Cloud and Infrastructure Architect

Summary

Join OpenTable as a Cloud and Infrastructure Architect and help shape the future of our technology platform. You will design resilient and scalable systems, collaborate with engineers, and solve complex challenges. This high-impact role focuses on long-term growth and broad technical influence, providing guidance on cloud and infrastructure decisions and leading impactful projects. You will also mentor other engineers and explore new technologies. This is a remote role initially, transitioning to a hybrid model in downtown Toronto.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in cloud-native architecture, infrastructure as code, and platform engineering across complex systems
• A track record of leading cross-team initiatives that have meaningfully improved engineering effectiveness at scale
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and systems-level perspective, with the ability to align technology with business outcomes
• Fluency in enterprise system design, distributed systems, microservice architecture, CI/CD, observability, database architecture, data engineering, and reliability engineering
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of breaking down ambiguous challenges into actionable solutions
• Strong communication and storytelling ability - you influence through insight, clarity, and credibility
• A natural collaborator and team player, motivated by shared success and platform health
• A passion for mentorship, knowledge sharing, and community-building across engineering domains

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of transformational cloud and infrastructure strategies and systems that support the global OpenTable product platform delivery, and across multiple teams to support company objectives
• Partner with engineering and technology leadership to develop and communicate a clear technical vision for our platform
• Identify and implement changes that improve system performance, scalability, and reliability
• Provide architectural guidance across teams and help shape cross-functional technical direction
• Mentor other engineers, promote shared learning, and help grow internal expertise in platform and infrastructure domains
• Explore new tools and technologies and help the org make thoughtful, inclusive decisions about when and how to adopt them

Preferred Qualifications

Proficiency in security architecture, encryption, PKI, secrets management

Benefits

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
• Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
• Company-paid subscription to Headspace
• Annual company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
• Paid parental leave
• Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
• Paid volunteer time
• Development Dollars
• Leadership development
• Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
• Travel Discounts
• Employee Resource Groups
• 20 days of paid time off upon start
• Private health and dental insurance
• Life and Disability insurance
• This role is eligible to be considered for an annual bonus and equity grant
• Health benefits
• Flexible spending account
• Retirement benefits
• Life insurance
• Paid time off (including PTO, paid sick leave, medical leave, bereavement leave, floating holidays and paid holidays)
• Parental leave benefits