Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Scaling & Performance
On-siteNo visa sponsorship
Core
Design, build, and operate flexible backend systems for a Rails API to support rapid scalability and high performance for millions of users.
Role type
Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Backend Systems)
Builds
Scalable backend systems for a Rails API
Domain
Consumer internet, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Ruby, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS/GCP/Azure, sharding, reliability engineering (SLIs/SLOs), incident management
Preferred skills
Experience at a startup with fewer than 100 employees
Technologies
Rails, PostgreSQL, AWS, GCP, Azure
Responsibilities
Architect and implement sharding in PostgreSQL-backed Rails API; Lead initiatives to improve system reliability including monitoring, alerting, and incident response; Reduce application and database costs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
