# Senior Platform Engineer

Hiring organization: [GumGum](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/gumgum)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/efea73fb-f2fc-4b3d-bfdc-64c44a58b97c

Listed on GumGum's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Santa Monica, CA
- Salary: 186000 – 215000 USD per year

## Summary

GumGum is building an AI-powered software development platform and seeks a Senior Platform Engineer to evaluate and implement spec-driven development frameworks that will become the standard across their engineering organization. This role combines architectural ownership with hands-on development, requiring someone to make critical build-vs-buy decisions and drive org-wide adoption of tools that enable 10x faster feature delivery.

_Our summary, not GumGum's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes, Python

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent hands-on experience)
- 5+ years in platform engineering, developer experience, or closely related discipline
- Direct hands-on experience building or driving org-wide adoption of a development platform
- Working knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes, and Python
- Track record of building internal tools and platforms with actual team adoption
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Judgment about where AI genuinely accelerates delivery versus where it doesn't
- Product mindset and ability to drive cross-functional buy-in

Apply on GumGum's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gumgum/jobs/7815783003