CareerPlan

Software Engineer - Traffic

AustinRemoteFull-time$81k2026-09-17 → 2026-11-10
Remote · from United StatesNo visa sponsorship

Core

Design, build, and operate traffic management and routing systems to ensure platform availability, latency, scalability, and security in distributed environments.

Role type

Traffic Engineer (Infrastructure/Networking)

Builds

Traffic flow management services, routing controls, and secure service communication patterns.

Domain

E-commerce, Distributed Systems, Networking

Required skills

Java, C++, or Go programming; TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, load balancing, TLS; Linux; distributed systems fundamentals; Kubernetes; Docker; service-to-service networking

Preferred skills

Envoy, NGINX, or HAProxy; Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or OpenTelemetry

Responsibilities

Build and improve services/tools for traffic flow and routing; strengthen platform security via secure communication patterns; support scalable service operation in Kubernetes; contribute to low-latency system design via profiling and tuning; investigate production issues using logs, metrics, and traces; partner with SRE and platform teams on networking solutions

Seniority

Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC