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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - Platform / Core Infrastructure - **Company:** Xbow LLC - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Databases, Programming Tools, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Elasticsearch, Systems Analysis, Performance Tuning, Queueing Systems, Cloud Services, TypeScript, Cloud Platform System, Kotlin, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Apache Kafka, Terraform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Docker, Golang - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/software-engineer-platform-core-infrastructure-americas-xbow-8121044 ## About the Role * Strong experience building and operating scalable, distributed systems on cloud infrastructure such as AWS or similar. * Extensive experience with Containerisation and Orchestration technologies (e.g. Docker and Kubernetes). * Comfortable working with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, CDK) and see infra as part of the engineering system-not something separate from it. * Experience with event-driven architectures, message queues, or async workflows (for example, using Kafka). * A track record of performance tuning across cloud services, databases, and compute layers * Eager to learn new tools, languages, and technologies as needed * A thoughtful communicator who values clarity and simplicity and is comfortable working in a fast-paced startup and navigating ambiguity * Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work with incomplete information * Curious, practical, and eager to work across layers of the stack when needed * You think proactively about failure modes and bring experience implementing disaster recovery and business continuity plans that keep critical systems running. Bonus If You Have * Experience with deploying infrastructure to multiple environments (SaaS, on-prem) and know how to build resilient systems that handle the complexity of such environments. * Familiarity with modern observability practices (logs, metrics, tracing) and how to apply them * Experience working in an early stage startup * Prior experience building developer tooling or security products * Hands-on experience with OpenSearch or Elasticsearch at scale * Previous experience building platform teams or working on internal developer platforms ## Description We're looking for a Software Engineer - Platform / Core Infrastructure who's passionate about building scalable systems and solving hard problems in ambiguous environments. In this role, you'll design and implement the complex distributed infrastructure that powers our core AI engine and distributed analysis systems, enabling XBOW to run seamlessly across multiple cloud providers (AWS, Azure, OCI etc.) and contexts (SaaS, on prem). This is a role for someone who sees infrastructure as a product, loves clean abstractions, and knows how to dig into performance issues across layers. You'll join a high-trust, high-velocity team where your work will have an immediate impact on both developer experience and product performance. If you like being at the intersection of deep tech and real-world impact, you'll feel right at home. What You'll Do * Design and implement infrastructure systems that scale reliably and securely, and can be deployed across multiple cloud environments (AWS, Azure, OCI etc.) and contexts (SaaS, on prem). * Tune and optimize cloud services across compute, storage, networking, and observability to drive performance, reliability and maintainability of core services. * Develop our core services, written in TypeScript, Kotlin and Go (and pick them up quickly if you haven't used them before) to support our unique deployment and infrastructure requirements. * Support large-scale systems with event driven architectures. * Own problems end-to-end-from design through deployment to production support * Navigate ambiguity and help define how we build as much as what we build * Partner closely with other engineers, AI researchers and Security researchers to enable high-quality, high-velocity product development * Design for resilience by implementing disaster recovery and business continuity strategies that ensure uptime, even when things break * Improve how we build, deploy, and monitor services at scale ## Related Videos - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Kotlin Multiplatform - True power of native code reuse](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/4-kotlin-multiplatform-true-power-of-native-code-reuse) - [Empowering Thousands of Developers: Our Journey to an Internal Developer Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1519-empowering-thousands-of-developers-our-journey-to-an-internal-developer-platform) - [Retooling and refactoring - an investment in people.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/371-retooling-and-refactoring-an-investment-in-people) - [Scoring 2000 Products per Request: Performance Pitfalls in Golang](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2073-scoring-2000-products-per-request-performance-pitfalls-in-golang) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers)