Platform Engineer

As a Platform Engineer at Finch, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining the platform that powers our mental health app. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that our technology supports our product goals. You'll take on diverse projects like developing localization features, optimizing backend infrastructure, and building comprehensive monitoring systems.

Candidates applying for the Platform Engineer role at Finch should have experience in designing clean and maintainable APIs, along with strong communication skills for engaging with both technical and non-technical teams. Experience in developing Flutter mobile apps or working in the wellness or game industries would be advantageous.

At Finch, we prioritize professional growth and offer numerous opportunities for our Platform Engineers to enhance their skills and expertise. Our mission-driven environment encourages innovation and creativity, allowing team members to take ownership of their projects and explore new technologies.

As a Platform Engineer at Finch, you'll work on exciting projects like developing a localization abstraction for our app, optimizing user data storage processes, enhancing our animation engine, and implementing a notification scheduling system that scales effectively. The variety in projects will keep your work dynamic and fulfilling.

Finch fosters a friendly, inclusive work culture where innovation is greatly valued. As a Platform Engineer, you will be part of a small but mighty team that collaborates closely on meaningful projects focused on mental health. We emphasize autonomy, creativity, and supporting each other’s growth.

Joining Finch as a Platform Engineer is an opportunity to impact millions of lives positively. You'll collaborate with a dedicated team on meaningful projects in the wellness industry, all while enjoying competitive salaries, benefits, and a supportive work environment that encourages your professional growth.

The Platform Engineering role at Finch is unique because you’ll be contributing to a growing platform that enables us to maintain rapid iterations while being sustainable. You'll have the freedom to explore diverse projects that enhance user experiences, all aimed at advancing our mission in mental health.

When answering this question, showcase specific examples where you've designed APIs, focusing on the challenges you faced and how you ensured maintainability and usability. Discuss your approach to documenting APIs and considering future changes while meeting current product needs.

Highlight your communication skills and give examples of how you’ve successfully worked with non-technical colleagues. Describe a scenario where clear communication prevented misunderstandings and led to project success, emphasizing your adaptability in explaining complex technical concepts.

Share your thought process around balancing immediate and future needs. Discuss frameworks you use to evaluate trade-offs, and give examples of how you've made decisions that align both short-term goals and long-term sustainability in past projects.

Prepare a specific instance highlighting your role in identifying performance issues and the steps taken to resolve them. Focus on the tools and techniques you used, collaboration with the team, and the measurable impact it had on the application’s performance.

Discuss your approach to prioritizing tasks and managing workload, including factors like urgency, impact on users, and alignment with company goals. Mention the importance of communication with your team to ensure alignment on priorities and deadlines.

Share your experience designing or implementing monitoring systems, describing the tools you've used, how you set up alerts, and how you handle regression or bugs when they occur. Highlight the importance of proactive vs. reactive monitoring in maintaining application integrity.

Express your commitment to continuous learning through attending webinars, reading technical blogs, following industry leaders, and participating in professional networks. Mention any relevant certifications or courses you've completed that reflect your drive to stay informed.

Illustrate a scenario where successful collaboration led to a feature or improvement in the app. Highlight the communication strategies, feedback loops, and compromises made that resulted in delivering a product that meets both design aesthetics and technical feasibility.

Share your personal connection to wellness and mental health products, emphasizing your passion for creating tech that makes a positive difference in people's lives. Discuss how this passion drives your motivation and commitment to producing quality work.

Talk about any tools or frameworks you've used for code generation, detailing how they aided your development process. Provide insights into how automation helped reduce errors and improved your team's workflow, making project outcomes more efficient.