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The Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure joins the Product and Research team to design, implement, and optimize components within large-scale distributed systems. This role focuses on building scalable, resilient, and operable infrastructure by developing fault-tolerant paths, including redundancy, replication, and automatic failover. Day-to-day responsibilities involve delivering features, performing load and performance tests, and managing high-volume retrieval, storage, and processing using data plane platforms and distributed state tools. The engineer will also author runbooks, participate in incident response, and develop automation and Infrastructure as Code for maintenance. Required technical skills include proficiency in cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, Google, or Oracle Cloud, along with expertise in operating systems, algorithm optimization, and advanced security controls such as encryption and access remediation.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $197400 from 2576 postings across 150 companies.
Design, implement, and optimize components in distributed systems for scalability, resiliency, and operability.
Deliver features and conduct load/performance tests using data plane platforms and distributed state tools.
Build fault-tolerant paths including redundancy, replication, automatic failover, retries, and circuit breakers.
Detect and mitigate issues using tests, alarms, dashboards, and telemetry while authoring runbooks.
Participate in incident response and perform root cause analysis (RCA).
Develop automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for troubleshooting and maintenance.
Implement advanced security controls such as encryption, access management, and remediation.
Review peer implementations to ensure compliance with scalability and documentation standards.
What we're looking for
Must have 8 years of software development experience OR a relevant Bachelor's degree with 4 years of experience OR a relevant Master's degree with 2 years of experience OR a relevant Doctorate.
Must have 2 years of professional experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google, or Oracle Cloud.
Must have 3 years of experience working in testing and automation at the system level.
Must have 2 years of experience working with delivering and operating large-scale distributed systems.
Must demonstrate ability in designing, managing, and optimizing scalable, secure, and highly available distributed systems.
Must demonstrate proficiency in all phases of software engineering, including algorithm optimization and computer science principles.
Must demonstrate ability in operating systems, including installing, upgrading, and troubleshooting various environments.
Must demonstrate ability in cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders across different teams or geographies.
Distributed Systems
Infrastructure as Code
Java
C++
Go
C#
Oracle Cloud
AWS
Azure
Google Cloud
Microservices
Observability
Fault-Injection Testing
Encryption
Networking
Data Structures
Algorithms
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Java
C++
C#
Go
AWS
Azure
Google Cloud
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Distributed Systems
Microservices
Observability
Fault-Injection Testing
Networking
Data Structures
Algorithms
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Java
C++
C#
Go
AWS
Azure
Google Cloud
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Distributed Systems
Microservices
Observability
Fault-Injection Testing
Networking
Data Structures
Algorithms