Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer

Highnote

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$190,000–$240,000 / yr
Posted
91 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $215k
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This role pays more than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $145,750–$221,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $215k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

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About Highnote

Highnote is a modern card platform providing embedded card issuing and program management solutions to fintechs, banks, and brands looking to launch differentiated card products. Industry: Financial Technology & Card Issuing

Highnote currently has 8 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $170,000–$230,000 across 8 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer

As a Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer at Highnote, you will join the core infrastructure team responsible for managing GCP and AWS across multiple continents. Your role involves collaborating with various teams to build a secure, stable, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure that empowers rapid iteration. You will design and maintain CI/CD pipelines, develop monitoring and alerting systems, and work autonomously in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate has over 12 years of experience in infrastructure engineering or software development with expertise in Kubernetes, Istio, and scripting languages like Java or Python. Experience in the financial payments technology space and building large-scale distributed systems is a plus.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement monitoring and alerting for the infrastructure.
  • Build and maintain cloud infrastructure stack and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Collaborate to create a secure, stable, cost-effective platform for fast iteration.
  • Manage GCP, AWS, and third-party cloud services across compute, storage, networking.
  • Troubleshoot issues in highly distributed environments autonomously.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering or software engineering
  • Strong experience working with GCP and/or AWS
  • Experience with Kubernetes and Istio
  • Proficiency in scripting/programming languages, preferably Java or Python
  • Ability to troubleshoot issues in a highly distributed environment
  • Expertise in building large-scale, distributed systems
  • Experience in the financial payments technology space

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