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Staff Software Engineer (Remote)

195k – 230kBurlingame, CARemote10+ YOE
Summary

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.

About the role

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
Skills
JavaKubernetesAWSAzureGCPTerraformHelmAPISaaSBYOC
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