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Teaching Strategies is an innovative edtech organization focused on connecting teachers, children, and families. As front runners in the early childhood education market, we build dynamic, top-quality digital products that integrate all of the essential elements of a high-quality solution: curriculum, assessment,
professional development, and family engagement. We are building a team of results-oriented individuals who will thrive in a collaborative, work-hard/play-hard culture. We pride ourselves on the impact we have on the early childhood field through supporting teachers who are doing the most important work there is, teaching children to become creative, confident thinkers.

Position Overview

We’re seeking a senior Infrastructure Platform Engineer to help evolve our internal developer platform into an AI-first, intelligent system that makes infrastructure self-service, adaptive, and increasingly autonomous.

In this role, you will work closely with platform leadership to implement and extend a vision for abstracting
cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code), while introducing AI-driven workflows, natural language interfaces, and intelligent automation into the developer experience.

You’ll be a hands-on technical expert in AWS EKS and platform engineering, building extensible tooling and systems that enable developers to provision, operate, and troubleshoot infrastructure through intuitive, context-aware workflows.

This is a high-impact role for a senior engineer who operates with autonomy, contributes to platform direction, and executes at a high level across teams.

Contribute to Platform Evolution

Partner with platform leadership to evolve the internal developer platform toward an AI-first model
Translate strategic direction into practical, scalable implementations
Help shape platform capabilities through hands-on engineering and technical input

Build Self-Service Infrastructure

Design and implement self-service infrastructure systems that abstract away cloud complexity
Build APIs, CLIs, and developer-facing tools that enable infrastructure provisioning without requiring deep cloud expertise
Introduce AI-assisted interfaces (CLI, chat, UI) for provisioning, debugging, and operations

Engineer and Scale Kubernetes Platforms (EKS)

Design, build, and operate secure, multi-tenant Amazon EKS clusters
Contribute to platform architecture, scalability, cost optimization, and reliability
Implement policy, networking, and workload isolation best practices

Implement Intelligent Platform Workflows

Build systems that interpret infrastructure signals (logs, metrics, events) and provide actionable
insights
Develop AI-assisted workflows for incident triage, root cause analysis, and runbook generation/execution
Enable human-in-the-loop automation for safe and controlled remediation

Develop Developer Tooling and Experience

Build platform SDKs, CLIs, and service templates that standardize infrastructure consumption
Contribute to AI-powered copilots and assistants that improve developer productivity
Enable natural language interaction with platform services where appropriate

Codify Best Practices

Implement reusable infrastructure patterns and opinionated defaults
Encode security, scalability, and compliance into platform tooling
Extend Infrastructure as Code practices (e.g., OpenTofu) with abstraction and validation layers

Drive Observability and Insight

Implement logging, metrics, and tracing across platform systems
Leverage AI to detect anomalies, summarize system behavior, and surface actionable insights
Contribute to systems that move from visibility to guided action

Iterate and Improve

Contribute to platform instrumentation and feedback loops
Use data and developer feedback to improve usability, performance, and adoption
Continuously refine platform capabilities based on real-world usage

Collaborate Across Teams

Work closely with application teams, SREs, and security engineers
Support platform adoption through strong technical partnership
Provide mentorship and guidance to engineers where needed

Why This Role Matters

Our developers should spend their time shipping features, not wrestling with YAML, Terraform, or cloud infrastructure.

In this role, you’ll help build a platform that is not only self-service, but intelligent and context-aware, enabling engineers to move faster, make better decisions, and focus on what matters most.

This is an opportunity to:

Operate as a senior, high-impact individual contributor on a modern platform team
Help evolve infrastructure into an AI-first, intelligent system
Build tools and systems that actively amplify developer productivity

Qualifications:

Core Experience

8+ years in infrastructure, SRE, DevOps, or platform engineering role
Proven experience building or contributing to internal developer platforms
Deep expertise in Amazon Web Services, especially EKS, IAM, and networking
Strong programming skills (Python or Go), with experience building production-grade tools and services
Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, and cloud-native architectures

AI-First and Systems Thinking

Experience or strong interest in integrating AI/LLMs into developer or operational workflows
Familiarity with APIs from providers like OpenAI or similar
Understanding of event-driven architectures and their role in intelligent automation
Ability to design adaptive, feedback-driven systems rather than static workflows

Platform and Developer Experience

Experience building developer tooling (CLIs, portals, SDKs)
Familiarity with platforms like Backstage, Port, or custom developer portals
Strong product mindset with a focus on usability and developer experience

Collaboration and Influence

Strong systems thinking and architectural design skills
Ability to operate independently while aligning with platform direction
Effective communication and cross-team collaboration skills

AI-First Platform Principles

From automation to intelligence - systems interpret and act, not just execute
Context-aware interfaces - developers interact via guided and natural workflows
Human-in-the-loop - automation includes safe approval and oversight
Observability to action - insights lead to recommendations and responses
Continuous learning - platforms improve through feedback and usage patterns

Why Teaching Strategies

At Teaching Strategies, our solutions and services are only as strong as the teams that create them. By bringing passion, dedication, and creativity to your job every day, there's no telling what you can do and where you can go! We provide a competitive compensation and benefits package, flexible work schedules, opportunities to engage with co-workers, access to career advancement and professional development opportunities, and the chance to make a difference in the communities we serve.

Let's open the door to your career at Teaching Strategies!

Some additional benefits & perks while working with Teaching Strategies

Teaching Strategies offers our employees a robust suite of benefits and other perks which include:

Competitive compensation package
Employee Equity Appreciation Program
Health and wellness insurance benefits
401k with employer match
Flexible work environment
Unlimited paid time off (which includes paid holidays and Winter Break)
Paid parental leave
Tuition assistance, professional development, and opportunities for career growth
Best in class technology equipment for every employee
Penthouse suite in downtown DC seconds away from Washington Nationals Stadium and Audi Field

Teaching Strategies is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a workplace where everyone can thrive.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)

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