Sr. Software Engineer

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure / Network Automation


Industry: Cloud Infrastructure, High-Performance Computing (HPC), Software Engineering


Location (City, State): Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)


Assignment Type: Direct Hire


Pay: $170,000-$220,000 base salary, plus performance bonus


Work Schedule: Full-time | Hybrid schedule (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)


Benefits: This position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).


About The Company


Our client is an innovative technology organization focused on building scalable cloud infrastructure and distributed computing solutions. Their engineering teams work on cutting-edge technologies that power modern infrastructure, automation, and high-performance computing environments. They offer a collaborative, engineering-driven culture where innovation, ownership, and teamwork are highly valued.


Job Description


We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to help design and develop modern infrastructure platforms, automation tools, and backend services supporting large-scale cloud environments. This is a hands-on engineering position where you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to build reliable, scalable solutions while working with the latest cloud-native technologies.


Key Responsibilities

• Develop software that automates infrastructure deployment, provisioning, and lifecycle management.
• Design and build scalable backend applications and internal engineering tools.
• Create automation solutions that improve operational efficiency across cloud environments.
• Collaborate with network, platform, and security teams on infrastructure initiatives.
• Develop APIs and services that enable self-service capabilities for internal engineering teams.
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code and automation best practices.
• Integrate automated testing and deployment into CI/CD pipelines.
• Participate in software architecture discussions and technical decision-making.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve system reliability and performance.
• Contribute to distributed systems supporting large-scale compute workloads.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong experience developing backend applications in Go, Python, Java, C++, or Rust.
• Hands-on experience working in Linux environments.
• Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms (EKS, AKS, ECS, GKE, etc.).
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure and distributed systems.
• Experience building APIs, automation platforms, or infrastructure services.
• Knowledge of software engineering best practices, including testing, version control, and CI/CD.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent collaboration and communication abilities.

Additional Details


Preferred experience includes:

• Network automation or infrastructure engineering
• Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform or Ansible
• Data center networking concepts
• TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, or network security
• Monitoring, observability, and telemetry platforms
• Event-driven architectures and messaging systems
• High-performance computing (HPC) or distributed computing environments
• Open-source software contributions
• AI or machine learning applications related to infrastructure

Candidates should have a stable work history, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and thrive in collaborative engineering environments.


Perks

• Competitive annual performance bonus
• Employer-paid medical benefits for employees and families
• 401(k) with generous company match
• Company HSA contribution
• 25 days of paid time off plus company holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness and fitness membership
• Daily lunch benefit while working onsite
• Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates
• Opportunity to work with modern cloud technologies and highly technical engineering teams