Senior Software Engineer (Platform Data Reliability & Automation)

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field

6+ years of software development and DBRE experience, with at least 3+ years focused on Go and Infrastructure As Code with an emphasis on automation.

Deep proficiency in Go (Golang), with the ability to write performant, idiomatic, and maintainable code for production-scale systems

Proven experience designing modular, domain-driven architectures in Go, supporting large and complex backend services

Expertise with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Ansible.

Deep expertise operating large-scale NoSQL, caching and streaming platforms (Apache Kafka, Redis, AWS MSK, etc) including tuning, compaction strategies, repair operations, backup/recovery, and performance optimization.

Solid understanding of Linux internals, networking, and storage systems.

Experience building, deploying and operating stateful workloads on Kubernetes, including automation and lifecycle management of database and streaming platforms.

Hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP, including managed services such as MSK, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, or equivalent technologies.

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a passion for automation and distributed systems reliability.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience mentoring and influencing peers across diverse teams

Experience building internal developer platforms, self-service infrastructure, or platform engineering solutions that improve developer productivity and operational efficiency.

Prior use of Go for infrastructure automation, control plane services, or SRE-focused tooling is a plus

Experience leveraging AI/ML and Generative AI technologies to improve infrastructure automation, operational workflows, incident management, observability, or developer productivity is a huge plus.

Certification in relevant technologies (e.g., AWS Certified Database - Specialty) is a plus

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