# Staff Software Engineer (Remote)

**Company:** [Imply](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/imply)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $195k – $230k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Java, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, Helm, API, SaaS, Byoc
**Posted:** 2025-12-23

> Builds and operates scalable distributed systems, web services, and multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes) for petabyte-scale data products in a remote-first environment. Requires 10+ years experience with Java and infrastructure-as-code.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and develop highly available services and infrastructure that operates across multiple geographic regions in a multi-cloud environment (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Build, maintain, and operate SaaS, BYOC (Bring your own Cloud), and on-premise offerings.
- Maintain infrastructure-as-code for deploying resources on **Kubernetes** across multiple clouds.
- Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and on-call rotations. Work collaboratively as a member of a cross-functional team to build end-to-end customer experiences
- Demonstrate full lifecycle ownership of the products and features built, including writing documentation, manual and automated testing, and participating in on-call rotations

## Requirements
- 10+ years of industry experience spanning software development, architecture, cloud technology, networking, and modern application design.
- Experience building large-scale, **API-first** production web services (**Java** required)
- Production experience working with **AWS**, **Azure**, **GCP**, and **Kubernetes** and using infrastructure-as-code frameworks such as **Terraform** and **Helm** (**AWS** required)
- Strong oral and written communication skills; able to explain complex technical concepts at the appropriate levels for customers, non-technical stakeholders, and other engineers
- Build and operate systems in US Government Cloud environments (**US citizenship** required)
- **Bachelor’s degree** in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

## Bonus Points
- Experience with **Oracle Cloud**, **GovCloud**, **Azure Cloud**, **Google Cloud**
- Familiarity with the **BYOC** (Bring your own Cloud) deployment model
- A history of contributions to open source projects

## Compensation
- **$195,000 - $230,000**
- Eligible to participate in Imply’s equity plan

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