Infrastructure Engineer

This is a roll-up-your-sleeves, get-it-done role for someone who knows how to build production-grade infrastructure that scales. You'll work directly with our CEO, COO, and engineering team to architect our cloud infrastructure, build internal developer platforms, and prepare us for SOC 2 compliance—all while keeping our product velocity high.

This isn't about maintaining legacy systems—it's about building the foundation and developer experience that takes us from pre-seed to Series A and beyond.

What You'll Actually Do

• Architect and strengthen our Kubernetes infrastructure: Design and implement production-grade EKS clusters on AWS with proper security controls, networking, and observability

• Build internal developer platforms: Create self-service tooling and workflows that empower our engineering team to deploy, monitor, and debug their services independently

• Build infrastructure as code: Use Terraform (and ideally Pulumi or similar tools) to codify our entire infrastructure so we can version, review, and audit every change

• Implement GitOps workflows: Set up GitOps pipelines so infrastructure changes flow through proper review processes and meet compliance requirements

• Refine deployment pipelines: Build CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes to meet compliance-grade standards without breaking our ability to ship fast

• Implement monitoring & logging: Build monitoring, logging, and alerting systems that help us catch problems before customers do and meet compliance requirements

• SOC 2: Set up controls, identify gaps, document everything meticulously, and get us ready for Type I (and potentially Type II) audit

• Document like it matters: Work with leadership and technical teams to create policies and procedures that scale with us

• Be our infrastructure advisor: Provide recommendations on scaling our infrastructure, developer experience, and security posture as we grow

What We're Looking For

• Senior-level Kubernetes experience: You've designed, deployed, and maintained production K8s clusters—not just followed tutorials. You understand pod security policies, network policies, RBAC, and why "latest" is not a valid image tag

• Platform engineering mindset: You think about infrastructure as a product for developers—building self-service capabilities, reducing cognitive load, and improving developer velocity

• AWS + EKS expertise: You've built and operated EKS clusters in production and know the gotchas around IAM roles for service accounts, VPC networking, and cluster autoscaling

• Terraform expert: You write clean, modular Terraform code with proper state management, and you know when to use count vs for_each. Pulumi or similar tools experience is a major bonus

• GitOps experience: You've implemented GitOps workflows (ideally with tools like ArgoCD or Flux) and understand declarative infrastructure management

• Security & compliance depth: You understand security frameworks, IAM, encryption, secrets management, and monitoring best practices

• Process-oriented mindset: You can quickly assess gaps, implement improvements, and leave behind a robust system that scales

Nice to Have

• ArgoCD experience: You've set up and operated ArgoCD in production and can teach our team how to use it effectively

• Internal developer platform (IDP) experience: You've built developer portals, service catalogs, or self-service platforms (Backstage, Humanitec, etc.)

• SOC 2 implementation experience: You've been through at least SOC 2 Type I implementation and can navigate gap assessments, control testing, and audit readiness

• On-premise deployment experience: You've architected and deployed solutions for on-premise or hybrid environments—understanding the unique challenges of enterprise customer infrastructure

• Developer experience focus: You've improved deployment times, reduced toil, or built tooling that made developers' lives measurably better

• Exposure to early-stage startup environments where "move fast and break things" meets "but please don't break production"

• Familiarity with adjacent frameworks (ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR) so you can help us think ahead

• Experience with developer-facing platforms or SaaS products serving enterprise customers