Senior Platform Engineer
Inversion · Playa Vista, California, United States
Posted about 2 months ago · $139,000 - $201,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 52 days Inversion's roles stay open a median of 53 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 89% of Inversion's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Inversion
- high 59 stale, 0 reposted of 76 open
- Hiring momentum
- 86 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-25
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Inversion's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Inversion.
About this role
As a Senior Platform Engineer at Inversion, you will be part of the simulation team responsible for developing and managing the infrastructure that supports simulation and testing environments for flight systems. Your role will involve provisioning and maintaining infrastructure for high-performance computing and testing, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and leveraging automation and containerization to enhance development workflows.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Inversion as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of professional experience in platform, DevOps, infrastructure, or software engineering
- Expertise in DevOps best practices
- Proficiency in one or more scripting languages (Python, Lua, Bash, PowerShell, etc.)
- Experience with Linux-based systems
- Experience with one or more CI/CD platforms (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
- Experience with containerization (Docker/Podman) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
Nice to have
- Expertise in IaaS (AWS and GCP)
- Expertise in IaC (Terraform)
- Expertise in database administration and network administration
- Familiarity with system observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)
What you get
- California annual base salary range of $139,000 - $201,000
- In-office presence required
Worth weighing
- Requires U.S. citizenship or eligibility for government security clearance
- Position requires in-office presence in Playa Vista, CA
Summarised from Inversion's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Inversion on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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