Lead Platform/SRE Engineer

Highly experienced Lead Platform Engineer with 24 years in infrastructure, specializing in building and scaling robust, cost-efficient platforms. Proven track record of architecting multi-tenant Kubernetes infrastructure, optimizing logging and monitoring systems for significant cost savings (e.g., $1.2M/year with Quickwit, $30k/mo with VictoriaMetrics), and migrating complex data pipelines. Proficient in Go (building Kubernetes operators), Python, and Terraform for IaC. Has built and led platform teams from scratch (0 to 5 engineers) and managed SRE groups. Open to both IC and management roles at Staff/Principal/Director level in DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Infrastructure. Seeks remote-only, US-based positions with $200K+ total compensation.