Staff DevOps Engineer

Staff DevOps Engineer, Core Infrastructure EngineeringLocations: San Francisco and Los Angeles, CASalary:San Francisco - $212,768 - $265,960 USDLos Angeles - $191,840 - $239,800 USDType: Full-time Reports to: Senior Manager, Core Infrastructure EngineeringAbout the RoleAs a Staff DevOps Engineer within the Core Infrastructure Engineering team, you are essential in automating and scaling the systems and services that power our streaming platform. You will work with our SRE team, delivery teams and lead projects related to infrastructure automation, scaling, CICD, driving them forward to completion and ensuring that the platform processes, automation and best practices are being followed. In collaboration with other engineers, you develop tools and systems that support services and facilitate high-quality software delivery and architecture / infrastructure. You are expected to be highly collaborative working across teams to understand the needs, establish best practices and automate them whenever possible.This position is based in our San Francisco and Los Angeles office.Key ResponsibilitiesBackground in automation, infrastructure as code, and enabling software engineers to deliver independently and safely at scale.Experience building and scaling high-availability systems, with a focus on operational excellence.This role involves mentoring other engineers, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and continually improving our technology platform and infrastructure.Your ability to excel in a collaborative environment sets an example for fellow engineers, contributing to a culture of high quality and standards in all aspects of our work.QualificationsAt least a Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, information technology, information systems, or similar.12+ years of relevant experience in DevOps and infrastructure management.8+ years working in production environments, combining DevOps and software engineering.5+ years of experience managing containerized infrastructure in ECS or Kubernetes.Proficiency in automation, creating reusable patterns and solutions.Expertise in GitOps practices and CI/CD, including tools like GHA & CodeDeploy and infrastructure automation within CI/CD.5+ years experience in AWS and its major services such as ECS, S3, SQS, Lambda, containerization, utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) such as Pulumi and Terraform.Proficient in programming in TypeScript with familiarity of other languages such as Go or Python.Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and non-relational databases (e.g., DynamoDB).Experience guiding software engineers in production best practices, sharing knowledge across teams.Design and deployment experience with data sovereignty-driven designs (e.g., GDPR).Collaboration with other engineers to build tools and systems supporting services and facilitating high-quality software delivery.Nice to HaveKnowledge of streaming video delivery, video encoding workflows, video origin architecture, and issues of scale for video delivery.Familiarity with big data and payments domain.Understand security concepts such as cryptography, authentication, authorization, and security protocols.Experience with Vault, Packer or other HashiCorp tools.Knowledge, or working experience with GCP.BenefitsReceive a great compensation package including salary plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually.Flexible time off policies allowing you to take the time you need to be your whole self.Generous medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insuranceHealth Saving Account HSA programHealth care and dependent care FSA401(k) plan, with employer matchEmployer paid commuter benefitSupport program for new parents