Staff Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Design and build scalable, fault-tolerant infrastructure systems that power Harvey's AI platform across multiple cloud regions

Own and evolve our multi-cloud infrastructure (Azure, GCP), including Kubernetes orchestration, networking, and container management

Lead technical initiatives around observability, incident response, and operational excellence — building systems that enable rapid detection and resolution of issues

Architect and optimize our distributed systems for reliability, including load balancing, quota management, and failover mechanisms

Partner with Product Engineering and Security teams to ensure our infrastructure is an accelerant, not a constraint

Drive infrastructure-as-code practices using tools like Terraform and Pulumi to enable reproducible, auditable deployments

Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar across the organization through code reviews, design reviews, and technical leadership

Design and implement a next-generation model proxy architecture that routes millions of daily inference requests while maintaining model API compatibility and enabling seamless model integration

Build distributed rate limiting and quota management systems using Redis-backed algorithms to handle bursty traffic patterns without degrading user experience

Architect multi-region deployment strategies that meet strict data residency requirements for global enterprise customers

Develop comprehensive observability infrastructure with granular SLA monitoring, burn rate alerts, and detailed token attribution for cost tracking

Lead the evolution of our CI/CD pipelines to improve developer velocity while maintaining production stability

Experience building infrastructure for AI/ML workloads or high-throughput inference systems

Background with distributed rate limiting, load balancing, or quota management systems

Experience operating multi-tenant platforms with strict security and compliance requirements

Track record of leading complex cross-functional projects and delivering measurable impact

$236,000 - $290,000 USD

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