About the Role
Title:
Senior Platform Engineer
Location:
Chicago United States
Employment Type: Full time
Department: Engineering
Job Description:
We're not just building restaurant tech, we're giving independent restaurants the tools to compete and win. From our award-winning point-of-sale to AI-powered profit tools, everything we do helps operators boost profit, work smarter, and keep their best people. And every solution is backed by real humans who actually give a sh*t about helping restaurants succeed.
Named the #1 Restaurant POS by G2 (Fall 2025), based on ratings from real users
Rated the top-rated point-of-sale (POS) for restaurants, bars, retail, and small businesses by Capterra users
Awarded Great Places to Work and Built In's Best Workplaces for multiple years running
We move fast, care hard, and fight for independent restaurant operators to do what they love, and love doing it. If you're looking to make an impact with heart and hustle, SpotOn is the place for you.
(Remote Friendly)
The Infrastructure Delivery team is seeking a skilled Senior Platform Engineer to help us build the foundational infrastructure platform for all our products. Our mission is to create exceptional developer experiences by building tooling that makes it easier for our engineers to write, test, and deploy code.
Our core responsibility is to support the deployment of hundreds of microservices by building intuitive and reliable CI/CD tooling that follows best practices. We also build and operate our Internal Developer Platform (built with Backstage) and several other tools used daily by our engineering team.
We sit at the critical intersection of infrastructure and product development.
You're a Great Fit For This Role If:
You're energized by making other developers more productive: You take satisfaction in seeing your fellow engineers succeed through the tools you create.
You want to work with both code and infrastructure: You're ready to solve the problem at hand, whether it requires writing code on an IDE, running commands on a terminal window, or browsing a cloud dashboard.
You enjoy a variety of challenges: You love having weeks where you need to be deep in programming, and others where you are troubleshooting failed deployments.
You use AI in your daily work: You are fully embracing AI capabilities to assist with responsibilities like coding, document writing, and more.
Minimum Qualifications
5+ years of experience as a software or platform engineer
Strong programming skills in an object-oriented language and experience building backend systems, APIs, or developer tools
Experience developing and running applications with Docker or other container runtimes
Availability to work during core team hours, 9 am to 12 pm EST
Ability to participate in 12-hour on-call shifts as required
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with cloud-native container runtimes technologies like Kubernetes
Experience with GitOps deployment technologies like Argo CD or Flux CD
Experience with Cloud Infrastructure technologies like Terraform and AWS

You love to seek and implement internal customer feedback to make our products better
You are a self-starter and can define a problem and work towards a solution independently
Ability to bridge the gap between application development and infrastructure management
Responsibilities:
Design and develop tools and services that improve developer productivity and experience
Configure and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support seamless deployment processes
Build and enhance our Internal Developer Platform to streamline development workflows
Create automation solutions for repetitive development and deployment tasks
Work with development teams to identify and address pain points in their workflows
Implement systems that make infrastructure more accessible to product developers
Apply software engineering best practices to infrastructure code and tooling
Collaborate across teams to ensure developer tools integrate well with our technology stack
Measure and optimize the effectiveness of developer tooling
Stay current with emerging technologies and practices in developer experience and platform engineering
Participate in on-call activities to support the stability of our products
Why Join Us?
At SpotOn, you'll be part of a team that values diversity, creativity, and a shared mission to help small businesses succeed. Join us to build technology that makes a difference, work with talented peers, and contribute to a culture where your ideas and impact matter.
Compensation:
Our base pay range is $135,000 -$175,000 for this role
Please note the salary range listed is just one component of a competitive compensation package which includes a company stock plan
Offers will be reflective of the candidate's location and experience.
Benefits:
At SpotOn, we put people above everything else. We're known for our innovative software and technology solutions, but we stand out because of the hard-working humans behind the tech. We can't take care of our clients without taking care of our employees first, and that's why we invest in you with a competitive benefits package which includes:
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
401k with company match
RSUs
Paid vacation, 10 company holidays, sick time, and volunteer time off
Employee Resource Groups to build community and inclusion at work
Monthly cell phone and internet stipend
Tuition reimbursement for up to $2,000 per calendar year to assist with your professional development
We will never ask candidates to pay fees, purchase equipment, or share sensitive personal or financial information during the hiring process. All legitimate communication from our recruiting team will come from an official company email address (@spoton.com).
SpotOn is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.