3-9 years of software engineering experience, with 3 years in a startup environment.
Strong background in software engineering and cloud infrastructure ownership.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production settings.
Proficient in designing observability for logs, metrics, and tracing.
Familiarity with AWS, Docker, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL.
Ability to effectively utilize AI coding agents in production engineering.
Technical degree from a reputable university; startup experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
Build and operate a robust, isolated runtime for integrations with recovery features.
Develop infrastructure for coding agents that automate integration code deployment.
Design observability systems for integrations and agents, focusing on logs and metrics.
Deliver a self-hostable deployment and manage its production operations.
Establish engineering patterns for future infrastructure hires and assist in team growth.
Collaborate closely with the founding team to implement production improvements.
Benefits
Visa sponsorship available for eligible candidates.
Full Job Description
About the Role
Join an early-stage workforce technology platform as its first infrastructure hire, partnering with the founding team to build the systems behind its integration runtime. You will own core infrastructure and help shape the team and technical foundations as the platform grows. What You'll Do
Build and operate a durable, isolated runtime for integrations, including recovery and self-healing capabilities.
Develop infrastructure for coding agents that write, test, and deploy integration code in production.
Design observability across integrations and agents, including logs, metrics, and tracing.
Deliver a single-tenant, self-hostable deployment and own its production operations.
Establish engineering patterns for future infrastructure hires and help grow the team.
Work closely with the founding team and ship production improvements regularly.
What We're Looking For
Three to nine years of professional software engineering experience, including at least three years in a fast-moving, high-growth startup environment.
Strong software engineering and cloud infrastructure experience, with end-to-end ownership of infrastructure or a platform.
Hands-on experience operating, scaling, and debugging Kubernetes in production.
Experience designing production observability across logs, metrics, and tracing.
Familiarity with cloud technologies such as AWS, Docker, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL.
Effective use of AI coding agents alongside sound production engineering judgment.
A completed or in-progress technical degree from a strong university; startup founding or early-stage engineering experience is valuable.
Experience with self-hosted, single-tenant product deployments is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $175,000 to $300,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available. Location
On-site in San Francisco, California, five days a week. Candidates currently based elsewhere in the United States should have a concrete relocation plan.
