Replit
Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform
Foster City, CA · Senior · Full-time
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About the role
- If you have a strong foundation in software development, a deep understanding of cloud technologies, and a track record of delivering high-quality code, we want to hear from you.
- Work closely with the SRE team to ensure high availability and minimal downtime.
- Enable our customers to seamlessly scale their applications to meet the demands of their growing user base.
Responsibilities
- Launch new cloud products to be used by Replit Agent to build complex apps.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement these features, empowering developers with a comprehensive suite of tools to build and deploy their applications efficiently.
- Identify bottlenecks, optimize critical paths, and implement robust monitoring and alerting systems.
- Implement strategies to reduce cloud expenses without compromising performance or reliability.
Requirements
- You are comfortable working across different layers of the stack and adapting to the needs of the project.
Nice to have
- Experience working on cloud infrastructure or platform products, particularly in the areas of application deployment, serverless computing, or container orchestration.
- Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services and tools, such as GCE, GKE,, Cloud Run, or Cloud Storage.
- Contributions to open-source projects related to cloud technologies, deployment frameworks, or developer tools.
- Tools + Tech Stack for this role
- This role may not be a fit if
- You are a generalist backend engineer who hasn't built scalable distributed systems.
- You cannot take part in the oncall rotation of min 6 people.
- You do not enjoy diving into Linux internals.
Skills
- Track record of working with platform-as-a-service, distributed storage, or information retrieval systems.
- Experience in designing scalable architectures and optimizing systems for latency or cost.
- Problem-solving mindset:
- Ability to approach complex challenges pragmatically and devise effective solutions.
- Self-directed and autonomous:
- Versatility and flexibility:
- Able to wear multiple hats and tackle a wide range of challenges.
- Continuous learning and adaptability:
Compensation
- 💰 Competitive Salary & Equity
Company info
- Enable our customers to seamlessly scale their applications to meet the demands of their growing user base. - Improve utilization of cloud infrastructure: Analyze our infrastructure costs and identify opportunities for optimization.
- We are seeking talented distributed systems engineers who are passionate about building innovative solutions for application deployment.
- Replit is the agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications using natural language.
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