About the role

Role overview

Software Engineer (Infrastructure) on Blend’s Infrastructure team, supporting developer velocity, security, and platform excellence. You’ll work on Kubernetes (EKS), Infrastructure as Code, and internal developer infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Operate and scale Kubernetes infrastructure on EKS (dynamic provisioning, smart scalability, and secure multi-tenant workloads)
Design and develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using industry best practices
Maintain and improve internal developer platform tooling and infrastructure

Requirements

5+ years of Platform / SRE / Infrastructure experience
Proven experience shipping and operating internal platforms, tooling, or developer infrastructure at scale
Strong Terraform production experience, including:
- Infrastructure-as-Code principles
- Module design
- State management
Extensive hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters in production
Proficiency in at least one major programming language (Go preferred; also TypeScript/Node.js, Python, Rust, C++, etc.)
Deep knowledge of a major cloud provider (AWS preferred)
Ability to contribute across diverse open-source and internal projects

Nice to haves

Experience with developer internal tooling focused on enabling engineering velocity and operational excellence

About Blend

Blend is focused on solving internal engineering challenges in the lending industry. The company builds infrastructure and platform capabilities that help developers ship code faster and more securely, with an emphasis on platform engineering and DevOps best practices.