Signifyd

Signifyd

Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Platform

United States (Remote); · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$175k-$190kDetected 8 days ago
TypeScriptPythonJavaGoGitPostgreSQLMySQLElasticsearchCassandraAWSGCPCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformCI/CDGitHub ActionsPlatform EngineeringKafkaData ScienceLLMsCybersecurityLeadershipCommunicationCritical Thinking

About the role

  • Trusted by thousands of leading merchants across more than 100 countries, we securely process billions of transactions each year.
  • You will mentor junior team members and advocate for product-thinking and deep empathy for the developer experience.
  • The starting base salary for the selected candidate will be based on a variety of factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, geographic location, and current market conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Build the future: Architect and integrate LLM-powered, agentic tools into our platform ecosystem. You will design self-healing infrastructure and automated root-cause analysis workflows to drastically reduce operational toil and accelerate incident resolution.
  • Evolve the ecosystem: Drive the strategic roadmap for our GCP and Kubernetes-based cloud capabilities, balancing direct developer feedback with emerging cloud technologies.
  • Embed security: Design transparent platform security (access controls, encryption, vulnerability management) that keeps the platform secure without slowing down developer velocity.
  • Optimize footprint: Manage cloud capacity and FinOps proactively, offering efficient scaling solutions and cost transparency to engineering teams.
  • Productize the platform: Transform CI/CD (GitHub Actions, TeamCity), deployment (ArgoCD), and build tooling into a cohesive, self-service product that drives Change Failure Rates (CFR) to zero.
  • Solve systemic problems: Provide high-level, solutions-oriented support by troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues and delivering resilient, product-level fixes.
  • Design transparent platform security (access controls, encryption, vulnerability management) that keeps the platform secure without slowing down developer velocity.
  • Transform CI/CD (GitHub Actions, TeamCity), deployment (ArgoCD), and build tooling into a cohesive, self-service product that drives Change Failure Rates (CFR) to zero.
  • Provide high-level, solutions-oriented support by troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues and delivering resilient, product-level fixes.
  • We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.

Requirements

  • Kubernetes: Extensive expertise operating both self-managed and cloud-managed Kubernetes architectures at scale.
  • Data Systems: Experience managing and scaling robust data storage and streaming technologies (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Kafka).
  • Coding Proficiency: Strong software development skills in high-level languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java, TypeScript) combined with modern development practices.
  • AI Tooling: Proficiency using modern AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude).
  • Crucially, you possess the architectural critical thinking required to audit AI-generated code for security, correctness, and long-term maintainability.
  • Telemetry: Experience designing scalable, OpenTelemetry-based monitoring and tracing frameworks that equip engineering teams to swiftly pinpoint bottlenecks and lower MTTR.

Nice to have

  • We want to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities.
  • Deep proficiency in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is required
  • AWS experience is a strong plus.
  • You have in-depth knowledge of cloud networking, protocols, and security best practices.
  • Cloud Platform: Deep proficiency in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is required

Skills

  • Architect and integrate LLM-powered, agentic tools into our platform ecosystem.
  • Architect for Scale, Security, & Reliability
  • Elevate Developer Experience (DevEx)
  • Extensive expertise operating both self-managed and cloud-managed Kubernetes architectures at scale.
  • Experience managing and scaling robust data storage and streaming technologies (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Kafka).
  • Software Engineering & DevEx

Compensation

  • In the United States, each work location is assigned a specific pay zone, which determines the salary range for a given position.
  • The starting base salary for the selected candidate will be based on a variety of factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, geographic location, and current market conditions.
  • Base Salary Ranges by Pay Zone:
  • Tier 1 (NYC/SF Bay Area/Seattle): $175,000 - $190,000 annually
  • Tier 2 (DC Metro/Austin/Chicago/Denver/Boston/Los Angeles/San Diego): $160,000 - $175,000 annually
  • Tier 3 (US - All Other): $150,000 - $165,000 annually

Benefits

  • You will share ownership of platform health by participating in on-call rotations, using those frontline insights to continuously harden our systems.
  • Discretionary Time Off Policy (Unlimited!)
  • Annual Performance Bonus or Commissions
  • Paid Parental Leave (12 weeks)
  • Dedicated learning budget through Learnerbly
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • This role is eligible for a stock option grant of 4,000 stock options, based on the position level and internal compensation guidelines.

Company info

  • At Signifyd, we help merchants confidently grow their businesses by building trusted relationships with their customers.
  • Our advanced technology, combined with a team genuinely invested in our clients' success, creates frictionless shopping experiences, approving more good orders, protecting revenue, and keeping customers happy.
  • Our people are the heart of everything we do, driving our mission forward with commitment, empathy, and creativity.
  • Join us on our mission to empower confident, fraud-free commerce by helping online retailers provide superior customer experiences and eliminate fraud.
  • Learn about our company values here!
  • Foster a customer-focused engineering environment.
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