United States of America Remote (Country) $190,000 - $230,000

Runway Financial is hiring a ⚙️ Senior/Staff Platform Engineer

About the Role

We're building a collaborative platform that redefines how companies plan their finances, and we need a seasoned Platform Engineer to help lay the technical groundwork. In this role, you'll play a central part in designing and evolving the systems that power our core product, ensuring they scale efficiently and remain adaptable as our customer base grows.

What You’ll Do

  • Architect and implement backend systems that support high-performance formula evaluation and large-scale data querying
  • Collaborate with product and design teams to turn complex financial workflows into intuitive, data-driven features
  • Design and maintain a resilient, cloud-native infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform using Kubernetes and Go
  • Help define best practices, technical direction, and long-term scalability strategies
  • Contribute to building an integration ecosystem capable of handling millions of data rows across hundreds of sources
  • Mentor and support future engineering hires as the team expands

What We’re Looking For

  • At least five years of experience in backend development with a proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives
  • Demonstrated success delivering reliable, high-throughput systems in fast-moving environments
  • A strong sense of ownership, with the ability to identify customer needs and translate them into technical solutions
  • Commitment to clean, maintainable code and continuous improvement in engineering practices
  • Experience working cross-functionally to deliver customer-focused outcomes
  • Passion for shaping not just code, but culture and team dynamics

Nice to Have

  • Prior experience at the staff engineer level or in a technical leadership capacity
  • Deep familiarity with Go, Kubernetes, or cloud infrastructure on GCP
  • Interest or experience in DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation
  • Background in building query engines, analytics platforms, or data-intensive applications

How We Work

This is a remote-first role open to candidates across North America. We prioritize clear, consistent communication and operate with transparency by default. Our culture values curiosity, accountability, and continuous growth—where asking hard questions and challenging assumptions is encouraged. You’ll have meaningful influence on both product and company direction, with equity offered to reflect your early contribution.

Compensation ranges from $190,000 to $230,000, with additional generous equity and potential performance-based bonuses. We believe in paying fairly and providing real ownership stakes for key contributors.

Required Skills
GoKubernetesGoogle Cloud Platformbackend engineeringscalable systemscloud infrastructuredistributed systemssystem designremote-firstproblem solvingownership mindsetfast-paced environments GoKubernetesGoogle Cloud Platformbackend engineeringscalable systemscloud infrastructureplatform engineeringDevOpssystem reliabilityremote-first collaboration
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Runway Financial
Runway is a collaborative business planning platform designed to make business intuitively understandable for everyone. It replaces traditional spreadsheets with a modern planning platform that brings clarity and context to business operations for all teams.
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Job Details
Department EPD
Category infrastructure
Posted 3 months ago