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Founding Engineer - Platform & Infrastructure

  2025-07-01     UMATR     San Francisco,CA  
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Base pay range

$160,000.00/yr - $200,000.00/yr

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About the Opportunity

An early-stage startup is seeking a Founding Engineer to lead the design, build, and maintenance of its cloud platform. This foundational role offers the chance to architect and develop all cloud infrastructure and systems from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and implement core infrastructure components, including service meshes, traffic management, and observability tools.
  • Develop and manage applications within cloud environments using container technologies.
  • Utilize infrastructure-as-code tools to automate deployment and management processes.
  • Oversee operating system issues, storage solutions, networking configurations, and high-availability clusters.
  • Build and support CI/CD platforms, automate infrastructure needs, and maintain systems through patching, upgrades, and monitoring.
  • Scale infrastructure on distributed systems to meet growing demands.

What We're Looking For

  • Strong experience in platform and infrastructure engineering, with a background in DevOps practices.
  • 6+ years of relevant experience in the field.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Rust, or C++.
  • Experience deploying and managing container orchestration platforms.
  • Knowledge of cloud infrastructure and networking principles.

Nice to Have (Not Required)

  • Familiarity with modern data storage formats and data engineering practices.
  • Experience with cloud data warehouses and related technologies.

Why Join?

  • Opportunity to be a core part of an early-stage team with significant ownership and impact.
  • Work on technically challenging projects in a fast-paced environment.
  • Influence architecture and product decisions from the outset.
  • Competitive salary with meaningful equity.

Seniority level

  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level

Employment type

  • Employment type

    Full-time

Job function

  • Industries

    Staffing and Recruiting

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