Principal Infrastructure Engineer
Core
Design, build, operate, and scale the core infrastructure platform for a fintech/retail company, focusing on throughput, latency, resilience, and cost efficiency.
Role type
Principal Infrastructure Engineer
Builds
AWS cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platform, Aurora RDS databases, and AI-assisted operational tooling
Domain
Fintech / Retail / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
AWS architecture, Kubernetes cluster management, relational database optimization (MySQL/Postgres), infrastructure-as-code, observability, incident management, capacity planning, disaster recovery
Preferred skills
EKS experience, AI-assisted tooling evaluation
Technologies
AWS, Kubernetes, Aurora RDS, MySQL, Postgres
Responsibilities
Own technical architecture and evolution of core infrastructure; engineer for scale and performance; design and build AWS infrastructure; build and operate the Kubernetes platform; scale and optimize Aurora RDS; improve reliability through engineering; participate in on-call and drive technical recovery; implement and test disaster recovery; build infrastructure-as-code and operational automation; build observability; deliver safe infrastructure migrations; improve cloud cost efficiency; build and evaluate AI-assisted operational tooling; make technical decisions clear and executable
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with leadership capabilities
