Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure
Senior Infrastructure Engineer responsible for re-architecting Kubernetes infrastructure, improving continuous deployment, and making code changes across the stack to support drone platform needs.
About the job
How you'll make an impact
- Re-architect and maintain the ever growing needs on our Kubernetes fleet and its supporting infrastructure
- Continually improve and expand the continuous delivery of the product
- Work in cross-functional teams (from hardware to cloud) to build new capabilities for the platform
- Work directly with security to continually improve the practices and controls that will keep our customer’s data and drones safe
- Drive cost saving initiatives early into Skydio’s product, so that it scales over time
What makes you a good fit
- 4+ years of experience as a platform engineer, DevOps or equivalent infrastructure role
- Can comfortably debug and automate Kubernetes clusters
- Not hesitant to jump into the code to fix the underlying issue (Python or Go preferred)
- Prior experience implementing continuous deployment systems
- Understand cloud platforms architecture, especially networking, security, storage, and resilient application topologies
- Ability and interest in being delegated business objectives and seeking out the solutions
Bonus points
- Familiarity with supporting both SaaS and self-hosted applications
- Experience with supporting drones or highly automated physical hardware
Compensation
- The annual base salary range for this position is $170,000 - $258,000
- Equity in the form of stock options
- Comprehensive benefits packages including group health insurance, paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay and 401K savings plan
- Relocation assistance may be provided for eligible roles
Skills
Kubernetes, Python, Go, Continuous Deployment, Cloud Architecture, Networking, Security, Storage, DevOps, Platform Engineering
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