Signet Jewelers is hiring a Distributed Systems Engineer (L5) for our Compute Control Plane team. You will build and operate the core services that manage our extensive cloud compute capacity, ensuring scalability, reliability, and efficiency. The role involves tackling complex challenges, including orchestrating workloads across both cloud and on-premises compute resources.
What You'll Do
- Architect and implement solutions to run select workloads on a combination of cloud-based and on-premises compute resources.
- Drive evolution of the systems and tooling used to manage hundreds of millions of dollars annually of Compute capacity.
- Drive engineering excellence and set a high bar for operational rigor within the team.
- Form strong cross-functional partnerships to achieve alignment with many engineering teams.
- Drive large initiatives to completion in tandem with partner and peer organizations.
What We're Looking For
- Hands-on experience with running containerized platforms.
- Strong understanding of cloud architectures and distributed systems with deep experience operating critical Tier0 services at scale.
- Have worked on a platform team where other engineers were your customers.
- Able to break down complexity, iterate, and communicate progress to a wide variety of partners and stakeholders.
Nice to Have
- Experience with running compute on multiple platforms, both cloud-based and on-premises.
- Proven track record of timely execution with upholding engineering excellence while building trust with partners and customers.
Technical Stack
- Kubernetes
- Cloud Compute (EC2)
- Containers
Team & Environment
Part of the Compute organization within Cloud Infrastructure Engineering.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $100,000 - $720,000 + equity: Stock Option Program (choose salary vs stock options annually)
- Health Plans
- Mental Health support
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
- Stock Option Program
- Disability Programs
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Family-forming benefits
- Life and Serious Injury Benefits
- Paid leave of absence programs
- Flexible time off for salaried employees
We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.



