View All Jobs Join Updater’s Platform Engineering team as a Lead Platform Engineer who combines technical excellence and exceptional collaboration skills to deliver impact. You will drive vital initiatives including deployment velocity, observability, system reliability, and developer experience by partnering closely with product pods, project managers, and other stakeholders across the business to understand their workflows and pain points. You'll build the infrastructure and tooling that lets engineers ship faster and sleep better—think GitOps workflows, Kubernetes configuration and optimization, comprehensive Datadog observability coverage, and the kind of automation that makes deployments uneventful. This is platform engineering done right: pragmatic, impactful, and centered on enabling the broader engineering organization. Responsibilities Embody a culture of continuous improvement and shared ownership backed by clear documentation, runbooks, and other shift left contributions Treat platform capabilities as products—gather requirements from development pods, prioritize based on impact, iterate based on feedback, and measure adoption and satisfaction Compensation This posting is anticipated to remain open until 2/28/2026 . The new hire salary range for this position is $180,000 - $215,000 annually. Factors which may affect the starting pay within this range include skills, experience, and other qualifications aligned with Updater's internal leveling guidelines. About Updater Updater is a leading technology platform helping major brands acquire and retain customers at scale. We are on a mission to power millions of complex transactions through intelligent, autonomous systems. By combining deep integrations, real-world data, and purpose-built AI agents, we’re transforming fragmented purchasing workflows into seamless, automated experiences – freeing businesses and consumers from operational friction and enabling a new standard of speed, accuracy, and scale. Updater has raised over $450 million from leading investors, including SoftBank Capital, Vista Credit Partners, IA Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Second Century Ventures (the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors®), and more. For more information, please visit www.updater.com. Updater is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants regardless of color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, actual or presumed belonging to an ethnic group, or any other legally protected status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this full-time position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Flexible PTO 13 paid company holidays annually Updater Stock Options 401(k) with employer match Wellbeing Subsidy One Medical membership Virtual on-demand healthcare through Teladoc and Talkspace Flexible spending account (FSA) Health savings account (HSA) Supplemental Short & Long Term Disability Insurance Supplemental Life Insurance Paid Parental Leave