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As a Staff Systems Engineer, you will lead our platform infrastructure team in building and maintaining the services that power mobile experiences for top companies worldwide. We process billions of API transactions daily and are growing rapidly.

We seek a passionate and experienced leader to drive the evolution of our platform infrastructure within a large, complex public cloud environment. If you thrive on solving challenging problems at scale and mentoring teams to deliver exceptional results, we need your expertise!

As a Staff Systems Engineer you’ll get to:

• Define and drive the strategic vision and roadmap for platform infrastructure.
• Lead and drive major platform stability projects by identifying opportunities with significant ROI. Collaborate closely with technical leadership to plan, execute, and deliver measurable improvements across the infrastructure landscape.
• Architect and implement complex systems that enhance reliability, automation, operability, and performance at scale. Work collaboratively with product engineering teams, security teams and data engineering teams to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Tackle challenging technical problems head-on, providing solutions that maintain system integrity under pressure. Lead debugging efforts for critical issues and develop robust strategies to prevent future occurrences.
• Mentor junior engineers and specialists, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development. Contribute to team growth by sharing your expertise and encouraging innovation.
• Conduct thorough audits of infrastructure costs to identify opportunities for waste reduction. Implement strategies that enhance efficiency without compromising performance or security.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends. Be prepared to adapt quickly, learning new languages or platforms as needed to meet evolving project requirements. If this does not intimidate you, and you're eager to dive in and get the job done you will be right at home.

You’ll be a good fit if you have:

• Extensive Industry Experience (8+ years): Proven track record in managing production Linux systems within large-scale cloud environments.
• Cloud Infrastructure Expertise: Deep experience with AWS services (EKS, EC2, ELBs, S3, CloudFront, DynamoDB) and designing scalable cloud solutions. Familiarity with other major cloud providers is a plus.
• Advanced Configuration Management: Proficiency with modern configuration management tools such as Terraform, SaltStack, Ansible, Packer, etc., to automate infrastructure deployment and management.
• Distributed Systems Architecture: Strong experience in designing and managing large-scale distributed databases (e.g., Aerospike, FoundationDB, StarRocks, and Elasticsearch) and high-volume web deployments on frameworks like nginx, Node.js, JVM.
• Open Source Database Management: Expertise in operating open-source databases on AWS, including Postgres, MySQL, Redis, etc.
• Observability and Monitoring Systems: Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, ELK stack, or similar systems to ensure comprehensive infrastructure monitoring and alerting.
• Developer Experience Management: Experience with scalable CI/CD pipelines and polyglot environments using GitOps practices and Github Actions.
• Containerization and Orchestration: Strong experience with Kubernetes internals, container management, and orchestrating complex multi-container environments.
• Leadership and Ownership: Demonstrated ability to lead projects from conception through delivery, ensuring ownership of features and systems with a results-driven approach. High attention to detail and a strong desire to continuously improve.

Bonus points for any of the following

• Familiarity with data pipeline management at scale.
• Familiarity with large monorepo environments and build tools such as Bazel.
• Familiarity with foundational AI/ML infrastructure building blocks such as AWS Bedrock, AWS SageMaker, etc.
• Strong experience operating Java and JVM-based systems.
• Strong experience with networking infrastructure and design.

This role will be based at our Austin, TX office and follows a Hybrid schedule that will be aligned with our Return to Office guidelines. This role does not qualify for visa sponsorship.

In accordance with applicable law, the following represents a reasonable estimated compensation range for this role: the estimated pay range for this role, if based in Austin, TX, is $158,000 - $202,000.Please note that this information is provided for those hired in Austin, TX only. Compensation for candidates outside of Austin, TX will be based on the candidate’s specific work location. Actual compensation will be determined based on skills, experience, and geographic location and may be more or less than the amount shown above.