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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Remote Senior Software Engineer II, Infra Engineering (Remote UK) - **Company:** OPTRO GmbH - **Location:** Belfast, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Database, Code Review, Customer Data Management, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Cloud Services, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Datadog, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Hashicorp, Docker, Golang, Programming Languages - **Published:** June 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/remote-senior-software-engineer-ii-infra-engineering-remote-uk-belfast/2843494978-2/ ## About the Role * 5+ years of software development experience, with a track record of taking projects from concept to production * Strong software development background with strong expertise in at least one programming language (Go, Python, TypeScript, or similar) * Experience with Docker and running container orchestration systems (Kubernetes preferred) * Experience working with cloud services providers (AWS or Azure preferred) * Experience with Infrastructure as Code and other cloud automation tools (HashiCorp suite) * Experience building observability tooling, dashboards, and alerting for monitoring distributed systems * Experience designing globally distributed systems in a cloud-based, container-based world * Comfort writing clear design documentation and influencing architecture decisions * Fluency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) and good judgment about when and how to apply them * Bonus: open-source contributions or prior experience defining SLOs/SLIs for production services ## Description * Architect and implement new cloud infrastructure to enable high-performance SaaS applications globally in the cloud. * Drive infrastructure features end-to-end, from design documentation through implementation, rollout, and operational ownership. * Build and deliver observability tools and analyze data, working with the application development team to ensure a consistently superb customer experience. * Continue to grow automation for infrastructure provisioning, developer efficiency, and internal tooling efficiency. * Apply AI-assisted development tools to accelerate IaC, automation, code review, and on-call workflows, while maintaining a high bar for security, correctness, and review discipline. * Mentor fellow engineers and contribute to team-wide architecture decisions. * Assist our customer support and sales teams with technical issues regarding the Optro application. * Maintain reliability for our production systems to exceed our SLA requirements, including participation in an on-call rotation for production issues. * Help define internal Service Level Objectives and Service Level Indicators for the Infrastructure Engineering team to drive better reliability. * Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers; give and receive feedback well in a dynamic environment., * Customer obsession: It starts and ends here. Consistently ask yourself how what you're doing creates value for our customers. It's a mindset. * Gritty resilience: Make it happen. Find a way. Move fast, stay positive, and do what it takes. * Drive innovation: Create the future. Continuously improve what exists and invent what's next. * Win, together: One team. No silos, no egos. Drive to be the best and support each other's success. * Growth mindset: 10x, not 10%. Think in orders of magnitude, not increments. Seek feedback, learn, and improve. Please note that background checks are required. Qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. 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