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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure - **Company:** CLEAR - Corporate - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $175,000.0 - $215,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Computing Platforms, Bash Shell, Border Gateway Protocol, Cloud Engineering, Computer Networks, Linux, File Systems, IP Routing, Python (Programming Language), Network Monitoring, Nginx, Cloud Services, Reverse Proxy, Web Performance Optimization, Datadog, Pulumi, Load Balancing, Istio, Firewalls (Computer Science), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, SDN Network, Cloudflare, Route53, Api Gateway, Terraform, Splunk, Api Management - **Published:** July 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8cc637f9f4a3e5c3 ## About the Role * 6+ years of extensive experience in infrastructure and platform development, particularly in software-defined networking and AWS cloud services. * Proficient in writing production-grade software using modern languages such as Python, with a strong understanding of Kubernetes and container orchestration tools like EKS and ECS. * Well-versed in cloud-native design principles and AWS networking services, including VPC design, SGs, NATGWs, ALBs/ELBs, Route53, and security features like AWS Network Firewall and AWS WAF. * Experienced with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or Cloudformation, and possess a strong product and user-centric mindset. * Committed to continuously improving systems and environments, with a solid understanding of networking concepts (ISO Layer, BGP, RIP, etc.) and Linux systems (Bash, Filesystems, etc.). * Equipped with an understanding of and experience with traditional networking appliances and equipment, such as Palo Alto, to effectively maintain connectivity at scale. * Skilled in configuring and managing Nginx as a reverse proxy and load balancer to optimize application delivery and performance. * Experienced in implementing and managing API Gateway solutions to facilitate secure and scalable API management. * Knowledgeable in deploying and managing cloud solutions such as Cloudflare or Fastly to enhance web performance and security through CDN and edge computing capabilities. ## Description * Develop and maintain a streamlined process for engineers to effortlessly build and deploy scalable and reliable software-defined networking solutions on AWS. * Enhance our compute platform (Kubernetes) by integrating new functionalities and features, focusing on AWS networking services and concepts such as VPCs, Route Tables, Security Groups (SGs), ALBs/ELBs, and Route53, as well as implementing Kubernetes networking solutions like service mesh (Istio) to optimize service communication and management. * Collaborate across engineering teams to advocate for and implement best practices in observability, utilizing tools like Splunk or Datadog to ensure robust network monitoring. * Act as a product owner for our infrastructure, collecting feedback and requirements from engineering teams to address pain points and develop solutions, particularly in the realm of AWS networking and cloud-native design principles. ## Related Videos - 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