Responsibilities
- Design and build internal tools and cloud infrastructure to support development and deployment of student-facing applications.
- Enhance developer experience and operational efficiency through automation and best practices.
- Manage and evolve cloud services, with a focus on AWS and Kubernetes-based microservices architecture.
- Support the adoption of configuration management and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and Docker.
- Collaborate with engineers across functions to troubleshoot production issues and maintain system reliability.
- Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure timely resolution of incidents and platform uptime.
- Contribute to cross-language development (primarily Go, with some exposure to TypeScript, Python, and Ruby).
- Continuously learn and adopt new tools, frameworks, and security best practices.
- Mentor teammates and foster a collaborative, inclusive engineering culture.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in backend or infrastructure software engineering, with strong programming skills in Go
- Proficiency with Docker, Linux, and Kubernetes, ideally within a production AWS environment
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
- Knowledge of distributed systems concepts and multi-region deployment strategies
- Ability to mentor others, simplify complexity, and handle pressure with clarity and precision
- Curious, adaptable mindset with a commitment to continuous learning
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Comfortable working remotely and asynchronously within a diverse team
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
Nice to Have
- Experience in Python or Ruby is a plus
- Interest or background in networking, systems security, and tools like Cloudflare
Compensation
up to $156,060 based on experience and location
Team
Structure: cross-functional teams
Additional Information
- Position not available in: Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- Free, unlimited access to Udacity Nanodegree programs
