Distributed Systems Software Engineer - Public Cloud (Mid/Senior/Lead/Principal)
InformaticaBase Salary
$117k - $314k/yr
Responsibilities
- Deliver cloud infrastructure automation tools, frameworks, workflows, and validation platforms across public cloud platforms.
- Design, develop, debug, and operate resilient distributed systems running across thousands of compute nodes and multiple data centers.
- Develop Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform and build microservices using Kubernetes, Docker, or Mesos.
- Use and contribute to open-source technologies such as Spinnaker and Zookeeper.
- Build, ship, evaluate, and optimize secure, high-quality production software using AI development tools and advanced prompt engineering.
- Design systems in which AI agents integrate into human workflows and maintain shared system context containing designs, constraints, and standards.
- Own and operate critical services, resolve complex technical issues, and improve system availability, resilience, and performance.
- Balance live-site management, feature delivery, technical-debt retirement, and on-call responsibilities.
Requirements
- A related technical degree is required.
- At least 3 years of backend software development experience is required.
- Deep programming knowledge in Java, Go, Python, or Ruby is required.
- Experience owning and operating multiple instances of a critical service is required.
- A genuine AI-first engineering approach and experience using AI development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, or Cursor are required.
- Advanced prompt engineering skills, including writing precise structured prompts and developing reliable system context, are required.
- Experience with critical infrastructure services such as monitoring, alerting, logging, and reporting applications is required.
- Experience with Agile development methodology and Test Driven Development is required.
- Experience with distributed database systems and relational databases such as PostgreSQL is a plus.
Benefits
- Benefits include wellbeing reimbursement, generous parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility benefits, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, life and disability insurance, 401(k), paid time-off programs, and an employee stock purchasing program.
Tech Stack
About Informatica
Informatica (NYSE: INFA), a leader in AI-powered enterprise cloud data management, helps businesses unlock the full value of their data and AI. As data grows in complexity and volume, Informatica’s Intelligent Data Management Cloud™ delivers a complete, end-to-end platform with a suite of industry-leading, integrated solutions to connect, manage and unify data across any cloud, hybrid or multi-cloud environment. Powered by CLAIRE® AI, Informatica’s platform integrates natively with all major cloud providers, data warehouses and analytics tools— giving organizations the freedom of choice, avoiding vendor lock-in and delivering better ROI by enabling access to governed data, simplifying operations and scaling with confidence. Trusted by approximately 5,000 customers in nearly 100 countries—including over 80 of the Fortune 100—Informatica is the backbone of platform-agnostic, cloud data-driven transformation. Informatica. Where data and AI come to life.™ Contact: PR@informatica.com