Staff Quality Assurance Engineer — Platform9 Remote - US only About Us: Platform9: A Better Way to Go Cloud Native Platform9 is the leader in simplifying enterprise Private Clouds. Founded by a team of VMware cloud pioneers, we are dedicated to transforming IT operations. Our flagship product, Private Cloud Director, turns your existing hardware into a full-featured, future-ready private cloud. We innovate across what we build and how we deliver it, staying focused on a next-generation, open private cloud while holding ourselves to one standard: exceptional customer outcomes. Enterprises are selecting Platform9 to replace legacy virtualization because it eliminates operational risk and complexity. Private Cloud Director is designed for the experienced infrastructure team, offering a familiar GUI experience for managing VMs and containers, seamless integration with your existing hardware and third-party storage, and critical enterprise features (HA/DR, scale, reliability) built-in. This enables IT teams to gain robust API control and a user experience they trust—rooted in customer obsession and an owner’s mindset. We share context quickly and candidly to keep decisions moving. With over 30,000 nodes in production at some of the world’s largest enterprises, including Cloudera, EBSCO, Juniper Networks, and Rackspace, Platform9 is the proven path to achieving true vendor independence and operational consistency. We are an inclusive, globally distributed company backed by prominent investors, supported by a partner ecosystem of resellers, systems integrators, MSPs, and technology vendors committed to driving private cloud innovation and efficiency. Our values—innovation, customer obsession, ownership, radical candor, and excellence—guide how we build and support every deployment. About the Role Platform9 is looking for a Staff Engineer to join our engineering team. In this role, you will be a technical authority for one or more core components, driving architecture, design, and delivery of complex initiatives end-to-end. You are the person the team turns to — the one who ensures your domain is well-built, well-documented, and continuously improving. This is a high-ownership, high-impact role for engineers who thrive on technical depth and taking full accountability for outcomes. What You'll Do Technical Leadership - Serve as the domain expert for your component — the go-to person for technical questions, design decisions, and architectural guidance - Lead design and architecture for major features within your ownership area, producing detailed technical specifications and architecture documents - Own and maintain public-facing documentation for your component, ensuring it is complete and updated with every release - Evaluate and recommend technology choices that align with team and product goals Strategy & Innovation - Define technical architecture and approach for 3–12 month initiatives within your domain - Lead projects with significant technical complexity or business impact, translating ambiguous requirements into clear engineering plans Execution & Impact - Take end-to-end ownership of your component across design, architecture, UI, testing, upgrades, scaling, and implementation — the buck stops with you - Lead and participate in customer triage calls, driving timely resolution and using that feedback to improve your component - Engage with vendors and partners on integrations related to your components when needed - Deliver strategic initiatives on time, within release deadlines, and with high quality - Keep stakeholders informed through regular Jira updates and proactive communication - Participate in strategic conversations around architecture and scaling, proposing design changes to meet evolving requirements Team & Culture - Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, investing in their technical growth and career development - Help define and uphold the engineering hiring bar through active participation in recruiting - Contribute to building a high-performing, collaborative engineering culture What We're Looking For Experience - 8–12+ years of software engineering experience - Proven track record of delivering complex, high-impact projects - Deep expertise in at least one major technical domain, with broad knowledge across multiple areas Core Technical Skills - Expert-level programming in one or more of: Python, Go, Java, C++ - Strong system design and distributed systems architecture capabilities - Experience operating and debugging large-scale infrastructure - Ability to diagnose and resolve complex production issues under pressure Platform9-Specific Domain Knowledge Deep expertise in 2–3 of the following areas is required: - Virtualization - Containers and Kubernetes (K8s) - OpenStack - Networking and SDNs - Storage - Cloud Platform (VMware, AWS, GCP, Azure) Salary Range: $180-$210K

• Develop Java/Spring Boot backends for an iOS (iPad) app and for a web portal (React/Next.js) in secure, resilient, and scalable cloud environments. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams. • Implement new features, integrate with APIs, and implement caching mechanisms following software engineering best practices. • Support day-to-day technical decisions, proposing improvements and scalable solutions. • Integrate with secure, resilient, and scalable cloud environments. • Design and build BFF/microservice architectures to run on Kubernetes (EKS). • Assist in building CI/CD pipelines to ensure secure and traceable releases. • Ensure full observability (logs, metrics, alerts). • Communicate technical implementations clearly and collaboratively with the team.

• As a Fullstack Developer, you will work on backend development in Java/Spring Boot for an iOS (iPad) app, and backend + frontend development for a web portal (React/Next.js) in secure, resilient, and scalable cloud environments. • You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement new features, integrate with APIs, and build caching mechanisms following software best practices, ensuring high-quality deliveries aligned with team and client expectations. • Your technical expertise will support architectural and implementation decisions, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

• As a Developer, you will work on backend development using Java/Spring Boot for an iOS app (iPad) and a web portal (React) in secure, resilient, and scalable cloud environments. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement new features, integrate with APIs, and develop caching mechanisms following software best practices to ensure high-quality deliveries aligned with team and customer expectations. • Use your expertise to support technical decisions, fostering an environment of innovation and continuous improvement. • Design and build BFF (Backend-for-Frontend) and microservice architectures to run on Kubernetes (EKS). • Build CI/CD pipelines to ensure secure and traceable releases. • Ensure comprehensive observability (logs, metrics, alerts). • Communicate technical implementations clearly and collaboratively with the team.