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Senior - Staff Infrastructure Engineer

Builds and maintains Kubernetes-based infrastructure using Terraform on AWS, troubleshoots production issues, architects platform components, and creates developer tools. Requires 6-13+ years experience with IaC, containers, and strong sysadmin fundamentals.

157k – 220k/yr
On-site6+ YOEDevOps / SRE

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Build and work with Kubernetes clusters and related tooling
  • Create and maintain internal tools and services for developers
  • Build infrastructure as code using Terraform
  • Troubleshoot production and systems issues across the tech stack
  • Architect and build major platform components (e.g., logging pipeline, auto-scaling)
  • Maintain AWS infrastructure systems
  • Collaborate with developers on workflow improvements
  • Become subject matter expert in project domains
  • Participate in on-call rotation

Requirements

  • Willingness to learn and explore various systems
  • Proven ability to architect and implement solutions
  • Ability to execute as primary individual contributor
  • Strong collaboration skills
  • Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar
  • Experience with container-based cloud environments (Kubernetes, Lambda, etc.)
  • Understanding of application instrumentation and monitoring

Preferred Skills

  • AWS experience (IAM, EC2, etc.)
  • Postgres/RDS database administration
  • Strong Linux/sysadmin, networking fundamentals
  • Modern observability best practices
  • Use of AI tooling (Claude Code, OpenCode, etc.)

Tech Stack

  • Kubernetes, AWS, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB
  • OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Loki
  • CircleCI, ArgoCD

Compensation

  • Senior Infrastructure Engineer I-II (L4-L5): $156,885 - $200,000
  • Staff Infrastructure Engineer (L6): $200,000 - $220,000 USD
  • Base salary, equity, full medical/dental/vision benefits

Skills

KubernetesTerraformAWSPostgresPrometheusOpenTelemetryCircleCIArgo CDRedisMongoDB

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