Staff-level Platform Engineer

We’re looking for a Staff-level Platform Engineer to architect and lead the evolution of our GCP-based infrastructure.

You’ll be the owner of infrastructure strategy, ensuring scalability, security, and developer efficiency across Terraform, GCP Infrastructure and related service.

This is a critical role in our engineering leadership team — setting standards, driving adoption, and building the foundation that powers every product release at Timeleft.

Responsibilities:

• Design and evolve our multi-environment Terraform architecture (modules, state, environment isolation)
• Lead the architecture and scaling of backend workflows on Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and Cloud Scheduler
• Oversee infrastructure reliability and performance (GCP, Supabase, Firestore)
• Own secret management strategy using GCP Secret Manager — and drive keyless, secure-by-default infrastructure
• Be the go-to engineer for onboarding new cloud services or tools into our stack
• Collaborate with mobile, backend, and product engineers to support workflows, feature delivery, and scaling
• Mentor and guide engineers in infra best practices, Terraform workflows, and GCP usage

Requirements

• 8+ years in DevOps, infrastructure, or backend platform roles, with 3+ in a Staff or Lead capacity
• Deep hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform: Cloud Run, IAM, Secret Manager, DNS, Logging, Scheduler
• Mastery of Terraform for multi-env setups — modules, state separation, workspaces, GCS state buckets
• Mastery in CI/CD configuration and fast resolution of issues
• Strong track record with PostgreSQL (Supabase) performance and caching strategies
• Ability to design secure, observable, and cost-efficient infrastructure systems
• Comfortable balancing strategic infra planning with day-to-day implementation and iteration
• Autonomous, opinionated, and pragmatic — you set standards and help others meet them
• Fluent English is mandatory - French is a plus

Nice to Have ⭐

• Experience with Event Systems based on Cron-jobs like GCP workflows
• Familiarity with mobile CI/CD flows (Expo, EAS, OTA updates)
• Strong Python Skills
• Previous experience in startup or scale-up environments