Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Going, a bootstrapped and profitable travel-tech company, as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer. Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our SaaS infrastructure. Partner with engineering and product teams to create scalable, secure, and reliable systems. Balance hands-on technical work with strategic decision-making, fostering a culture of automation and collaboration. Oversee the migration of key services to modern cloud-native infrastructure and enhance CI/CD pipelines. Lead incident response and mentor a junior engineer. This role requires 6+ years of experience in DevOps or a related field, including 2+ years in a leadership role, and expertise in cloud platforms and infrastructure as code.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience in DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or site reliability engineering, including 2+ years in a leadership role
• Expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, with a focus on designing and managing scalable infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Strong background in containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Proven track record of building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines for efficient and secure deployments
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
• Familiarity with security best practices, including identity management, network security, and data protection
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Oversee the migration of key services to modern cloud-native infrastructure using best practices for scalability and performance
• Enhance CI/CD pipelines to streamline development workflows and reduce time-to-production
• Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to improve reliability and visibility into system performance
• Audit the current infrastructure to identify risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement
• Own the technical vision for DevOps and infrastructure, driving long-term improvements in automation, scalability, and security
• Lead incident response and postmortem processes, ensuring the team is proactive in preventing future outages
• Act as a mentor to and experience dependent, manage a junior engineer, sharing best practices and fostering a culture of continuous improvement
• Build and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) to ensure consistency and repeatability of deployments
• Collaborate with product, data, and engineering teams to align infrastructure with evolving business needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Kubernetes Certified Administrator)
• Experience with incident management and building high-availability systems
• Knowledge of performance optimization and cost management in cloud environments
• Expertise in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Bash, Go)
• Familiarity with supporting data and machine learning platforms
• Experience working in subscription-based business models or with large-scale consumer applications

Benefits

• The salary for this role is $165,000 + equity
• 100% remote work environment
• Annual team retreats, with past destinations including Washington D.C., Vancouver, Punta Cana, and Mexico City
• Open vacation policy, with a 15-day minimum
• Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life insurance
• 401(k) with a 5% match
• $750/quarter remote work, wellness, and wisdom stipend
• Up to 12 weeks of paid family leave
• Meetup stipend when you cross paths with a co-worker
• Continuing education & development reimbursement