Infrastructure Engineer

WorkOS Infrastructure EngineerWorkOS builds modern developer tools and APIs that make it easy for companies to become Enterprise Ready. Our platform powers authentication, identity, authorization, and other critical infrastructure that developers need to securely scale their products to large organizations. We recently raised a $100M Series C, valuing the company at $2B, led by Meritech and Sapphire with participation from Greenoaks, Craft, Abstract, and Audacious. WorkOS powers enterprise features for many of the fastest-growing AI companies, including OpenAI, Cursor, and Perplexity, Sierra, and Plaid. As AI reshapes software, WorkOS is at the frontier of Human and Agent Authentication, Identity, and Access Control helping companies answer a new critical question: who are your agents, and what are they allowed to do? Our fast-growing customer base includes hundreds of modern software companies building the next generation of enterprise-ready products.The Infrastructure team powers the core systems behind the WorkOS platform. We build and maintain the foundation that keeps everything running smoothly—handling millions of requests, operating at scale, and ensuring our systems are fast, reliable, and always on for our customers.Our team works across the stack and partners closely with teams throughout the company. We regularly step in to support high-impact projects, contribute architectural perspective, and ensure systems are built to scale. If you're curious by nature, motivated by complex challenges, and enjoy working across infrastructure layers—this role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact.We're looking for engineers who are excited to work on foundational systems and enjoy collaborating across the stack. You might be a great fit if you:Bring a generalist mindset and are comfortable working across infrastructure layers—from compute and networking to storage and databasesEnjoy thinking through architecture and infrastructure design, and can balance trade-offs between simplicity, scalability, and reliabilityAre curious and proactive, with a strong desire to understand how systems work end-to-endPartner well with product engineering teams to design systems that are reliable, scalable, and easy to operateCare deeply about observability, reliability, and performance, and treat them as essential to the user experienceWork independently, take ownership, and follow through—from identifying a need to shipping a solutionResponsibilitiesDesign and maintain the distributed systems that power core parts of WorkOSWrite and optimize backend services in TypeScript, with attention to performance, reliability, and maintainabilityEvolve our use of AWS and Infrastructure as Code to scale systems intelligently and sustainablyPartner with product engineering teams to ensure systems are built with reliability and scale in mindBuild internal tools and shared infrastructure to support engineers across the companyParticipate in our on-call rotation—responding to, resolving, and learning from production incidents.Contribute to technical design reviews and architectural discussionsDocument your work, share context, and help level up the team through thoughtful collaborationBring a spirit of curiosity—experimenting, iterating, and helping us find better ways to build and operate our systemsQualifications5+ years of experienceExperience designing, building, and operating infrastructure or internal platform systemsFamiliarity with modern cloud environments (we use AWS) and orchestration tools (like Kubernetes)Comfort working in a culture of autonomy and ownershipNice to have: Exposure to TypeScript or willingness to work in a TypeScript-based stackBenefits and Perks (US Only)At WorkOS, we offer resources that emphasize personal and familial well-being. We offer healthcare coverage for you and your family, including medical, dental, and vision. We offer parental leave, paid-time off and fully remote working arrangements.401k matchingCompetitive EquityHealthcare, dental and vision coverageFSA, ST/LT Disability, Voluntary LifeCarrot fertility benefits20 days paid vacation + 10 holidays + unlimited sick leave12 weeks fully paid parental leaveFitness: Monthly stipend for gyms, yoga classes, race registrations or whatever keeps you activeWellness: Monthly stipend for a massage, meditations class, therapy, or activities that enhance your well-beingCommuter benefits for hybrid employees in SF/NYCUnlimited token usage!Please inquire directly with our recruiting team for benefits available to those working outside the US.WorkOS is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability or age.