Platform Engineer III

Your Dream. Our Team. About Rise8 Rise8 builds custom, secure software for government organizations, measuring success by impact: lives saved, time returned, and missions advanced. We think big, start small, and scale fast with elite teams across product, design, and engineering to drive continuous delivery for critical missions. We believe customer experience starts with employee experience, so we take care of our employees. Rise8 is where you’ll do the best work of your career—supported by a culture you won’t find anywhere else. We offer competitive pay and benefits, but what sets us apart is our commitment to autonomy, growth, and a culture rooted in kindness, candor, and continuous learning. Certified as a Great Place to Work®, with 100% of employees saying they love working here, Rise8 is where bold ideas become real capabilities. Where mission meets meaning. And where fewer bad things happen because of bad software. About You You’re mission-driven and measure success by impact (lives saved, time returned, missions advanced), not activity. You think big, start small, and scale fast. You treat time as the biggest vulnerability and security as something that enables speed. You lead with kindness and candor: you give honest feedback, take it well, and raise the bar for everyone around you. You’re an owner. You thrive with autonomy, act decisively, and stay steady when things are uncertain. You never stop learning, and you see AI as a force multiplier, not a shortcut. As a P