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Software Engineer, Platform

216k – 270kSan Francisco, CANew York, NYOnsite3+ YOE
Summary

Design and build foundational data platforms, cloud infrastructure, and orchestration systems supporting AI/ML products. Requires 3+ years backend experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, AWS, Temporal, MongoDB, and Postgres.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Drive the design and implementation of foundational platforms and systems, working closely with stakeholders and internal customers to understand and refine requirements.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features.
  • Proactively identify opportunities for and drive improvements to current programming practices, including process enhancements and tool upgrades.
  • Present technical information to teams and stakeholders, providing guidance and insight on development processes and technologies.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of full-time engineering experience post-graduation with specialties in back-end systems.
  • Extensive experience in software development and a deep understanding of distributed systems and public cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
  • Track record of independent ownership of successful engineering projects.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience working fluently with standard containerization & deployment technologies like Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker.
  • Experience with orchestration platforms such as Temporal and AWS Step Functions.
  • Experience with NoSQL document databases (MongoDB) and structured databases (Postgres).
  • Strong knowledge of software engineering best practices and CI/CD tooling (CircleCI).

Nice to Haves

  • Experience with data warehouses (Snowflake, Firebolt) and data pipeline/ETL tools (Dagster, dbt).
  • Experience with authentication/authorization systems (Zanzibar, Authz, etc.).
  • Experience scaling products at hyper-growth startups.
  • Excitement to work with AI technologies.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Base salary range: $216,000–$270,000 USD.
  • Equity-based compensation.
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Retirement benefits.
  • Learning and development stipend.
  • Generous PTO.
  • Commuter stipend (role-dependent).
Skills
KubernetesTerraformDockerAWSTemporalAWS Step FunctionsMongoDBPostgresCircleCIDistributed Systems
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