools like Terraform to manage multi-cloud environments.
• Build internal tooling to streamline environment provisioning, deployments, and configuration management.
• Collaborate with product and platform engineers to ensure seamless integration across the architecture.
• Ensure observability, security, and compliance by implementing monitoring, logging, and best practices.
• Monitor service health and performance, proactively identify optimization opportunities, and respond to incidents.
• Improve developer experience through thoughtful automation, reliable systems, and clear documentation.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in backend, cloud, or infrastructure-heavy roles.
• Strong Kubernetes experience and cloud-native development skills.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi.
• Hands-on with at least one cloud platform such as AWS, GCP, Azure, or DigitalOcean.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Bash, Python, or similar.
• Familiarity with CI/CD workflows and tools like GitHub Actions.
• Backend development experience in one or more languages such as PHP, Node.js, Python, Dart, Go, or Ruby.
• Experience with relational databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and messaging or caching systems such as RabbitMQ and Redis.
• Strong understanding of web protocols and distributed architectures including HTTP, TCP, UDP, scale-out and caching patterns.
• Passion for open source and developer tooling, with an emphasis on clean, maintainable code.

Benefits

• 100% remote work environment with coworking support if preferred.
• Stock options to share in company growth.
• Flexible hours to accommodate distributed time zones.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage for employees and contractors as applicable.
• Learning budget - $3,000 USD for conferences, training, and education.
• Regular company gatherings and retreats, top-notch equipment allowance, and home office reimbursements.

Why join Appwrite

Work on tools developers love, contribute to open source, and help shape a fast-growing platform. You will collaborate with a distributed team, influence platform direction, and ship systems at scale.

How to apply

If you are excited about this role, apply via the careers page and include your resume and examples of relevant platform, cloud, or infrastructure work.