Numeral
Software Engineer (Infra)
HQ - San Francisco, CA
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 316 days ago
Node.jsDistributed SystemsPostgreSQLRedisAWSCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformCI/CDPrometheusDatadogPlatform EngineeringGraphQLKafkaData EngineeringAccountingCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- We're looking for a foundational Software Engineer (Infrastructure) who thrives on solving complex distributed systems problems at scale.
- This is a high-leverage, foundational role: your work will define the architecture and technical direction of our infrastructure platform while directly impacting our customers' experience and the company's trajectory.
- Automate infrastructure management through infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration.
Responsibilities
- Design and build highly scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure to support critical APIs, services, and data pipelines.
- Lead infrastructure architecture decisions for performance, observability, and fault tolerance.
- Drive improvements in system reliability, monitoring, and incident response.
- Collaborate closely with product, platform, and data engineering teams to enable rapid feature development without compromising stability.
- Champion best practices in operational excellence, disaster recovery, and distributed systems design.
- Proven ability to design fault-tolerant, distributed systems at scale.
- 401(k) to help you build long-term financial security
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience building and scaling backend or infrastructure systems in high-growth environments.
- Proficiency in Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, and AWS (or equivalent cloud platforms).
- Expertise in observability tooling (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry) and monitoring pipelines.
- Familiarity with GraphQL, Kafka, Terraform, or container orchestration tools.
Skills
- Experience managing containerized workloads using tools like Kubernetes, ECS, or similar.
- Strong debugging and performance optimization skills across the stack.
- Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with experience partnering cross-functionally.
Compensation
- Competitive salary and equity - you'll share directly in the company's success
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity - you'll share directly in the company's success
- Full medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Wellness perks like Headspace and the Peloton One App
Company info
- Numeral is transforming how taxes get done.
- Digital businesses are currently bogged down by a painful web of regulations across 47 states and 70+ countries.
- We're eliminating this burden so teams can focus on their core mission.
- We're the largest and fastest-growing AI-native tax solution.
- Started in 2023, Numeral has raised over $57M from Benchmark, Mayfield, Y-Combinator, and many others.
- We now serve over 3,000 paying customers and have more than tripled our revenue every year in our history.
- your work will define the architecture and technical direction of our infrastructure platform while directly impacting our customers' experience and the company's trajectory.
- Regular team offsites and company events as we grow
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