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Platform Engineer

Akuna Capital
🇺🇸ChicagoMediorFull-time$145k+Posted June 16, 2026

About the Role

As a Platform Engineer at Akuna Capital, you will take ownership of projects and work closely with Trading, Development, Infrastructure, and Operations teams. You will design and implement cloud solutions, automate infrastructure as code, improve cloud governance and security, and monitor hybrid-cloud environments. Key responsibilities include ensuring cloud services are leveraged to their full potential, managing public cloud growth, evaluating solution architectures, provisioning and configuring technologies like Kubernetes and Kafka, automating infrastructure with tools like Terraform and Ansible, and maintaining performant and reliable production systems.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • 3+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, SRE, DevOps, or related infrastructure roles
  • Deep experience deploying, operating, and scaling Kubernetes in production, including on-premise clusters and Amazon EKS
  • Strong expertise designing and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS; experience with GCP is a plus
  • Advanced proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including reusable module development, state management, and platform automation
  • Experience building and operating highly available, scalable, and secure cloud-native platforms
  • Strong knowledge of observability, including monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational troubleshooting
  • Proven experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices
  • Strong Linux systems administration and troubleshooting skills in distributed production environments
  • Proficiency in automation and scripting with Python, Bash, or similar languages
  • Experience with cloud-native data services, including Amazon RDS, Aurora, Redshift, and DynamoDB
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives, influence architectural decisions, and mentor engineers
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience partnering across engineering, operations, and business teams
  • The ability to react quickly and accurately to rapidly changing market conditions, including the ability to quickly and accurately respond and/or solve math and coding problems are essential functions of the role
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification preferred

What You'll Get

  • $145k+ base salary
  • Comprehensive benefits package that may encompass employer-paid medical, dental, vision, retirement contributions, paid time off, and other benefits