Acts as a project or system leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers on the project or within the system
Determines the technical tasks that other engineers will follow
Proactively improves existing structures & processes
Exercises judgement in reconciling diverse and competing priorities (time, quality, complexity risk) to identify optimal solutions to problems
Collaborates with management to set/improve standards for engineering rigor
Lead major initiatives end-to-end: internal teams rarely have dedicated project managers
Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures.

5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
7+ years' experience in software development or a related field
5+ years' experience operating distributed applications 24x7x365, as part of a Cloud Engineering, DevOps, and/or SRE team.
2+ years technical leadership experience
Extensive hands-on experience with designing, implementing and supporting infrastructure (AWS experience preferred) to support global-scale services
Deep hands-on experience with IaaS and PaaS solutions from AWS (or similar cloud provider)
Hands-on programming and scripting (Python, Java, Bash, Go)
Hands-on experience with containers & container orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
Strong communication skills with the ability to understand and explain technical issues to a non-technical audience.

Staff Software Engineer

Key skills