Platform Engineer

Span getspan.com Open · verified Oct 24, 2026

Remote San Francisco Full-time Mid-level Platform & Infrastructure

At a glance

Mid-level Platform & Infrastructure role at Span. Remote, United States · full-time · $125,000–$250,000 base.

SalaryStated by Span

$125,000 – $250,000

Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.

This role, from SpanOur estimate for the market: $210,000–$253,750Median $225,000

The range includes the market median of $225,000 for mid-level platform & infrastructure roles in San Francisco, compared against the San Francisco market.

Worked out from 27 postings that stated pay, median $225,000. Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

RolePlatform & Infrastructure

SeniorityMid-level

LocationSan Francisco

WorkplaceRemote

EmploymentFull-time

Base pay$125,000–$250,000

PostedJul 24, 2026 · 3mo ago

Role brief

remoteroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Build AI tools that trace recurring operational work to its causes, automate repetitive tasks and suggest lasting fixes
Create an engineering portal with a service catalog and ownership model for teams using microservices or monoliths
Develop self-service infrastructure and workflows that ease onboarding and reduce everyday engineering friction
Use LLMs and agents to automate platform operations, incident response, documentation and developer support
Work with engineering teams to find platform gaps and strengthen reliability with scalable infrastructure

What you bring

Experience in platform engineering, developer infrastructure, DevEx, SRE or internal tooling
Hands-on work building with LLMs, AI agents and agentic workflows to address engineering problems
You have been an early engineering hire or founder, or shipped a substantial project from scratch
You can work across infrastructure, backend systems and developer tooling

Who this fits

This mid-level role suits a resourceful engineer who likes improving engineering productivity through systems, tooling and automation. The position is remote, with San Francisco listed as the location.

From the employer

About Span

Span exists to help engineering organizations turn AI adoption into real effectiveness. As AI tools reshape how software gets built, the companies that continuously improve how their teams use AI in their day-to-day will pull ahead. We're the AI-native developer intelligence platform built for that moment. We're looking for people who want to shape how the next generation of high-performing engineering orgs operate.

We're a Series A company with a small, focused team that moves fast and ships things that matter. We’re proud to be helping forward-thinking orgs like Ramp, Carvana, Intercom, and OpenTable. We're honored to be backed by dozens of founders, CTOs, and CPOs we admire from Slack, Notion, Rippling, Fivetran, Coda, Adobe, and Square, as well as funds including Alt Capital, BoxGroup, Bling, Craft, and SV Angel.

In this role, you'll:

We're looking for someone who gets excited about building the internal platforms, tooling, and systems that help engineering teams move faster, ship more reliably, and spend less time on operational overhead. Some example projects include:

Build AI-powered platform tooling that identifies the root causes of recurring operational work (KTLO), automates repetitive tasks, and recommends long-term engineering improvements.
Create an internal developer platform including a software catalog, service ownership model, and engineering portal that teams actually enjoy using, whether they're working in microservices or monoliths.
Improve developer experience by building workflows, automation, and self-service infrastructure that reduce cognitive load, streamline onboarding, and eliminate common sources of engineering friction.
Leverage LLMs and AI agents to automate platform operations, incident response, documentation, engineering support, and developer workflows.
Partner closely with engineering teams to identify platform gaps, improve reliability, and build scalable infrastructure that enables product teams to focus on delivering customer value.

What we're looking for:

Resourceful engineers who thrive in high-agency, fast-moving environments.
Experience building platform engineering, developer infrastructure, DevEx, SRE, or internal tooling.
You've been an early engineering hire, founder, or have built and shipped meaningful side projects from scratch.
Strong systems thinking with a passion for improving engineering productivity through thoughtful tooling and automation.
Experience building with LLMs, AI agents, and agentic workflows to solve real engineering problems.
Comfortable working across infrastructure, backend systems, and developer tooling.