Senior Infrastructure Engineer

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. Own a core infrastructure product or subsystem end to end, including design, delivery, operation, and production accountability .

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $152,000 - $205,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing infrastructure through code and configuration, particularly with Terraform, while ensuring high performance and security in cloud-based environments. Proven ability to mentor engineers and drive cross-team collaboration to achieve project goals and success metrics.

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Infrastructure Management Through CodeTerraform ExpertiseCloud-Based Environments (AWS Preferred)Programming Skills in Go or PythonNetworking and Containerization (EKS/Kubernetes)

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Hard Skills

Infrastructure ManagementTerraformGo ProgrammingPython ProgrammingNetworkingLoad BalancingContainerizationDistributed SystemsRedis/ElastiCache ManagementObservability Tooling

Soft Skills

Strong Written CommunicationStrong Verbal CommunicationCross-Team CollaborationMentoring

Industry Keywords

Cloud-Based EnvironmentsIncident ManagementPerformance TuningSecurity PracticesTechnical Design

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsKubernetesPythonRedisTerraformGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own a core infrastructure product or subsystem end to end, including design, delivery, operation, and production accountability
Define project goals and success metrics aligned with company objectives
Identify and address project risks proactively
Create technical designs from PRDs and requirements
Build secure, high-performing, resilient, and cost-efficient infrastructure
Design, write, and ship software and developer-facing tooling
Manage infrastructure through code and configuration, primarily using Terraform
Partner with product engineering teams to architect services for scale
Participate in incident response and diagnose issues across services
Tune and evolve monitoring and propose stability and performance improvements
Apply security practices and identify vulnerabilities in personal work and peer reviews
Serve as a technical resource and mentor engineers through code review, pairing, and design feedback
Drive cross-team collaboration and facilitate technical and process discussions with stakeholders outside engineering

Requirements

What you’ll need

6–10 years of experience in infrastructure, platform, or backend engineering within primarily cloud-based environments (AWS preferred)
Track record of owning a product or subsystem end to end
T-shaped expertise with deep specialization in one or two areas and broad systems knowledge
Strong hands-on experience managing infrastructure through code and configuration (Terraform or equivalent)
Expertise in networking, load balancing, containerization (EKS/Kubernetes), and distributed systems
Solid programming skills in Go, Python, or a comparable language
Hands-on production experience operating Redis/ElastiCache, including cluster/shard management, failover behavior, memory eviction policies, and scaling strategies
Experience with observability tooling, performance tuning, and incident management
Fluency with software engineering best practices including source control, code review, comprehensive test coverage, and safe deployment
High level of personal ownership and autonomy, including experience working without clearly defined requirements
Strong written and verbal communication in English
Must be authorized to work from the home location
No visa sponsorship provided

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% remote work
Ability to join the workforce from almost any country, subject to regulatory and security restrictions
Visa sponsorship is not provided
Inclusive work environment
CCPA notice for California residents
GDPR notice for EU residents