Staff Software Engineer, Core Cloud Platform
AlphaSenseBase Salary
$223k - $305k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own, operate, and evolve the cloud and Kubernetes-based platform.
- Improve the security, reliability, cost efficiency, and performance of infrastructure.
- Establish standards and drive initiatives that promote uniformity and eliminate duplication.
- Collaborate with Product teams to help them build and own their services.
- Partner with Platform teams such as SRE and DevEx to create a coherent, high-quality platform.
- Enable self-service and agentic workflow patterns supporting a Build it - Own it model.
- Build tooling and AI-powered integrations that reduce the complexity of infrastructure operations.
- Support platform systems for a globally distributed engineering organization.
- Execute, automate, and support operational tasks on complex mission-critical systems.
- Architect, design, and implement simple, maintainable solutions.
Requirements
- Extensive experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and AWS cloud.
- Proven experience running Kubernetes- and cloud-based production SaaS systems at scale.
- Deep understanding of networking and production use of service meshes and gateways.
- Strong operational and troubleshooting skills across Kubernetes, databases, messaging systems, and storage layers.
- Proficiency in Python and Golang, ideally demonstrated through infrastructure tooling, Kubernetes operators, or control-plane components.
- Experience driving performant CI/CD practices that support agentic workflows.
- Ability to design, lead, influence, and deliver ambitious technical roadmaps.
- Experience managing large Kubernetes-cluster fleets with lifecycle-management tools such as CAPI or Rancher is preferred.
- Production experience with HashiCorp Vault or similar secret-management systems is preferred.
- Knowledge of GCP and Azure is preferred.
Benefits
- Equity may be offered.
- Generous benefits program.
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About AlphaSense
AlphaSense is the technology behind the business world’s most important decisions – from Wall Street to boardrooms across every major industry. Trusted by over 6,500 leading companies – including 88% of the S&P 100, 80% of top global banks, and all 20 of the world’s largest pharmaceutical firms – our AI search and market intelligence platform empowers business leaders to move faster and with greater confidence by delivering the right insights at the right moment. Whether investing, acquiring, advising, or launching, AlphaSense fuels the decisions where clarity creates competitive edge. Headquartered in New York City, AlphaSense employs over 2,500 people across offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.alpha-sense.com.