Senior Platform Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

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Job Description Senior Platform Engineer

Reports To

Engineering Manager

Summary

We're looking for a Senior Platform Engineer whos an expert in AWS and thrives on architecting secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure. Youll be joining a high-agency platform team responsible for laying the groundwork for AxisCares next stage of growth. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys solving infrastructure challenges, hardening systems, and scaling platforms that support mission-critical services.

• Work on a mission-driven product that supports caregivers and improves lives.
• Join a product-focused, growth-stage company with real impact and momentum.
• 100% remote and a results-oriented culture.
• Modern stack, strong engineering values, and lots of opportunity for career growth.

What youll do:

• Architect and manage AWS infrastructure that supports a high-availability PHP/JavaScript application stack using Terraform to define and provision resources.
• Own and improve the CI/CD pipeline built with GitHub Actions and CodePipeline to support reliable deployments with fast feedback to the devs.
• Collaborate and improve the CI/CD pipeline built with GitHub Actions and CodePipeline to support reliable deployments with fast feedback to the devs.
• Lead initiatives to scale and tune our MySQL-based data layer, including replication, backups, monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Ensure our environments meet security and compliance standards (e.g., HIPAA, SOC 2) and participate in security reviews, incident response planning, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Design network architecture and IAM policies to minimize risk and follow best practices.
• Define and refine lightweight, high-leverage processesautomating where it counts, documenting the important stuff, and avoiding ceremony that doesn't add value.
• Expand system observability via metrics, logging, and alerting across our stack.
• Advocate for DevOps best practices across engineering.

What Were Looking For:

• 5+ years in a DevOps, Site Reliability, or Platform Engineering role.
• Experience scaling high-traffic, high-availability SaaS applications.
• Deep hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, ECS, EKS, RDS, VPC, S3, IAM, etc.).
• Expertise with Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration in production.
• Experience building and managing infrastructure as code with Terraform.
• Solid knowledge of GitHub Actions and modern CI/CD practices.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, firewalls, IAM, and data encryption.
• Demonstrated experience with MySQL tuning, replication, scaling, and failover strategies.
• Familiarity with automated security scanning and compliance tooling.
• Experience designing zero-downtime deployments and disaster recovery plans.

Nice to Have:

• Background with PHP and JavaScript dev environments.
• Familiarity with data privacy, security, and compliance considerations in healthcare, finance, or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience aligning infrastructure with standards like SOC 2 or ISO 27001.

Working Conditions:

• Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals.
• Utilization of phone, other software needed/required and email to perform job functions.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and career development.
• Flexible work arrangements, including remote work options.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company matching.
• Company will provide laptop and other needed computer equipment.

About AxisCare

According to Pew Research, roughly 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day, and the American Society on Aging calculated that an American has a 70% chance of needing help with activities of daily living such as dressing, bathing, hygiene, etc. This has led to an unprecedented increase in Home Care agencies in the U.S. and abroad who strive to help those who have difficulty helping themselves, specifically offering non-medical (also referred to as non-skilled) services to seniors in their homes.

AxisCare was started in 2011 by industry leaders to help meet the demand for a more user-friendly and mobile-compatible solution. Our product is a web-based management platform that helps agencies manage CRM and marketing, Caregiver/Client scheduling, billing, payroll and much more. Headquartered in Waco, TX, AxisCare has clients in all 50 states as well as 6 other countries We are a fast-growing company seeking high-performing individuals looking for a fast-paced, autonomous working environment.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and comply with ADA regulations as applicable.