Staff Software Engineer – API Infrastructure
| Company | DeepL |
|---|---|
| Location | New York, NY, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Deep domain knowledge in Kubernetes and logging and monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
- Background in software development, optimally in backend applications
- Professional experience with Helm, ArgoCD, Terraform or HAproxy is especially desired
- Experience in both developing software and running infrastructure
- Good communication skills and a desire to help teams
- Willingness to engage actively in a rapidly scaling environment
- Security awareness as part of the design process from PoC through to deployment
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a deep partnership with the API Core and API Enterprise teams to understand their application requirements and to help them deploy and manage their applications on the platform infrastructure
- Work closely with the platform team to ensure that the platform infrastructure provided to the API teams is reliable, scalable, and meets the requirements of the organization’s applications
- Develop and maintain the necessary tooling, such as monitoring, alerting, and logging systems, to ensure the health and availability of the platform infrastructure
- Collaborate with the platform team to continuously improve the reliability and performance of the platform infrastructure through automated testing, monitoring, and proactive maintenance
- Troubleshoot issues related to the platform infrastructure and work with the platform team to resolve them in a timely manner
- Participate in incident response and post-mortem activities to identify and address the root cause of any platform-related incidents, and implement preventative measures to avoid similar issues in the future
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional experience with Helm, ArgoCD, Terraform or HAproxy is especially desired