Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Summary

Join Esper as a Software Engineer, Infrastructure to play a key role in building and scaling our robust cloud infrastructure.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a dedicated Platform, Infrastructure, or Cloud Engineering role
• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience with automation and internal tools development
• Strong programming skills in a language such as Java, Python, Go, or Rust
• Desire to own critical infrastructure components that support vital functions such as monitoring, release and deployment, data integrity, networking, and security
• Strong communication skills - you will be working closely with all of engineering to enable the rapid development and delivery of reliable, secure software
• Ability to write clear, detailed technical documentation

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of core software systems used by all of engineering that bridge the gap between product development and infrastructure
• Work with engineering leaders to understand and develop solutions addressing core technical concerns applicable to the engineering organization as a whole
• Enable developers to easily integrate with infrastructure systems and adhere to security and reliability best practices in a consistent, low friction manner through the development of software libraries, services, and tooling
• Produce extensive documentation of core infrastructure systems
• Develop tooling and automation that enables measurable improvements to developer efficiency
• Make meaningful contributions to all areas of Esper's cloud infrastructure
• Directly contribute to security best practices, regular audits, and compliance with federal and state security standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing infrastructure on AWS or similar cloud providers
• Experience building GitOps pipelines
• Experience building Internal Development Platforms (IDPs)
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with Hashicorp Terraform or other Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools
• Experience optimizing Java/JVM application performance
• Expertise in cloud architecture best practices