# Senior - Staff Infrastructure Engineer
**Company:** [Paperless Post](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/paperless-post)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Salary:** $157K-$220K
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, Postgres, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, CircleCI, Argo CD, Redis, MongoDB
**Posted:** 2026-04-22
> 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.
## Job Description
## 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
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