2 days ago
Palo Alto, CA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$211k - $235k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the long-term infrastructure architecture roadmap aligned with business growth.
- Architect resilient, multi-region, and cost-optimized AWS cloud solutions.
- Build enterprise developer platforms and automated self-service tooling.
- Establish standards for availability, disaster recovery, failover, and incident management.
- Define security compliance, zero-trust network topology, and organization-wide observability frameworks.
- Coach and mentor engineers and champion engineering best practices.
- Partner with engineering leadership, product managers, and security teams to resolve systemic bottlenecks.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in Infrastructure, DevOps, Platform, or SRE roles with architectural leadership experience.
- Deep expertise in AWS architecture, multi-account structures, network topology, cost governance, and cloud security.
- Advanced experience with Kubernetes at scale, service meshes, and Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation.
- Expertise designing GitOps deployment workflows using ArgoCD, Flux, or GitHub Actions.
- Strong experience with MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis, and DAX in high-load environments.
- Proficiency in Python, Go, or Bash scripting and software development.
- Ability to balance immediate operational needs with long-term scalable architecture.
- Proven ability to influence architecture and cross-team technical alignment without formal management authority.
Benefits
- Base salary range of $211,000-$235,000, plus bonus and stock.
- Mission-driven work reshaping retail and contributing to a more sustainable, accessible future.
- Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
About Quince
Quince is a direct-to-consumer ecommerce retailer that sells apparel, accessories, and home goods by connecting shoppers directly with manufacturing partners. Its manufacturer-to-consumer model uses demand-driven production and price transparency (including cost breakdowns) to reduce middlemen and inventory waste. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, the privately held company offers curated essentials across categories such as cashmere, linen, jewelry, and furniture through its online storefront.