Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Hotel Engine

. Set technical direction for a major infrastructure area over a multi-quarter horizon .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $135,150 - $187,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in building and operating production cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on AWS, Terraform, and CI/CD practices. Capable of leading cross-functional teams, shaping engineering guidelines, and enabling feature teams through effective communication and decision-making.

Highest-signal resume keywords

AWS ExpertiseTerraform DevelopmentCI/CD ImplementationIncident Response ManagementCross-Functional Leadership

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Hard Skills

Cloud Infrastructure ManagementTerraform ModulesCI/CD PipelinesGitHub ActionsNetworkingIAMSecurity BoundariesCost ObservabilityFinOps ToolingVendor Integration

Soft Skills

CoachingCommunicationDecision-MakingCollaborationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

CloudflareDatadogJFrogOIDCSecret Management

Industry Keywords

Infrastructure InitiativesPlatform CapabilitiesSDLC Approval GatesFeature TeamsOperational Tooling

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudSDLCTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set technical direction for a major infrastructure area over a multi-quarter horizon
Lead multiple infrastructure initiatives in parallel across the central team and feature teams
Design and ship Terraform modules, pipeline patterns, and operational tooling
Evaluate feature-team requests and determine what should become a paved road, remain team-owned, or not be built
Own incident response, on-call quality, deployment reliability, and vendor integration health
Shape engineering guidelines, tools, and methods used across Engine
Coach feature engineers who apply platform standards
Represent the infrastructure team in cross-functional product and engineering leadership discussions
Share shipping updates, align priorities, and pressure-test decisions in twice-weekly team meetings
Reduce unnecessary SDLC approval gates and infrastructure dependencies
Partner with feature teams across business verticals to build platform capabilities

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years building and operating production cloud infrastructure
Deep AWS expertise, including multi-account environments, networking, IAM, and security boundaries
Expert-level Terraform, including reusable modules, state, drift, and execution patterns
Strong CI/CD background with GitHub Actions, reusable workflows, OIDC, and secret management
Track record of shipping platform infrastructure adopted by feature teams
Bias toward enabling teams over gatekeeping
Experience leading technical direction across multiple teams
Ability to make trade-offs precisely, communicate them clearly, and bring other engineers along
Instinct for determining when a problem needs a central solution versus team ownership
Cloudflare production-scale experience strongly preferred
Datadog, JFrog, or comparable vendor integration experience strongly preferred
Cost observability or FinOps tooling background strongly preferred
Platform-team experience serving internal customers strongly preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive base pay tied to role and experience
Equity for all employees
Some roles are eligible for annual bonuses or commissions
Benefits package; full list at engine.com/culture
Hybrid-hub model with either office-based or fully remote environments
Perks and benefits may vary based on employment type and location