Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Zip

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco, CA
Salary: $165,000–$240,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 125 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

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This role $202k

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This role pays more than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $144,350–$197,287 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $202k versus about $171k for comparable roles.

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About Zip

Zip Co is a global buy-now, pay-later company offering flexible installment payment solutions to consumers and merchants, enabling interest-free purchases across retail, travel, and healthcare. Industry: Financial Technology & Consumer Lending

Zip currently has 7 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $185,000–$260,000 across 7 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

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Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure (Mid-Senior level) joins the Core Infrastructure team to drive multi-region expansion and global growth. The engineer will take end-to-end ownership of critical infrastructure components, including the Kubernetes platform, AI infrastructure, observability, deployment pipelines, and cost optimization. Daily responsibilities involve building and operating global multi-cell architectures, leading the design of highly scalable systems, and partnering with engineering colleagues to accelerate the product roadmap. The role requires proficiency in software engineering to manage large-scale platforms. Candidates should possess experience with technologies such as AWS, Datadog, Kubernetes, Celery, Redis, Docling, and DBOS. This position focuses on solving technical challenges related to multi-region infrastructure scaling and maintaining operational excellence for the underlying systems that support the enterprise procurement platform.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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Skills

Kubernetes AWS AI Infrastructure Datadog Celery Redis Docling DBOS Observability Cost Optimization

What you'll do

Build and operate global multi-cell architectures to support multi-region growth.
Take end-to-end ownership of core infrastructure components like Kubernetes and AI infrastructure.
Manage observability, deployment pipelines, and infrastructure cost optimization.
Lead the design and implementation of highly scalable systems.
Ensure operational excellence across all core infrastructure components.
Partner with engineering colleagues to accelerate the product roadmap.

What we're looking for

4 years of experience in software engineering.
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field.
Strong track record of building and operating large scale platforms or infrastructure independently.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Hands-on expertise in building and operating large-scale systems using AWS, Datadog, Kubernetes, Celery, Redis, Docling, and DBOS (preferred).
Demonstrated effective collaboration with internal stakeholders across multiple time zones (preferred).

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