Senior Platform Engineer
About the role
We are looking for a senior platform engineer to drive the core platform, infrastructure, and developer tooling behind our products. This role is both hands-on and strategic: you will design and implement core systems, define the platform roadmap, and work across engineering teams to ensure we have a secure, reliable, and scalable foundation.
You’ll report directly to the CTO and be trusted to identify problems, set direction, and execute solutions without day-to-day oversight. You’ll partner with engineering managers across PHP, Python, and mobile/web platforms, but you will be responsible for the architectural vision and execution across the company.
Responsibilities
Design and implement complex and critical backend systems such as payment processing and authentication systems in the core Wag backend application
Design cross-platform and cross-team system architecture
Design and implement efficient build and deployment pipelines, containerization (Docker, Gitlab CI/CD), and developer tooling to improve productivity
Incorporate AI powered solutions to support platform quality and developer productivity
Define and maintain the platform roadmap, balancing reliability, developer productivity, technical debt, and cost
Design the bug detection and triage tooling
and procedures
Contribute infrastructure as code using Terraform
Design and drive incident response procedures including observability and on-call tooling
Serve as a trusted technical owner for key backend systems
Mentor engineers on infrastructure and platform best practices
Ensure Security & Compliance in platform design in partnership with Security Manager
Own the data engineering and analytics platform design
Participate in on-call incident response for key systems
KPIs
Code and App Quality: Bug regression rate, app quality, platform performance
System Reliability: Uptime and MTTR
Velocity Enablers: CI/CD speed, developer productivity metrics
Technical Hygiene: Reduction in systemic debt, roadmap progress on platform initiatives
Cross-team Alignment: % projects conforming to standards
Qualifications
Willingness to roll up your sleeves and move from planning to execution with a small team
Significant backend software development experience
Familiarity with PHP and Python
Strong experience with containerization (Docker) and CI/CD pipeline design
Expertise designing and maintaining cloud infrastructure; ideally in AWS
Proficiency with Terraform (or equivalent IaC tools) for managing infrastructure
Strong experience with containerization (Docker) and CI/CD pipeline design
Proven ability to design complex and reliable systems with minimal oversight
Experience driving cross-team initiatives and influencing technical direction
Solid understanding of reliability engineering, monitoring, and incident management
Excellent communication skills and ability to work with multiple engineering teams
For US based candidates, the national base pay range for a successful candidate is listed below,
$150,000 to $210,000
About Wag! Group Co.
Wag! Group Co. strives to be the number one platform to solve the service, product, and wellness needs of the modern U.S. pet household. Wag! pioneered on-demand dog walking in 2015 with the Wag! app, which offers access to 5-star dog walking, sitting, and one-on-one training from a community of over 500,000 Pet Caregivers nationwide. In addition, Wag! Group Co. operates Petted, one of the nation’s largest pet insurance comparison marketplaces; Dog Food Advisor, one of the most visited and trusted pet food review platforms; WoofWoofTV, a multi-media company bringing delightful pet content to over 18 million followers across social media; and maxbone, a digital platform for modern pet essentials. For more information, visit Wag.co.
Wag! Group Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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We are looking for a senior platform engineer to drive the core platform, infrastructure, and developer tooling behind our products. This role is both hands-on and strategic: you will design and implement core systems, define the platform roadmap, and work across engineering teams to ensure we have a secure, reliable, and scalable foundation.
You’ll report directly to the CTO and be trusted to identify problems, set direction, and execute solutions without day-to-day oversight. You’ll partner with engineering managers across PHP, Python, and mobile/web platforms, but you will be responsible for the architectural vision and execution across the company.
Responsibilities
Design and implement complex and critical backend systems such as payment processing and authentication systems in the core Wag backend application
Design cross-platform and cross-team system architecture
Design and implement efficient build and deployment pipelines, containerization (Docker, Gitlab CI/CD), and developer tooling to improve productivity
Incorporate AI powered solutions to support platform quality and developer productivity
Define and maintain the platform roadmap, balancing reliability, developer productivity, technical debt, and cost
Design the bug detection and triage tooling
and procedures
Contribute infrastructure as code using Terraform
Design and drive incident response procedures including observability and on-call tooling
Serve as a trusted technical owner for key backend systems
Mentor engineers on infrastructure and platform best practices
Ensure Security & Compliance in platform design in partnership with Security Manager
Own the data engineering and analytics platform design
Participate in on-call incident response for key systems
KPIs
Code and App Quality: Bug regression rate, app quality, platform performance
System Reliability: Uptime and MTTR
Velocity Enablers: CI/CD speed, developer productivity metrics
Technical Hygiene: Reduction in systemic debt, roadmap progress on platform initiatives
Cross-team Alignment: % projects conforming to standards
Qualifications
Willingness to roll up your sleeves and move from planning to execution with a small team
Significant backend software development experience
Familiarity with PHP and Python
Strong experience with containerization (Docker) and CI/CD pipeline design
Expertise designing and maintaining cloud infrastructure; ideally in AWS
Proficiency with Terraform (or equivalent IaC tools) for managing infrastructure
Strong experience with containerization (Docker) and CI/CD pipeline design
Proven ability to design complex and reliable systems with minimal oversight
Experience driving cross-team initiatives and influencing technical direction
Solid understanding of reliability engineering, monitoring, and incident management
Excellent communication skills and ability to work with multiple engineering teams
For US based candidates, the national base pay range for a successful candidate is listed below,
$150,000 to $210,000
About Wag! Group Co.
Wag! Group Co. strives to be the number one platform to solve the service, product, and wellness needs of the modern U.S. pet household. Wag! pioneered on-demand dog walking in 2015 with the Wag! app, which offers access to 5-star dog walking, sitting, and one-on-one training from a community of over 500,000 Pet Caregivers nationwide. In addition, Wag! Group Co. operates Petted, one of the nation’s largest pet insurance comparison marketplaces; Dog Food Advisor, one of the most visited and trusted pet food review platforms; WoofWoofTV, a multi-media company bringing delightful pet content to over 18 million followers across social media; and maxbone, a digital platform for modern pet essentials. For more information, visit Wag.co.
Wag! Group Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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