CareerPlan

Staff Systems Engineer, Middleware Engineering

US - Austin, TXFull-time$133k2026-10-08 → 2026-11-09
Hybrid

Core

Design, configure, deploy, and troubleshoot middleware and reverse proxy platforms supporting critical enterprise applications.

Role type

Staff Systems Engineer (Middleware & Reverse Proxy)

Builds

Multi-tenant reverse proxy solutions and middleware platforms for enterprise applications

Domain

Payments technology, Enterprise Infrastructure

Required skills

NGINX, Apache HTTP Server, Linux systems, REST-HTTP integrations, messaging technologies, mTLS, automation scripting, observability tools, GenAI workflows

Preferred skills

High-availability multi-tenant environment experience, container/cloud-native environments, CI-CD pipelines, mentoring

Technologies

NGINX, Apache HTTP Server, Linux, Kafka, RabbitMQ, IBM MQ, ActiveMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Python, Shell

Responsibilities

Design and operate multi-tenant reverse proxy solutions; Configure and support NGINX and Apache HTTP Server for routing, SSL-TLS, and load balancing; Troubleshoot production issues using logs, metrics, and traces; Partner with SRE teams on production readiness and change management; Drive automation and operational improvements; Maintain technical documentation and runbooks.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship