Staff Software Engineer – Platform Engineering

Bolt is on a mission to democratize commerce. We relentlessly prioritize our retailers—putting their brands front and center while enabling frictionless shopping at any touchpoint in the customer journey. At the center of it all is our rapidly growing universal shopper network—Bolt merchants such as Revolve, Luisa via Roma, Benefit Cosmetics, Kendra Scott, Lucky Brand Jeans, and Johnny Was can access tens of millions of shoppers, offering them a best-in-class checkout.And revolutionizing ecommerce is only half of the equation—we’re also transforming the way we work. At Bolt, we have created a work environment where people learn to drive impact, take risks and make big bets, and grow from feedback, all while feeling welcomed and accepted for who they are. Come join us on the adventure today!Your Role At BoltAs a Staff Platform Engineer, you’ll lead foundational work that enables every engineering team at Bolt to ship fast, securely, and reliably. You’ll architect cloud-native infrastructure. You’ll improve developer experience and reliability. You’ll collaborate across product, security, compliance, and infrastructure to ensure our platform scales with the business. You’ll treat infrastructure like a product and internal developers like customers. You’ll model excellence while mentoring senior engineers and influencing system-wide standards.This is a fully remote position based in the West Coast of the United States or Canada, applications from outside of the Pacific Time Zone will not be considered. Please note, this is a contract-to-hire opportunity with the option to convert to full-time after 3–6 months.What You Will Be DoingDesigning and evolving Bolt’s Kubernetes-based platform and GitOps infrastructureDriving developer experience improvements across CI/CD, secrets management, and observabilityImplementing scalable, secure systems for networking, identity, and service-to-service communicationBuilding shared platform tooling that is resilient and easy to adoptSupporting critical compliance efforts including PCI-DSS and SOC2Partnering with SDEs to improve incident response, SLOs, and reliability metricsCollaborating cross-functionally to accelerate product velocity and reduce cognitive loadMentoring other engineers on infrastructure design, reliability, and security best practicesLeading cross-org platform initiatives with clear communication and ownershipDocumenting, sharing, and evangelizing platform standards and practicesWhat Would Set You Up For Success8+ years of experience in infrastructure or platform engineering rolesDeep expertise with Kubernetes, Helm, and infrastructure-as-code tooling like TerraformStrong software engineering skills, ideally in Go or PythonExperience building CI/CD systems and improving developer workflowsClear understanding of cloud networking, service mesh, and zero-trust design patternsHands-on experience with observability tools and setting SLOs (e.g., Datadog)Ability to lead architectural design and cross-team technical projectsTrack record of mentoring senior engineers and influencing infrastructure maturityWhat Would Set You ApartExperience implementing and maintaining compliance controls in a cloud-native environmentContributions to an open-source platform or SRE toolingExperience building shared internal developer platforms as productsExpertise in managing multi-account AWS environments with security boundariesProactive documentation, teaching, and platform evangelism practicesComfort working in a startup or fast-paced environmentsExperience working on breaking down MonolithsPlease download and explore the Bolt Super App prior to interview—our consumer experience is at the heart of everything we build!iOSAndroidEstimated Compensation For This RoleFlat monthly fee: $16,666 - $18,750/month (all-in, no benefits)Full-time conversion includes RSUs and benefitsCheck out our Engineering Blog!BenefitsComprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental and visionRemote-first workplaceTime away: Minimum of 20 days guaranteed PTO, paid holidays + floating holidays, your birthday off!Paid parental leaveCompetitive PayRetirement plansVirtual and in-person team & company eventsIn addition to our core values, Bolt is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity and expression, genetic information, pregnancy and related conditions, veteran status or any other reason prohibited by law. On our mission to democratize commerce, the Bolt platform levels the playing field for everyone. As a company, we are committed to designing products, building a culture, and supporting a team that reflects the diverse population we serve (that is, everyone).