Infrastructure Engineer (Data)

Summary

Join Telnyx's infrastructure team and build a next-generation platform spanning multiple cloud providers and continents. You will design, develop, and deploy scalable database solutions, collaborate with engineering to resolve infrastructure pain points, and lead database migrations to Kubernetes. Responsibilities include supporting disaster recovery, implementing observability systems, and automating workflows. This role requires 3+ years of experience in infrastructure operations, expertise in deployment technologies, scripting skills, and relational database management. Experience with non-relational databases, streaming platforms, and observability tools is preferred. Growth opportunities include acting as a strength multiplier for product engineering and learning about Telnyx's technology stack.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience in infrastructure operations, especially in Linux-based systems
• Expertise in at least one deployment and orchestration technology (Kubernetes, Ansible, or Terraform), with a focus on deploying and managing stateful applications
• Skills in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or similar, to automate workflows and manage infrastructure
• Hands-on experience managing at least one relational databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable solutions for managing databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cassandra, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, and others, both in virtualized environments and Kubernetes clusters
• Collaborate with engineering to identify and resolve pain points in managing large-scale, high-availability database infrastructure
• Lead the migration of existing database services from VMs to Kubernetes, ensuring minimal downtime and seamless transitions
• Support disaster recovery, backup strategies, and performance tuning for on-premise database systems
• Implement and manage observability, logging, and alerting systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with non-relational databases such as Cassandra, OpenSearch, or other distributed data stores
• Familiarity with streaming and messaging platforms like Kafka or RabbitMQ, including scaling and monitoring in a distributed setup
• Proficiency in observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or others to ensure system performance and reliability
• Knowledge of service discovery tools like Consul, or similar technologies, would be a great advantage

Benefits

• Act as a strength multiplier to product engineering efforts
• Learn about every technology stack used at Telnyx
• Work at the intersection of the social and the technical, with growth opportunities in both