Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Scaling & Performance
Core
Design, build, and operate flexible backend systems for a Rails API to support rapid scalability and high performance for a global network of digital picture frames.
Role type
Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Scaling & Performance)
Builds
Scalable backend systems for a Rails API serving millions of users
Domain
Consumer hardware/software, Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
PostgreSQL sharding, low-latency async distributed systems, reliability engineering (SLIs/SLOs), incident management, cost optimization
Preferred skills
Experience at a startup with fewer than 100 employees
Technologies
Ruby, Python, AWS, GCP, Azure, PostgreSQL
Responsibilities
Architect and implement sharding in PostgreSQL backed Rails API, Lead initiatives to improve system reliability including monitoring and alerting, Reduce application and database costs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
