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Job Details
This full-time Software Engineer, Infrastructure opportunity is fully remote and supports a fast-growing technology company focused on delivering modern, customer-facing products at scale. You'll work with a cutting-edge cloud-native stack-including AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, ArgoCD, Go, and Ruby-to help build and maintain the platform and tooling that power their core services.
This role is perfect for someone who loves blending software engineering with DevOps/SRE-style impact. You'll join a high-performing Infrastructure Engineering team responsible for automation, reliability, and developer enablement across the entire engineering organization. Your work will directly influence how quickly teams ship, how reliably products operate, and how the platform scales to millions of users. It's a chance to own meaningful infrastructure, build modern internal tooling, and grow your skills in cloud architecture, platform engineering, and large-scale distributed systems-all while working in a collaborative, supportive, and remote-friendly environment.
Required Skills & Experience
2 years of cloud and infrastructure engineering experience
Strong development experience in Go, Ruby, or similar languages
Prior experience in a DevOps, SRE, or Production Engineering role
Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes
Experience building and managing high-availability cloud infrastructure
Proficiency with Terraform or other IaC tools
Familiarity with CI/CD, testing platforms, and observability tools
Experience supporting databases, message buses, or caching systems
Strong communication skills and ability to partner with cross-functional teams
Desired Skills & Experience
Experience with AWS, ArgoCD, Datadog
Understanding of 12-Factor App design principles
Experience building self-service tooling or internal platforms
Positive, collaborative attitude with a customer-focused mindset
What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown
50% infrastructure automation / IaC
50% backend tooling & platform development (Go/Ruby)
Daily Responsibilities
40% building and maintaining cloud infrastructure using automation and IaC
30% developing internal tools and enabling self-service capabilities
30% ensuring reliability, scalability, security, and observability across services
The Offer
Bonus eligible
You will receive the following benefits:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Vacation Time
Stock Options
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.
This role is perfect for someone who loves blending software engineering with DevOps/SRE-style impact. You'll join a high-performing Infrastructure Engineering team responsible for automation, reliability, and developer enablement across the entire engineering organization. Your work will directly influence how quickly teams ship, how reliably products operate, and how the platform scales to millions of users. It's a chance to own meaningful infrastructure, build modern internal tooling, and grow your skills in cloud architecture, platform engineering, and large-scale distributed systems-all while working in a collaborative, supportive, and remote-friendly environment.
Required Skills & Experience
2 years of cloud and infrastructure engineering experience
Strong development experience in Go, Ruby, or similar languages
Prior experience in a DevOps, SRE, or Production Engineering role
Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes
Experience building and managing high-availability cloud infrastructure
Proficiency with Terraform or other IaC tools
Familiarity with CI/CD, testing platforms, and observability tools
Experience supporting databases, message buses, or caching systems
Strong communication skills and ability to partner with cross-functional teams
Desired Skills & Experience
Experience with AWS, ArgoCD, Datadog
Understanding of 12-Factor App design principles
Experience building self-service tooling or internal platforms
Positive, collaborative attitude with a customer-focused mindset
What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown
50% infrastructure automation / IaC
50% backend tooling & platform development (Go/Ruby)
Daily Responsibilities
40% building and maintaining cloud infrastructure using automation and IaC
30% developing internal tools and enabling self-service capabilities
30% ensuring reliability, scalability, security, and observability across services
The Offer
Bonus eligible
You will receive the following benefits:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Vacation Time
Stock Options
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.
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