Lead Cloud Platform Engineer

This is not just another role. This is Day 1.

If you want safety and predictability, keep your current job.

If you want to build a global system that rewires how the world moves, this is your call.

The Mission :

We don’t accept gridlock as inevitable. Traffic isn’t a force of nature but a solvable systems problem. We’re a patent-pending (202521082226), pre-seed deep-tech company building the nervous system for mobility. Hardware senses. Firmware structures. The cloud makes real-time decisions that keep vehicles moving smoothly and predictably. We’re not hiring an employee. We’re bringing on an owner.

Your Mandate : The Real-Time Brain :

As our Founding Cloud Architect , you own the real-time platform that ingests signals from 100,000+ devices and turns them into actionable guidance (smart speed recommendations and minimal-disruption reroutes) in seconds.

What you’ll do :

• Define the language of device↔cloud : clear, versioned contracts for telemetry in and guidance out.
• Stand up secure ingestion that doesn’t blink : mTLS, per-device identity, low-latency APIs, sane topic / queue design, and rate limits.
• Build the real-time engine : map-match GPS to roads, keep per-segment speeds fresh, detect forming jams early, and compute guidance quickly.
• Design storage that scales : sub-second hot state for decisions, time-series for trends, and a data lake for learning / replays.
• Operate with SLOs : plan latency in the low hundreds of ms, ingestion lag in seconds, graceful degradation under partial failures.
• Ship safely : privacy-by-design, encryption in transit / at rest, least-privilege access, auditable changes.
• Partner tightly with firmware and hardware so devices and cloud evolve as one (including update and fleet-health hooks).

Who You Are :

you know how to keep data fresh, queryable, and cost-efficient .

The Offer :

we optimize for long-term upside.

We’re offering a seat on the rocketship - not a safety harness. The risk is real. The reward is a legacy. Apply accordingly.