Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform

Role Overview

As a Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform, you’ll help design and evolve large-scale compute systems powering a major internet platform. You’ll build foundational infrastructure services that manage distributed compute resources across multi-cloud environments, with a strong emphasis on scalability, reliability, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance infrastructure software in Go to improve scalability, latency, and availability of distributed systems.
• Build and extend Kubernetes controllers, operators, and automation for cluster lifecycle management and workload orchestration.
• Develop internal SDKs and tooling for:
  • compute capacity tracking
  • network configuration
  • managed service orchestration across multi-region environments
• Optimize performance using intelligent scheduling, resource management, and node-level telemetry.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve infrastructure workflows, reliability, and automation practices.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure stability of large-scale production systems.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and provide technical guidance on distributed systems and platform evolution.

Requirements

• 4+ years building large-scale distributed systems and internet-facing infrastructure.
• Strong Go proficiency and hands-on experience designing/operating Kubernetes-based production systems.
• Deep understanding of Linux internals, including cgroups, namespaces, and system-level resource management.
• Experience with multi-cloud and/or large-scale distributed compute environments.
• Strong systems thinking and ability to troubleshoot complex cross-system issues independently.
• Familiarity with infrastructure automation, orchestration frameworks, and platform engineering practices.
• Excellent communication skills and strong ownership mindset.

Nice-to-haves

• Contributions to open-source, especially within infrastructure or CNCF ecosystems.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary: $190,800–$267,100 USD (depending on experience and location)
• Equity via restricted stock units
• Comprehensive healthcare (medical/dental/vision)
• 401(k) with employer match
• Flexible vacation, paid volunteer time off
• Generous paid parental leave
• Wellness and mental health support
• Family planning and gender-affirming care benefits
• Professional development and workspace flexibility
• Remote-first flexibility with access to office spaces where available