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Senior Software Engineer, Dev Tools

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about 4 hours ago
Remote, United StatesSenior / Mid Level
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Base Salary

$196k - $230k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build and operate cloud development environments and execution platforms for engineers and AI agents.
  • Scale Kubernetes-based worker pools, control planes, and APIs for parallel and asynchronous workloads.
  • Improve AirDev validation for quick testing of changes before CI.
  • Strengthen source-control and code-review systems to handle increased PR volume and automation.
  • Enhance developer workflows across build, test, and dependency management.
  • Diagnose production issues across distributed systems and networking.
  • Set technical direction and make high-stakes architectural decisions.
  • Mentor engineers and raise the quality bar through code review and design feedback.

Requirements

  • 5-9+ years of industry experience or relevant academic experience.
  • Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • Experience leading and shipping large scope technical projects.
  • Strong ownership and experience with high-scale, distributed systems.
  • Familiarity with container and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Excellent communication skills for explaining complex infrastructure tradeoffs.
  • Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
  • Passion for improving developer productivity.
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes, particularly on AWS.
  • Understanding of platform thinking and infrastructure reliability.
  • Experience with cost and efficiency in infrastructure spending.
  • Familiarity with async workloads and developer tooling is a plus.
  • Proficiency in Go, Python, or similar server-side languages.

Benefits

  • Eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.