Sr Software Engineer, Infrastructure

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

As a Senior Software Engineer (Infrastructure) , you will be a core technical contributor on the IT Infrastructure team, owning and driving the evolution of our core infrastructure and observability platforms. This role requires a strong software engineering mindset, deep technical breadth across SRE and infrastructure worlds, and the ability to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions for currently "immature" system problems. You will be responsible for building resilient, scalable, and automated infrastructure that empowers our development teams. As a senior member of the team, you will bridge the gap between software engineering and systems architecture, ensuring our AWS environment is cost-optimized, secure, and highly available.

What it asks for · 8

• Software Engineering Expertise: 5+ years of production-level experience with a strong proficiency in Python (non-negotiable).
• IaC: Expert-level proficiency in Terraform (modules, state management) or Pulumi(Preferred) .
• Cloud & Infrastructure Breadth: Hands-on experience with AWS (or Azure/GCP), Kubernetes , Docker and containerization concepts.
• Automation & Integration Mindset: Experience building and troubleshooting integrations between infrastructure, data pipelines, and observability platforms.
• CI/CD: Advanced knowledge of Github Actions, Github Runners.
• Strong Observability Mindset: Understanding of observability pillars (logging, metrics, tracing) and hands-on experience with tools like Datadog, Prometheus, or ELK .
• Distributed Systems: Proficiency in running systems through concepts like Kafka or messaging queues.
• Independent Execution: Ability to operate with minimal guidance, take ownership of ambiguous projects, and follow a vision set by tech leads to execute independently.

What the job covers

• Architect and Automate: Design and deploy production-grade infrastructure on AWS using Terraform or Pulumi.
• Orchestration: Manage and scale containerized workloads using AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) or EKS, focusing on cluster security and resource efficiency.
• CI/CD Excellence: Architect robust deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions , managing both GitHub-hosted and self-hosted runners for specialized build requirements.
• Drive "Observable by Default" Frameworks: Create underlying infrastructure to ensure new internal applications are secure and have logging and metrics enabled by default
• Tooling, Scripting & AI : Build internal CLI tools,AI plugins and automation scripts to streamline developer workflows and enhance operational efficiency
• Partner Cross-Functionally: Collaborate with stakeholders across Security, Engineering, Infrastructure, and Support to deliver impactful projects with real business outcomes.
• Mentor and Document: Participate in Code reviews, Document solutions and failure triage playbooks, and mentor junior engineers on the platforms you own.

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Words the posting leans on

• infrastructure10×
• experience4×
• observability4×
• systems4×
• aws3×
• mindset3×
• proficiency3×
• software engineering3×
• applications2×
• architect2×
• automation2×
• breadth2×
• build2×
• building2×
• ci/cd2×
• concepts2×

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