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Staff Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

At Harvey, we’re transforming how legal and professional services operate — not ...

Location

United States , San Francisco

Salary:

236000.00 - 290000.00 USD / Year

Harvey

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering or Platform Engineering in a production environment
Long track record building and scaling complex, large-scale distributed systems
Deep proficiency with cloud infrastructure platforms (Azure preferred
GCP or AWS experience transfers well)
Strong fluency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools — Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation
Solid understanding of Kubernetes, container orchestration, networking, and cloud security at scale
Experience with observability tools (Datadog, Sentry) and incident response practices (PagerDuty, Incident.io)
Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or similar languages
Excellent problem-solving skills, a "spidey sense" of where things could go wrong, and a commitment to operational excellence

Job Responsibility

Design and build scalable, fault-tolerant infrastructure systems that power Harvey's AI platform across multiple cloud regions
Own and evolve our multi-cloud infrastructure (Azure, GCP), including Kubernetes orchestration, networking, and container management
Lead technical initiatives around observability, incident response, and operational excellence — building systems that enable rapid detection and resolution of issues
Architect and optimize our distributed systems for reliability, including load balancing, quota management, and failover mechanisms
Partner with Product Engineering and Security teams to ensure our infrastructure is an accelerant, not a constraint
Drive infrastructure-as-code practices using tools like Terraform and Pulumi to enable reproducible, auditable deployments
Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar across the organization through code reviews, design reviews, and technical leadership

What we offer

Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
retirement benefits (401k match up to 4%)
flexible PTO
Offers Equity
Offers Bonus
relocation assistance

Fulltime

Staff Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

At Harvey, we’re transforming how legal and professional services operate — not ...

Location

United States , New York

Salary:

201000.00 - 264000.00 USD / Year

Harvey

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering or Platform Engineering in a production environment
Long track record building and scaling complex, large-scale distributed systems
Deep proficiency with cloud infrastructure platforms (Azure preferred
GCP or AWS experience transfers well)
Strong fluency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools — Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation
Solid understanding of Kubernetes, container orchestration, networking, and cloud security at scale
Experience with observability tools (Datadog, Sentry) and incident response practices (PagerDuty, Incident.io)
Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or similar languages
Excellent problem-solving skills, a "spidey sense" of where things could go wrong, and a commitment to operational excellence

Job Responsibility

Design and build scalable, fault-tolerant infrastructure systems that power Harvey's AI platform across multiple cloud regions
Own and evolve our multi-cloud infrastructure (Azure, GCP), including Kubernetes orchestration, networking, and container management
Lead technical initiatives around observability, incident response, and operational excellence — building systems that enable rapid detection and resolution of issues
Architect and optimize our distributed systems for reliability, including load balancing, quota management, and failover mechanisms
Partner with Product Engineering and Security teams to ensure our infrastructure is an accelerant, not a constraint
Drive infrastructure-as-code practices using tools like Terraform and Pulumi to enable reproducible, auditable deployments
Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar across the organization through code reviews, design reviews, and technical leadership

What we offer

Equity plan
Bonus
Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
Retirement benefits (401k match up to 4%)
Flexible PTO
Relocation assistance

Fulltime

Staff Software Engineer I – Control Plane Core Infrastructure

Location

Canada

Salary:

225100.00 - 264500.00 CAD / Year

Confluent

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Typically 6+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong track record of delivering complex backend or distributed systems to production
Deep hands‑on experience with at least some of: Distributed systems design (consistency models, failure modes, data modeling, scalability)
Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and cloud‑native architectures
Kubernetes or similar orchestration platforms
Proficiency in one or more of Go, Java or Scala, and comfort working across services, infrastructure, and automation
Able to define end‑to‑end designs, break them into milestones, de‑risk early, and land them on time with high quality
Operationally rigorous: you think in terms of SLOs, failure modes, observability, and incident response
you design for safe change and graceful degradation
Great communicator: you write clear design docs, explain trade‑offs crisply, and can lead technical discussions with diverse stakeholders (engineers, PMs, leadership)
Leader without authority: you’ve successfully led cross‑team projects, influenced technical direction beyond your immediate code, and helped others level up

Job Responsibility

Own end‑to‑end architecture and delivery of complex control‑plane systems (APIs, controllers, orchestration workflows, data models) that support Confluent Cloud products
Lead open‑ended technical initiatives: take ambiguous problems, clarify requirements, define the approach, and drive execution across teams and services
Raise the bar on reliability and operations by building resilient systems with strong observability, clear SLOs, runbooks, and safe rollout/rollback patterns
Collaborate across orgs (Cloud Platform, Kafka, Compute, Security, Traffic, SRE and others) to align on designs, trade‑offs, and long‑term platform direction
Mentor and unblock engineers at multiple levels
provide high‑quality design and code reviews, and help grow the broader engineering team
Continuously improve developer experience for our control‑plane stack (tooling, automation, CI/CD, test strategy) to remove toil and increase velocity
Influence technical strategy in your domain: identify high‑impact opportunities, propose roadmaps, and help prioritize work aligned with business goals
Contribute to engineering culture via documentation, design reviews, and knowledge sharing (internal talks, wikis, or external content where appropriate)

What we offer

Remote-First Work
Robust Insurance Benefits
Flexible Time Away
The Best Teammates
Experience Ambassadors
Open and Honest Culture
Well-Being and Growth
Offers Equity

Fulltime

Staff Engineer - Core Infrastructure

As a Staff Engineer (5B) in Core Infrastructure, you will be a key technical lea...

Location

United States , Seattle; San Francisco; Sunnyvale

Salary:

232000.00 - 258000.00 USD / Year

Uber

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

8+ years of full-time Software Engineering work experience (inclusive of PhD research or equivalent specialized education)
Deep proficiency in Go, Java, or C++
Demonstrated experience designing and productionizing large-scale, high-availability infrastructure services
A track record of leading complex, multi-quarter technical initiatives from design to fleet-wide rollout

Job Responsibility

Lead Architectural Evolution: Identify architectural gaps in our compute and networking stacks
lead projects from ideation to global execution
Drive Efficiency at Scale: Design and implement solutions to increase fleet-wide CPU utilization and accelerate ARM adoption
Modernize for Multi-Cloud: Lead the technical strategy for Thrive in Cloud
Integrate AIOps & Automation: Drive the development of Agentic infrastructure tools to automate alert triaging and incident response
Champion Security by Design: Ensure 100% service-to-service authorization and zero-trust networking
Cross-Functional Influence: Collaborate with Storage, Data, and Product teams
Mentor & Scale Talent: Act as a force multiplier by mentoring 5A and mid-level engineers

What we offer

Uber's bonus program
equity award
other types of comp
401(k) plan
various benefits

Fulltime

Sr Staff Engineer - Core Infrastructure

We are seeking a Senior Staff Engineer (L6) to lead the technical strategy and e...

Location

United States , New York; Seattle; San Francisco; Sunnyvale

Salary:

267000.00 - 297000.00 USD / Year

Uber

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

12+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on massive-scale distributed systems or infrastructure
Proven Track Record at Scale: Experience managing infrastructure that supports millions of concurrent users or petabyte-scale data processing
Deep Systems Expertise: Mastery of Kubernetes internals, container runtimes, and the Linux kernel, with the ability to debug impossible performance bottlenecks
Cloud-Native Fluency: Deep experience with cloud-native networking (Envoy, CNI, Service Mesh) and multi-cloud (AWS/GCP) architecture
Coding Proficiency: Expert-level proficiency in Go, Java, or C++
Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead 40+ person technical initiatives and influence VPs and GMs on infrastructure investment

Job Responsibility

Architect Strategic Efficiency: Own the technical vision to drive fleet-wide CPU utilization and unit-cost optimization through ARM adoption (targeting XM+ cores) and silicon diversity
Scale AI & ML Infrastructure: Define the architecture for shared GPU pools and high-performance clusters to support 300x larger ranking models and Autonomous Vehicle data ingestion
Modernize the Data Plane: Drive the convergence of Uber’s networking stack toward industry standards (Kubernetes, Envoy, CNI) while enhancing SkyEdge for active-active multi-cloud resilience
Enforce Foundations & Reliability: Lead the 100% Done-Done initiative, ensuring every service follows standardized safe-deployment (Starship) and reaches 100% zero-trust authorization
Agentic Augmentation: Integrate AI-driven Minions and AIOps into the infrastructure to automate 80% of alerts and unlock thousands of years of developer productivity
Cross-Org Influence: Partner with Delivery, Rides, and AV teams to ensure the infrastructure isn't just a container, but a competitive advantage that accelerates their time-to-market
Mentor Staff+ Engineers: Act as a force multiplier by coaching the next generation of technical leaders and influencing company-wide engineering standards

What we offer

Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program
May be offered an equity award & other types of comp
Eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan
Various benefits

Fulltime

Staff Software Engineer, Core Platform

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Core Platform team, you'll drive technical s...

Location

United States

Salary:

238000.00 - 280000.00 USD / Year

Vanta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Deep industry experience with expertise in platform engineering, infrastructure systems, or backend architecture
Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives spanning multiple quarters and teams in fast-paced, dynamic environments
Mastery in system design, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure (AWS), with demonstrated experience building and scaling platform systems that serve internal engineering teams
Experience with containerized deployments (e.g. ECS, Fargate), database management (MongoDB preferred), security hardening practices and thinking in terms of platform level abstractions and UX for developers, not just underlying infrastructure
Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence technical decisions across the organization, consistently upleveling teams and presenting effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences
Strong technical foundation in modern backend technologies

Job Responsibility

Lead strategic technical initiatives across Core Platform's infrastructure and security domains, setting the technical direction for foundational systems that enable all of Vanta's engineering teams to ship quickly and securely
Design and evolve internal platforms and paved roads that abstract away infrastructure and security complexity, enabling product teams to ship independently and safely
Drive multi-quarter platform projects that improve infrastructure reliability, and security posture across the organization, including AWS services (ECS, Fargate, Lambda), MongoDB optimization, and event-driven architecture
Build platform capabilities for enterprise and regulated environments, including FedRAMP-aligned infrastructure, secure environments, and compliance-ready deployment patterns
Partner closely with product engineering, security, and leadership to understand developer needs, identify friction, and translate them into scalable platform solutions
Champion engineering excellence by mentoring senior engineers, influencing architecture across teams, and institutionalizing best practices for platform reliability, operability, and developer experience

What we offer

Offers Equity
medical benefits
401(k) plan
other company perk programs
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans
16 weeks fully-paid Parental Leave for all new parents
Health & wellness stipend
Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
Commuter benefits for team members who report to the SF and NYC office
Family planning benefits

Fulltime

Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Core Services

Location

Brazil , Sao Paulo; Rio de Janeiro

Salary:

Not provided

Uber

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, with significant experience in designing, building, and operating large-scale, high-availability distributed systems in a production environment
Deep expertise in Backend Infrastructure: Strong mastery of microservices architecture, distributed databases, caching strategies, and asynchronous messaging systems
Proven Leadership: Ability to lead multi-quarter projects, break down ambiguous technical problems, and drive complex initiatives to successful completion across team boundaries

Job Responsibility

Lead the design and architecture of large-scale, resilient backend services and distributed systems for core platform components
Own complex backend technical initiatives that impact major product areas or multiple infrastructure and cross-platform engineering teams
Drive technical decision-making and establish architectural standards and patterns for the wider Core Services organization
Implement critical, high-performance backend features and microservices using modern languages and infrastructure
Champion a culture of operational excellence by establishing best practices for observability, proactive monitoring, automated load testing, and incident response
Aggressively identify and resolve systemic technical debt, architectural bottlenecks, and non-performant queries/logic across foundational backend systems
Partner closely with Staff Engineers, Engineering Managers, and Product Managers to define technical roadmaps that align with long-term business strategy
Represent the team and its technical strategy in cross-organizational forums and drive consensus on complex technical tradeoffs
Act as a force multiplier by mentoring other backend engineers, elevating the technical capabilities and systems thinking of the entire organization
Provide in-depth, rigorous feedback in design and code reviews for critical systems

Fulltime

Staff Systems Software Engineer, Infrastructure Platform

The Infrastructure Engineering organisation at GM is building a cloud-native pla...

Location

United States , Austin; Mountain View; Warren

Salary:

Not provided

General Motors

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
8+ years of software engineering experience with a strong track record of building and operating production distributed systems
Deep platform or infrastructure engineering experience, with hands-on work building APIs, schedulers, orchestrators, or similar systems at scale
Strong proficiency in Go, with ability to write clean, maintainable, and performant production code for backend services
Solid understanding of distributed systems fundamentals including consistency models, failure handling, idempotency, retry patterns, and circuit breakers
Experience with cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes, Nomad, Consul, or similar orchestration and service discovery platforms
Strong API design skills with understanding of RESTful patterns, authentication and authorisation models (OIDC, RBAC), versioning strategies, and error handling
Deep experience with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL, including schema design, indexing strategies, query optimisation, and migration management
Architectural thinking with ability to evaluate trade-offs, balance simplicity with flexibility, design for current requirements and future growth, and document decisions effectively
Strong communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to both engineering and business stakeholders

Job Responsibility

Design and implement core platform services including the API gateway, scheduler, lifecycle orchestrator, and synchronisation services using Go and cloud-native patterns
Build RESTful APIs with authentication (OIDC, RBAC), authorisation, versioning, and observability, architecting the inventory database system using PostgreSQL for resource metadata, capabilities, and state management
Develop intelligent scheduling and orchestration logic that matches workload requirements to resource capabilities with support for automated pooling, reservation modes, and hybrid allocation strategies
Build developer CLI tooling and integrate with the control plane, enabling developers to discover, allocate, and manage infrastructure resources through intuitive commands
Implement provisioning workflows that coordinate firmware flashing, health checks, power cycling, and resource validation across diverse automotive hardware configurations
Collaborate with stakeholders across Infrastructure Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Hardware Infrastructure to understand workflows and integrate with existing systems
Lead architectural discussions, conduct code reviews, document technical decisions, and mentor team members on distributed systems patterns and Go development
Work with tools and technologies including Go, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Nomad, Consul, RESTful APIs with OIDC authentication and RBAC authorisation, Datadog, S3-compatible object storage (MinIO), CI/CD pipelines, and Git/GitHub

What we offer

From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions

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