Platform Engineer

Engineering Hub – Platform Engineer

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Reports to: Senior Manager, Platform Engineering

About This Role

Rates.ca operates a modern, regulated, multi‑platform engineering ecosystem spanning cloud, edge, CI/CD, observability, and data platforms. As the platform surface grows, we’re looking for strong Platform Engineers who can:

Build and evolve paved roads for software engineers

Operate confidently across cloud and edge architectures

Reduce friction, risk, and toil across delivery teams

Partner closely with Security, Operations, and Software Engineering

What You’ll Work On (Platform Scope)

You’ll contribute to and operate across the core platforms currently used at Rates.ca, including:

Cloud & Runtime Platforms

AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, networking, managed services)

Hybrid workloads spanning serverless and VM-based systems

Regional and environment‑aware deployment patterns

Edge & Traffic Platforms

Cloudflare as a first‑class platform, including:

CDN and edge routing

Cloudflare Workers for edge APIs and request transformation

DNS, SSL/TLS, and traffic management

WAF, bot management, rate limiting, and DDoS protection

Integration between Cloudflare edge and AWS

CI/CD & Infrastructure as Code

GitLab CI/CD pipelines

Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and change control

Environment consistency across production and non‑production

Observability & Operations

Datadog (metrics, logs, traces)

Platform-level alerting and signal hygiene

Incident prevention in partnership with Engineering Operations

Data & Persistence (in partnership with data specialists)

Relational databases (e.g., MariaDB or managed RDS‑style platforms)

Event‑driven and data‑pipeline integrations (where applicable)

Secure data access patterns and operational guardrails

Core Responsibilities

Platform Engineering

Build and maintain standardized platform components used by product teams

Improve developer experience through self‑service tooling and automation

Reduce bespoke infrastructure patterns and undocumented tribal knowledge

Treat internal platforms as products, with consumers and feedback loops

Cloud & Edge Enablement

Implement and evolve Cloudflare and AWS patterns for performance, reliability, and security

Support edge use cases such as API proxying, validation, and transformation

Ensure consistent routing, TLS, and traffic controls across environments

Participate in Cloudflare operational readiness and incident response workflows

Reliability & Security by Default

Embed security and compliance guardrails into platform primitives

Partner with Security Engineering on:

WAF tuning

Firewall rules

Edge security analytics

Reduce platform‑caused incidents through automation and standardization

Contribute to post‑incident remediation and systemic fixes

AI‑Augmented Platform Work

Use approved AI‑assisted tooling to:

Analyze logs and metrics

Reduce alert noise

Accelerate root‑cause analysis

Ensure AI is used responsibly, with human review and auditability

What Success Looks Like

Software Engineers adopt standard platform paths by default

Faster environment provisioning with fewer manual steps

Reduced edge‑ and platform‑related incidents

Clear, observable behavior across cloud and edge layers

Platforms that scale without increasing cognitive load

What You Bring

Strong experience as a Platform, Cloud, or Infrastructure Engineer

Hands‑on experience with AWS cloud services

Hands‑on experience managing Cloudflare (CDN, Workers, DNS, WAF, TLS)

Experience with Terraform and modern CI/CD pipelines (GitLab or equivalent)

Comfort working across networking, security, and application boundaries

Strong troubleshooting and systems‑thinking skills

Experience with edge and cloud architectures (Cloudflare + AWS)

Observability tooling experience (e.g., Datadog)

Database operational experience (MariaDB‑style systems)

Experience operating in regulated or high‑availability environments

Familiarity with AI‑assisted diagnostics or platform analytics

Why Join Us?

We’re a team of curious minds who love to learn, build, and grow together. We value transparency, ownership, and continuous improvement. You’ll have the freedom to innovate and the support to thrive.

Ready to build the future with us?

Our Perks

You get your Birthday off!

This role requires two in‑office days per week (Tuesday and Thursday), with an additional Wednesday in the office every other week

4 weeks of 'Work from Anywhere Program' every year

Full employer-paid benefits

RRSP Matching Program with Wealthsimple

Annual holiday festivities, free lunches and so much more

Helping you help others with our paid volunteer programs

Employee satisfaction survey for you to voice your opinion on working at Rates.ca Group Ltd.

Free access to LinkedIn Learning

Lounge and games room - ping-pong, pool, foosball, and more!

The compensation package consists of a competitive salary, benefits, and an incentive bonus.

Find out what it is like working at Rates.ca here: https://corporate.rates.ca/

Check out the primary brands that we work on here: https://corporate.rates.ca/#brand-snippet-ratesdotca

We are committed to working with and providing accommodations to candidates and employees with physical or mental disabilities. If you require accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to complete any part of the application or hiring process, please send an email to work@rates.ca.