Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Siftstack

San Francisco, CA

Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level infrastructure engineers who thrive in high-ownership startup environments and have hands-on experience with distributed systems.

Best fit for

Candidates with mid-career experience in cloud-based distributed systems and a preference for startup cultures with high autonomy
— “You're excited by the ambiguity and high-ownership culture of early-stage startups”
Individuals who have led infrastructure reliability and performance improvements in prior roles
— “Lead initiatives to improve infrastructure reliability, performance, and cost efficiency”
Professionals comfortable with evolving backend architecture and working in multi-region, multi-cloud environments
— “Evolve our backend architecture/infrastructure for both cloud and on-premise deployments”

Things to consider

U.S. citizenship is mandatory, limiting eligibility to U.S. candidates only
— “This position requires U.S. citizenship due to the nature of certain customer environments”
The role involves in-person collaboration twice weekly in either LA or SF, requiring flexibility in location
— “We are open to relocating candidates to LA or working from our San Francisco office for the right candidate”

How to stand out

Highlight experience with multi-cloud and on-premise system management in your resume and interviews
— “Good knowledge of cloud, on-prem, networking, and service architecture in multi-region multi-cloud setups”
Showcase specific experience with the listed tech stack, especially Go, Kubernetes, and Terraform
— “Experience with our tech stack: Go, Java, React, TypeScript, Kafka/Redpanda, Flink, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform/CDK”

Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid Level

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

optimizing application performance
improving infrastructure reliability

Typical background

software engineeringDevOps

Skills & requirements

Required

Distributed SystemsCloud-based EnvironmentsContainerization TechnologiesCi/cd PipelinesAutomated TestingDevops MethodologiesInfrastructure Management

Preferred

GoJavaReactTypeScriptKafkaFlinkAWSAzureGCPDockerKubernetesTerraformCDK

Stack & domain

GoJavaReactTypeScriptKafkaRedpandaFlinkAWSAzureGCPDockerKubernetesTerraformCDKEchartsGrpcPostgreSQLProtobufRadixReduxArrowDatafusionParquetRustArgo CDGithub ActionsGrafanaKustomizeLinuxPrometheusTerragruntCollaborationProblem-solvingTeamworkLeadershipCommunicationAdaptabilityPragmatismSolution-orientedCloud InfrastructureOn-premise InfrastructureDevOpsDistributed SystemsPlatform Engineering

About the role

Original posting from Siftstack via Ashby

ABOUT SIFT
Sift is the data infrastructure platform for hardware engineering teams. Sift turns high-frequency telemetry into engineering insights for mission-critical systems. Teams use Sift to build and operate rockets, satellites, autonomous vehicles, energy systems, defense platforms, and more.
Founded by former SpaceX engineers who built the tools behind Dragon and Starlink, Sift is building the data infrastructure to herald the AI era for physical systems.
In This Role, You'll:
Design, build, and maintain scalable, resilient infrastructure solutions to support our growing platform and customer base.
Collaborate with software engineers to optimize application performance and reliability.
Implement monitoring, alerting, and logging systems to ensure proactive identification and resolution of issues.
Automate deployment processes and streamline infrastructure management using modern DevOps tools and methodologies.
Evolve our backend architecture/infrastructure for both cloud and on-premise deployments.
Work with the team to set and prioritize our roadmap to maximize customer impact.
Lead initiatives to improve infrastructure reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
The Skillset You'll Bring:
3+ years of relevant distributed systems experience focusing on designing and managing cloud-based environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and container orchestration platforms.
Passion for building and operating developer productivity tools, frameworks, and other aspects of platform engineering.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems.
Knowledge of automated testing best practices and frameworks, ensuring software reliability through integration, performance, and end-to-end testing in distributed systems.
You're excited by the ambiguity and high-ownership culture of early-stage startups.
You are pragmatic, solution-oriented, and scrappy.
You enjoy working collaboratively with a broad range of job functions and roles.
Experience with our tech stack: Go, Java, React, TypeScript, Kafka/Redpanda, Flink, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform/CDK
Or equivalent distributed systems
Good knowledge of cloud, on-prem, networking, and service architecture in multi-region multi-cloud setups.
Engineering At SIFT:
You'll have the opportunity to help evolve and scale our platform because we're still in the early stages of building the product. Relevant technologies include:
Web frontend & backend: ECharts, Go, gRPC, PostgreSQL, Protobuf, Radix, React, Redux, and TypeScript
Data: Arrow, DataFusion, Flink, Parquet, and Rust
Infrastructure: Argo CD, AWS, Docker, GitHub Actions, Grafana, Kubernetes, Kustomize, Linux, Prometheus, and Terragrunt
Location:
Sift’s headquarters is in Marina Del Rey, CA (Next to LAX). We collaborate in person twice a week—on Mondays and Thursdays—and come together for a full week every two months. We are open to relocating candidates to LA or working from our San Francisco office for the right candidate.
Salary range: $160,000 - $200,000 per year. Plus equity and benefits.
Eligibility:
U.S. Citizenship Required: This position requires U.S. citizenship due to the nature of certain customer environments, security requirements, and access obligations associated with the role.

Source: Siftstack careers (Ashby)