Software Engineer, Infrastructure

The Ladders
United States
10 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
2 years minimum
Compensation
$133,000.0 - $184,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Airflow Amazon Web Services Computer Programming Information Engineering Extract Transform Load (ETL) Amazon DynamoDB Python (Programming Language) Software Engineering Data Ingestion Backend Kubernetes Apache Flink
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Terraform

Job description

  • Build and maintain infrastructure for Data Engineering workflows using Airflow, Flink, and chalk.ai
  • Own and operate DynamoDB and RDS storage solutions for data engineering
  • Write infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and manage Kubernetes workloads
  • Collaborate with Data Engineering to create scalable infrastructure solutions
  • Enhance reliability through observability and capacity planning
  • Participate in the full infrastructure change lifecycle from design to implementation
  • Contribute to the Data Infra team’s practices as the organization scales

Requirements

  • 2-4 years of software engineering experience focused on infrastructure or backend systems
  • Hands-on experience with Terraform and Kubernetes in production environments
  • Familiarity with AWS managed database services like DynamoDB and RDS
  • Strong programming abilities in Python or similar languages
  • Systems-thinking mindset for reliability and scalability
  • Ability to work independently on ambiguous problems and communicate effectively across teams
  • Experience with data ingestion and ETL pipelines is a strong plus

Benefits & conditions

  • In-office work policy with flexible remote options to maintain team connection
  • Perks like backup care services and subsidized commuting support
  • 401k match along with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Generous vacation policy and additional paid time off for the company Days
  • Annual wellness stipend for eligible expenses
  • Up to 24 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for others
  • Access to family planning reimbursement and resources
  • In-person and virtual events for team bonding and engagement

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification-your background could be exactly what this team needs.

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