Software Engineer, Platform & Infrastructure
Software Engineer owning Forus' compute platform (EKS/Kubernetes), data layer (Postgres, OpenSearch, BigQuery), cloud cost optimization, reliability (SLOs, observability), and IaC primitives in a regulated healthcare environment. Requires production Kubernetes at scale, deep AWS/Terraform expertise, and database migration experience.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own our compute platform, including container orchestration, networking, autoscaling, service topology, and ingress, and define the architecture and patterns that keep it reliable and simple as we scale.
- Own our data layer, driving performance, scaling, and reliability across our databases (Postgres, OpenSearch, BigQuery), and lead the platform decisions that keep our datastores fast and cost-effective as load grows.
- Own cloud spend by building attribution and driving optimization across compute, data, and storage, so spend grows more slowly than the business does.
- Define and own platform reliability, including SLOs, capacity planning, infrastructure observability, and incident response for the systems every product team depends on.
- Build the infrastructure-as-code, service patterns, and self-serve primitives that let product teams provision and operate services safely without waiting on you.
Requirements
- A track record of operating production Kubernetes at scale, including networking, autoscaling, and cluster reliability.
- Deep AWS expertise (EKS, VPC, IAM boundaries) and strong infrastructure-as-code with Terraform. You build platforms and reusable primitives rather than one-off resources.
- Run a real, low-downtime database migration and operated a relational store like Postgres under production load, with the ability to reason from a query plan to a capacity plan.
- Strong instincts for reducing complexity. You are drawn to consolidating and simplifying systems rather than adding surface area.
- Comfort operating in a regulated, high-stakes environment. Familiarity with PHI, HIPAA, or SOC 2 is a strong plus, as is a track record of mastering a high-stakes domain quickly.
- A track record of moving quickly, finding shortcuts, and going to unreasonable lengths to deliver on goals.
- High NPS with your former teammates.
Nice-to-Haves
- Familiarity with PHI, HIPAA, or SOC 2.
Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive compensation with meaningful equity.
- Fully covered medical, vision, and dental insurance.
- Memberships for One Medical, Talkspace, Teladoc, and Kindbody.
- Unlimited paid time off (PTO) and 16 weeks of parental leave.
- 401K plan setup, FSA option, commuter benefits, and DashPass.
- Lunch at the office every day and Dinner at the office after 7 pm.
- Salary ranges based on paying competitively for company size and industry; individual pay decisions based on qualifications, experience, skillset, geography, and internal equity.
Skills
Kubernetes, AWS, EKS, Terraform, Postgres, Opensearch, BigQuery, Vpc, IAM
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