Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Magpie Literacy

. Design and build platform capabilities across frontend, backend, and supporting infrastructure .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $145,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive full-stack engineering experience with a strong focus on building and maintaining scalable systems. Proficient in cloud infrastructure management, particularly with AWS, and skilled in implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.

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Full-Stack EngineeringAWS Cloud InfrastructureInfrastructure as Code (Terraform)API DevelopmentAutomated Testing

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Hard Skills

Full-Stack EngineeringAWSTerraformSQLNoSQLPostgresMongoTimestreamLambdaTypeScript

Soft Skills

CollaborationMentoringProblem-SolvingCommunicationLeadership

Tools & Technologies

ReactJavaScriptCSS

Industry Keywords

Application DeploymentSecurityMonitoringProduction OperationsEngineering Standards

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudJavaScriptNoSQLPostgresReactSQLTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build platform capabilities across frontend, backend, and supporting infrastructure
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers on new and existing features
Treat the platform as a product by understanding customer needs and identifying friction points
Use KPIs, OKRs, North Star metrics, and empirical data to measure impact and drive improvements
Own features and services from design and implementation through deployment, monitoring, infrastructure, and production support
Improve the flow of work from idea to production
Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code
Build and maintain APIs and integrate third-party services
Ensure application performance, quality, and responsiveness
Participate in code reviews, testing, and debugging
Mentor engineers and contribute to their growth
Participate in architectural decisions and define technical standards and best practices
Stay current with emerging technologies and improve development processes
Pair with teammates across disciplines and learn workflows, tools, and deployment practices
Own smaller features or components end-to-end
Contribute to technical discussions, code reviews, and team decision-making
Improve systems, processes, and developer experience
Influence architecture, evolve the platform for scale, and support long-term technical planning
Establish patterns, processes, and documentation that strengthen engineering culture

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of full-stack engineering experience
Track record of building systems, driving engineering standards, and setting technical direction
Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud infrastructure
Understanding of application deployment, security, monitoring, and production operations
Experience with Terraform or another Infrastructure as Code tool
Understanding of IAM, compute, storage, and service-to-service communication
Experience building systems for internal stakeholders and external users
Experience with authentication, onboarding, or enablement features
Experience writing automated unit, integration, and/or end-to-end tests
Experience leading the design or delivery of meaningful systems
Startup or early-stage company experience, ideally as a founding engineer
Pragmatic approach to tools and technologies
Ability to explore alternatives and recommend improvements to systems and processes
Experience with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, AWS, SQL/NoSQL, Postgres, Mongo, Timestream, Lambda, TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS, and React

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive medical, dental, vision benefits
Opportunity to work remotely for a mission-driven company
Flexible time off
401k with 4% guaranteed match
Work environment committed to diversity, equity and inclusion
Opportunity to travel and meet team members in-person 2x per year
Reasonable accommodations throughout the interview process