Staff Infrastructure Engineer

About the role and why it's unique:

As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will have an impactful role in building and determining the interoperability of our Kubernetes footprints. Your expertise in on-premises infrastructure and containerization technologies, creative problem-solving skills, and collaborative cross-functional abilities will contribute to delivering highly reliable, efficiency-focused infrastructure that enable us to create an engaging experience for our users. In addition you will be tasked with the following:

• Own the deployment of Kubernetes clusters to cloud providers and colocation data centers.
• Determine the architecture of a multi-data center, many-region deployment of the infrastructure that powers our backend services.
• Define a technology stack to facilitate interoperability and discoverability of services deployed across data centers and regions.
• Create tooling to automate maintenance and effectively operate the environments.
• Work cross-functionally to enable backend teams to develop confidence in how their applications will interoperate and perform across data centers.
• Be open to feedback and collaborate with other team members to accomplish tasks at hand.

Who you are:

• 5+ years operating infrastructure for large and high traffic applications.
• 5+ years working with Kubernetes in managed service and on-premises contexts.
• 5+ years working with relational databases like PostgreSQL.
• 5+ years working with logging and monitoring tools like Datadog, Splunk, or New Relic.
• 3+ years working with Kubernetes service mesh technologies such as Istio, Linkerd or Kong.
• Deep understanding of Linux and the command line.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem solving skills with engineers, compliance, and IT.
• Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Ability to analyze and make technical recommendations that minimize spend in cloud environments.

Even better if you have:

• Experience with CDN providers like Cloudflare and Fastly.
• Experience building out multi data center deployment in regulated industries.

Our targeted compensation rate for this position is between $185,000 and $250,000, depending on experience, plus equity. Think your skills are exceptional and warrant higher pay? Apply anyway! If we agree, we're willing to negotiate.

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