Senior Software Engineer (Data Layer Automations)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Software Engineer (Data Layer Automations)

Description

Build and own production backend and platform automations spanning CI/CD, Rust-based services, and Node/TypeScript tooling. Design GraphQL APIs and implement schema changes with an understanding of how they affect clients, while operating services in production with strong observability and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Design and own CI/CD pipelines for production services (via Rio or comparable platforms)
• Write and maintain production services using Rust and Node/TypeScript
• Build and evolve GraphQL APIs (schema design, resolvers, safe schema change practices)
• Deploy containerized services using Docker and Kubernetes with canary, blue/green, and feature-flag strategies
• Own production operations including observability, SLOs, and incident response

Requirements

• 6+ years of software engineering experience building and operating production backend or platform systems
• Hands-on CI/CD pipeline ownership for production services (Rio or similar)
• Production experience writing Rust, including Cargo workspaces, features, cross-compilation, and build performance
• Strong Node.js/TypeScript skills for services, tooling, and automation
• Solid experience with GraphQL APIs, including schema design and resolvers, and understanding client impact of schema changes
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, plus safe deployment strategies (canary, blue/green, feature flags)
• Ability to own services in production, including observability, SLOs, and incident response