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Senior Software Engineer II – Cloud Infrastructure

Senior Software Engineer II – Cloud Infrastructure

CompanyCompass
LocationNew York, NY, USA
Salary$131000 – $197000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years of software development experience with proficiency in Go, Java, or Python
  • Experience building and operating large-scale cloud services in AWS (preferred) or other public clouds.
  • Strong understanding of cloud-native applications and microservice architecture.
  • Proven ability to influence technical decision-making and execution.

Responsibilities

  • Guide technical strategy and mentor engineers on high-impact projects.
  • Design, develop, automate, and optimize scalable infrastructure solutions.
  • Maintain and improve platform reliability, scalability, and security.
  • Manage and monitor Kubernetes clusters, storage, and networking components.
  • Provide support for infrastructure-related incidents and internal customer needs.
  • Partner with customer teams to proactively identify infrastructure needs
  • Document and refine infrastructure design and operational practices.

Preferred Qualifications

  • At least 3+ years experience with either or both of the following: Cloud/Kubernetes networking design, load balancing, tuning, observability, and automation (HAProxy, Istio, Envoy; DNS, BGP, TGW, VPC Peering, ALB, VPN; Edge/CDN networking solutions (Cloudflare, CloudFront, Fastly).
  • Kubernetes infrastructure design, tuning, elasticity, autoscaling, observability, and automation.