Software Engineer, Infrastructure

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San Francisco, CA • 16m ago • On-site

Mid

On-site

140,000 - 225,000 USD/yr

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Quick Facts

  • Role: Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Description

You will own the foundational cloud and networking layer used by production services, including Kubernetes cluster foundations, geo-deployment architecture, edge and security infrastructure, and compute runtimes. The work focuses on cost management, regional deployment strategy, and unifying the infrastructure so teams can deploy reliably and consistently.

Responsibilities

  • Own Kubernetes and cluster foundations: build and operate production clusters with proper service mesh, scaling, and ingress

  • Design geo-deployment architecture for geo-replicated services across cloud regions and providers

  • Build edge and security infrastructure: design networking and security controls at the edge, including abuse protection, rate limiting, and traffic routing optimization

  • Own cost management and optimization: build attribution systems, identify waste, and balance cost vs reliability across cloud spend

  • Unify the compute platform: define a single, opinionated container orchestration strategy for consistent deployments out of the box

Requirements

  • Experience building and operating infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or similar cloud platforms

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Kubernetes experience at scale (service mesh, autoscaling, multi-region deployments)

  • Edge networking, CDN/WAF architectures, and infrastructure-level traffic management

  • Infrastructure-as-code, reproducibility, and enabling self-serve infrastructure for other teams

  • Cost optimization at scale or infrastructure migration/unification experience

Compensation and Benefits

  • Annual salary: $140,000–$225,000 USD

  • Equity

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage

  • 401(k) retirement plan access

  • Short- and long-term disability insurance

  • Life insurance

  • Various other discounts and perks

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