Poshmark

Staff Software Engineer, SRE

Poshmark$155K — $261K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8+ years in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering
  • 7+ years in engineering with a focus on DevOps or Platform Engineering
  • Strong expertise in Kubernetes for cluster management
  • Proven ability in architecting CI/CD systems at scale
  • Hands-on experience with automation tools like Terraform and Ansible
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems and observability
  • Proficiency in programming languages for automation like Python or Golang
  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and development of CI/CD systems for engineering teams
  • Architect and optimize non-production infrastructure for consistency
  • Implement observability solutions to enhance system health
  • Drive improvements in developer experience and automation workflows
  • Champion infrastructure-as-code standards for secure deployments
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on operational goals
  • Explore emerging technologies to evolve the platform
  • Mentor engineers on best practices in DevOps
  • Serve as an escalation point for resolution in non-production environments
  • Influence roadmap prioritization with data-driven insights

Benefits

  • Inclusive work environment and commitment to diversity
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
  • Access to emerging tools and technologies for skills advancement
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams for holistic learning
  • High-impact projects that directly affect developer productivity
Full Job Description
Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. Here's a secret: there's no such thing as a "perfect" candidate. Poshmark is looking for exceptional people who want to make a positive impact through their work and help create an organization where everyone can thrive. So whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this role would make you excited to come to work every day.

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled and collaborative Staff Software Engineer to join our Tools & Infra DevOps (SRE) team. In this role, you will help shape and drive the platform that powers developer velocity, CI/CD workflows, and non-production infrastructure reliability at scale. You will lead key initiatives improving automation, observability, and deployment efficiency - helping engineering teams deliver high-quality software with confidence.

This is a high-impact role where you will influence architecture, mentor engineering teams, and define technical standards that elevate our
operational excellence across Poshmark.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead design and development of scalable CI/CD systems enabling efficient and reliable delivery for multiple engineering teams
  • Architect, automate, and optimize non-production infrastructure to improve developer productivity, reliability, and environment consistency
  • Implement enhanced observability and monitoring solutions to reduce MTTR and proactively improve system health
  • Drive DevEx improvements including remote dev environments, build optimizations, and automation workflows
  • Champion infrastructure-as-code standards (Terraform, Ansible, etc.) for repeatable and secure deployments
  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (Security, QA, Data Engineering, Platform teams) to align reliability and operational goals
  • Lead key explorations of emerging tools and technologies to evolve the platform (e.g., GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, service mesh, logging
  • modernization)
  • Mentor engineers on DevOps best practices, fostering strong engineering culture, quality, and ownership
  • Serve as an escalation point during production-like issues in non-prod environments to ensure rapid resolution
  • Influence roadmap prioritization with data-driven decision making


6-Month Accomplishments:
  • Deliver meaningful improvements in CI stability and runtime performance
  • Increase developer feedback velocity by reducing pipeline execution times
  • Strengthen observability capabilities across non-production environments
  • Provide architecture guidance and secure automation for key platform enhancements


12+ Month Accomplishments:
  • Mature the developer experience platform with measurable improvements in engineering throughput
  • Lead modernization of CI/CD tech stack with self-service capabilities
  • Drive multi-environment reliability initiatives leading to reduced incidents
  • Establish best practices and reusable frameworks adopted across teams


Requirements:
  • 5-8+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering roles
  • 7+ years engineering experience with majority focused on DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering
  • Strong Kubernetes expertise (workload orchestration and cluster-level debugging)
  • Proven experience architecting CI/CD systems at scale (Jenkins/GitHub Actions/Spinnaker)
  • Hands-on experience with automation tools: Terraform, Helm, Ansible, etc.
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems, monitoring, and operational excellence
  • Proficient in Python, Bash, Golang, or Ruby for automation
  • Strong leadership communication skills with ability to mentor and influence
  • Track record of driving impactful technical initiatives end-to-end


Salary Range:

$155,900.00 - $261,100.00

Poshmark is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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About Poshmark

Poshmark is an online marketplace that allows users to buy and sell new and used clothing, shoes, and accessories. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California. Poshmark's platform is designed to make it easy for users to buy and sell items, with features like in-app payments, shipping labels, and seller ratings. Poshmark has raised over $150 million in funding and has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States.
Learn more about Poshmark
Size
600 employees
Market Cap
$1.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$6.1 million
Founded
2011
Revenue
$262 million
NASDAQ

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