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title: 'Senior Platform Engineer (Infrastructure) at Fleetio'
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# Senior Platform Engineer (Infrastructure) at Fleetio

- **Company:** Fleetio
- **Location:** United States
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-11-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-05
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fleetio/jobs/5283554007

## Job description

A little about us…Fleetio is a modern software platform that helps thousands of organizations worldwide manage their fleet operations. Transportation technology is a hot market, and we’re leading the charge with raving fans and new customers signing up every day. We raised $450M in our Series D funding round in March of 2025 and are on an exciting trajectory as a company. Fleetio is also a proud [founding member of the Rails Foundation](https://rubyonrails.org/foundation)!

More about our team and company:

- Fleetio overview video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoXyXTFWbkg
- Our careers page: https://www.fleetio.com/careers

We're looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join our growing Platform Engineering team. This role will have a direct impact on our customers, our engineers, and our business by ensuring our applications are highly available, scalable, and performant.

At Fleetio, we foster a culture of 'Product Engineers', where we value and prioritize engineers who enjoy being part of the product discovery process. Our Engineering and Product teams are structured as autonomous PODs that execute within one focal area toward a defined product vision. We strive to deliver easy-to-use software, and our goal as engineers is to quickly and continuously deliver meaningful value to our customers. We've optimized our CI/CD tools and processes to easily get code into our production environments, resulting in an average of 40 deploys per week.

Fleetio is a modern software platform that helps thousands of organizations around the world manage their fleet operations. Transportation technology is a hot market and we’re leading the charge, with raving fans and new customers signing up every day. We raised $450M in Series D in March of 2025 and are on an exciting trajectory as a company. Fleetio is also a proud[founding member of the Rails Foundation](https://rubyonrails.org/foundation)!

More About Our Team and Company

- Watch our culture videos: https://fleet.io/culture
- Engineering culture, interview process and videos:https://www.fleetio.com/careers/engineering
- Fleetio overview video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlvIbwZT3oU
- Fleetio Go overview video:https://www.fleetio.com/go
- More about the Fleetio platform: https://www.fleetio.com/features
- API docs: [developer.fleetio.com](https://developer.fleetio.com/)
- Test drive Fleetio to get an even better feel for what we're building: https://www.fleetio.com/register

This is a remote opportunity and is open to candidates in the United States.

## Who You Are

Our ideal candidate is an Infrastructure Engineer experienced in scaling Ruby on Rails applications, with a passion for optimization and performance improvements. You bring a strong background in Site Reliability and Infrastructure Engineering for Rails applications. You follow Agile and DevOps principles, can effectively influence teams to achieve goals, and demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills in our fast-paced environment.

## Your Impact

As a Senior Platform Engineer on Fleetio’s Platform Engineering team, you will:

- Manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code
- Manage and scale a Ruby on Rails stack
- Implement monitoring tools to improve observability
- Perform code review of new features to ensure they meet performance requirements
- Debug production issues across all levels of the stack
- Plan for the growth of, optimize, and automate Fleetio’s Infrastructure
- Partner with feature engineering teams to help them build, deploy, and operate their features safely and efficiently
- Respond to reliability and security incidents, from triage and mitigation through post-incident follow-up

## Your Experience

- 5+ years of AWS Experience
- 3+ years Kubernetes Experience
- Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform)
- Deep understanding of cloud network fundamentals (routing, firewalls, load balancers, CDNs, VPCs, etc.)
- Experience with Ruby on Rails or an equivalent web application framework
- Expert at profiling and benchmarking source code
- Effective at code review, and identifying potential performance problems before they reach production
- Experience with Datadog or other APM tools
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Considered a Plus

- Experience with distributed event and data stores, such as Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch, Memcached, and TimescaleDB
- You know a thing or two about the fleet management industry
- Experience using AI tools to automate repetitive work and accelerate infrastructure projects

## Benefits

- Multiple health/dental coverage options (100% coverage for employee, 50% for family)
- Vision insurance
- Incentive stock options
- 401(k) match of 4%
- PTO - 4 weeks (increases at year two!)
- 12 company holidays + 2 floating holidays
- Parental leave - birthing parent (16 weeks paid) non-birthing (4 weeks paid)
- FSA & HSA options
- Short and long term disability (short term 100% paid)
- Community service funds
- Professional development funds
- Wellbeing fund - $150 quarterly
- Business expense stipend - $125 quarterly
- Mac laptop + new hire equipment stipend
- Fully stocked kitchen with tons of drinks & snacks (BHM only)
- Remote working friendly since 2012 #LI-Remote

Fleetio provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

This application is not intended to and does not create a contract or offer of employment. Employment with Fleetio is at will.

If you have a disability or a special need that requires an accommodation to fill out the online application, please let us know by calling (205) 718-7500.

## About Fleetio

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Fleetio provides a comprehensive fleet management software platform that helps organizations track, analyze, and improve their vehicle maintenance, compliance, and operational spend.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series D, 2025)
- **Headquarters**: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Tony Summerville (Founder & Executive Chairman)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Fleet management software / SaaS for vehicle and equipment operations
- **Target customers**: B2B – any organization with a fleet, including construction, government, trucking & freight, service providers, and small to large enterprises (fleets of 10 to thousands of vehicles)
- **Mission**: "Make it easy to manage a fleet so organizations can spend more time focusing on their own mission."

## Products & Services
- **[Fleetio Platform](https://www.fleetio.com/)**: A cloud-based SaaS platform for managing vehicle maintenance, compliance, fuel, drivers, parts, and equipment. Features include automated maintenance scheduling, AI-powered service assessments (AI Service Advisor), telematics integrations, smart document uploads, cost controls, and real-time reporting. Integrates with a network of 80,000+ repair shops for outsourced maintenance approvals.
- **[Auto Integrate](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fleetio/life)** (acquired 2025): Adds capabilities for automated vehicle inspection and data capture.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of **$620.1M** (as of April 2025) and estimated annual revenue of **$16M** (LinkedIn estimate, 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Goldman Sachs Alternatives (lead in Series D), Elephant (lead in Series B, C, and co-lead in Series D), Samsara (ISV Partner of the Year 2024)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Headcount grew **28.9% YoY** to 377 employees (2025)
  - Raised **$450M Series D** in April 2025
  - Acquired **Auto Integrate** in March 2025
  - Recognized as **Fast Company Most Innovative Companies** (2025), **IoT Breakthrough Fleet Platform of the Year** (2025), and **Forbes Best Fleet Management Software** (2023-2024)
  - Over **1,000,000 fleet assets** powered by the platform

## Competitive Advantages
- **Comprehensive all-in-one platform**: Combines maintenance, compliance, fuel, driver, and spend management in a single system, reducing complexity for fleet operators.
- **AI-powered intelligence**: AI Service Advisor evaluates repair orders, flags exceptions, and automates approval workflows, turning raw data into actionable insights.
- **Large partner network**: Integration with 80,000+ repair shops and telematics providers (e.g., Samsara) creates a strong ecosystem moat.
- **High customer satisfaction**: 4.8/5 rating based on over 1,000 reviews on G2 and Capterra.
- **Remote-first culture since founding**: Attracts top talent across the US, Canada, and Mexico.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expanding AI capabilities**: Embedding practical intelligence into workflows to help fleet managers make faster, data-driven decisions.
- **Scaling to larger enterprises**: Series D investment and hiring for public sector and enterprise account executives signal a push into government and large commercial fleets.
- **Geographic growth**: Already serving customers in 100+ countries, with plans to deepen presence through acquisitions (Auto Integrate) and new market segments.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-friendly**: Fully remote positions available across the US, Canada, and Mexico, with a central HQ in Birmingham for optional collaboration.
- **Culture & values**: Emphasizes ownership, intelligence, intensity, and integrity. Recognized as one of Birmingham Business Journal's Best Places to Work for five consecutive years.
- **Perks & benefits**: 401k match up to 4%, comprehensive health & wellness plans, four weeks PTO + 12 company holidays + 2 floating holidays, parental leave for all parents, stock options for all employees, and an annual professional development allowance.
- **Engineering culture**: Built on Ruby on Rails; Fleetio is a founding member of The Rails Foundation. Teams work on AI, integrations, and scalable infrastructure.
- **Growth opportunities**: Fast-growing company (28.9% headcount growth YoY) with a clear path for career advancement and exposure to cutting-edge fleet technology.

## Sources
1. [fleetio.com - About page](https://www.fleetio.com/about)
2. [fleetio.com - Careers page](https://www.fleetio.com/careers)
3. [fleetio.com - Homepage](https://www.fleetio.com/)
4. [Greenhouse - Fleetio jobs](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fleetio/jobs/5149262007)
5. [LinkedIn - Fleetio Life](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fleetio/life)

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