Senior Production Engineer

Lightspark is creating the Money Grid, modern, open financial infrastructure that makes payments accessible, affordable, and instant for businesses and users worldwide. We're challenging the status quo, updating the current system, and empowering our partners to build better solutions. Together, we're building the most advanced financial infrastructure, open, instant, and global, inspiring a future where anyone, anywhere can access the full potential of digital money.We are looking for engineers who thrive in entrepreneurial environments, enjoy writing and shipping code fast, and can help us build out a great culture of engineering excellence. We’re looking for people who are passionate about building world-changing software and solving complex problems to further our mission, as well as having fun along the way. As a Production Engineer, you’ll build and integrate new experiences for Lightspark’s customers, and optimize the performance, scalability, and reliability of Lightspark infrastructure.WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:Designing, building, scaling, securing and maintaining production servicesWriting or improving code frameworks (e.g. monitoring, logging, database access, authentication)Desire to learn and grow in a highly collaborative environmentBuilding and optimizing core infrastructure to support new features and functionalityJoining the on-call rotation, supporting the Software Engineers, and debugging the hardest problemsWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:5+ years of Production / Site Reliability / DevOps EngineeringExperience writing high quality and well tested codeExperience communicating and collaborating across technical and other cross functional teamsCS degree, or equivalent is ideal but not required. We appreciate and acknowledge that some of the best talent comes from non-traditional backgrounds.Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and infrastructure-as-code solutions (i.e. AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, etc.)Experience programming in high-level languages such as Python is preferredOpenness to relocate to Los Angeles, California, or ability to travel to the LA office on a monthly basis working remotelyLightspark is on a mission to build the future of open, instant, and global financial infrastructure making payments accessible and affordable for everyone, everywhere. We're committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse workplace to reflect the customers we serve. We welcome interest from individuals of all backgrounds and levels of experience who share our mission. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the State of California Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.Compensation Range: $200K - $238KLocationLos Angeles HQ; RemoteEmployment TypeFull timeLocation TypeRemoteDepartmentEngineeringCompensation$200K – $238K • Offers Equity • Offers BonusWe take into account an individual’s qualifications, skillset and experience when determining salary. The salary range listed in the job posting reflects the new hire salary range across levels that would be applicable to the position and Los Angeles location. This role is eligible for health insurance, life insurance, 401k contribution, paid time off including vacation and sick leave and any other tax-reportable benefits. The final salary will be commensurate with the candidates final level and represents the base salary only. Health insurance coverage including medical, dental, and visionCompetitive salaryStock optionsCompany paid life insurance20 paid vacation days a year, as well as paid holidaysFlexible work scheduleMatching 401kFSA/DCA accounts Generous family leave policiesAnnual bonuses