Software Engineer, Infrastructure

About the company

Our client is a software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take ownership of the foundational layer that runs a cloud software platform, spanning several hosting environments. Design new capabilities, diagnose hard production problems and strengthen reliability as usage grows, collaborating closely with engineers throughout the organization.

What you'll do

- Own the underlying compute layer that runs across a mix of hosting providers and physical sites.

- Design and build features that improve speed and operational flexibility.

- Diagnose and resolve difficult infrastructure problems in the cloud.

- Raise platform reliability as demand grows quickly.

- Plan and deliver time-sensitive, high-risk upgrades while keeping downtime low.

- Work with engineers across the company to keep the platform steady, predictable and secure.

- Participate in an on-call rotation.

What we're looking for

- Strong hands-on expertise running container orchestration clusters, including scaling, networking and diagnosing faults.

- Experience running sizeable production clusters on several cloud vendors or on owned hardware.

- A background designing and operating foundational infrastructure at significant scale.

- Experience reducing startup latency for machines and containers.

- Proficiency in Go for writing bespoke automation and scheduling components.

- A history of leading risky migrations or upgrades with minimal service interruption.

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent technical field.

- Willingness to be on call.

Bonus points

- Experience building custom automation operators in Rust.

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 230,000 to 300,000 per year

- Equity

Location and work model

- Remote (US or Canada)

- Full-time