Cloud Platform Engineer

April 3

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PadSplit

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PadSplit is a platform that focuses on affordable co-living solutions, allowing individuals to rent private rooms in shared homes across various cities in the United States. By offering flexible stays with trusted identity and screening measures, it aims to create a safe and homey environment for its members. PadSplit markets itself as a more affordable option compared to other room rental services and helps members save money and build credit. The company also provides an opportunity for property owners to earn and make a positive impact in their communities by hosting rooms. PadSplit is recognized for its innovative technology and affordable housing solutions.

Affordable Housing • Real Estate • Property Mangement • Co-Living

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2017

🏠 Real Estate

👥 B2C

🏪 Marketplace

💰 $20.5M Series B on 2021-11

📋 Description

• The Role We Need: PadSplit is growing fast, and we need a strong technical foundation to scale with us. We’re hiring a Cloud Platform Engineer to take ownership of our cloud infrastructure, optimize performance, and ensure our backend systems are secure and reliable. This role is key to improving our AWS environment, PostgreSQL databases, and DevOps workflows so we can continue building a platform that makes affordable housing more accessible. • The Person We Are Looking For: We need a hands-on engineer with deep expertise in AWS, PostgreSQL, and Python/Django—someone who loves solving complex technical challenges and making systems faster, more resilient, and more scalable. The ideal candidate is proactive, collaborative, and excited about shaping our cloud architecture for our next phases of growth. If you thrive in a fast-moving environment and enjoy working cross-functionally to drive meaningful impact, this role is for you!

🎯 Requirements

• AWS Expertise: Strong experience with AWS services like EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, and IAM. • Database Optimization: Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL performance tuning, indexing, and schema design. • Backend Development: Experience in Python and Django to help build scalable, secure applications. • CI/CD & DevOps: Experience automating deployments and managing infrastructure with tools like GitHub Actions or CircleCI. • Monitoring & Security: Familiarity with CloudWatch, Prometheus, Datadog, IAM policies, and encryption best practices. • Containerization & Orchestration: Hands-on experience with Docker or Kubernetes for scalable systems. • Scalability & Performance: Ability to optimize queries, caching strategies, and system performance. • Problem-Solving & Strategic Thinking: Strong analytical skills to diagnose and resolve complex technical challenges. • Collaboration & Communication: Ability to work cross-functionally with product, engineering, and data teams. • Autonomy & Leadership: Comfortable making technical decisions, mentoring others, and driving improvements independently.

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote position - we swear! • Competitive compensation package including an equity incentive plan • National medical, dental, and vision healthcare plans • Company provided life insurance policy • Optional accidental insurances, FSA, and DCFSA benefits • Unlimited paid-time (PTO) policy with eleven (11) company-observed holidays • 401(k) plan • Twelve (12) weeks of paid time off for both birth and non-birth parents • The opportunity to do what you love at a company that is at the forefront of solving the affordable housing crisis