Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure Engineering - job 1 of 2

As a Senior Software Engineer at 10x Genomics, your key responsibilities will include designing, building, and maintaining resilient cloud services and HPC systems. You'll collaborate with the engineering team on continuous delivery, monitor application uptime, troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, and enhance operational efficiency through automation.

To qualify for the Senior Software Engineer role at 10x Genomics, candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, along with 5 years of software engineering experience in Python or Golang and 3 years of Linux systems engineering experience. Familiarity with AWS services, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD tools is crucial.

Preferred skills for a Senior Software Engineer at 10x Genomics include proficiency in shell scripting and languages like Python or Go, experience with Docker and Kubernetes, and knowledge of Linux kernel tuning. Strong problem-solving abilities and excellent communication skills are also important.

The work environment at 10x Genomics is collaborative and dynamic, encouraging team members to pursue their passions and innovative ideas. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll work alongside a diverse group of professionals in a hybrid setting, where creativity and contribution are highly valued.

The salary range for the Senior Software Engineer position at 10x Genomics is between $183,000 and $247,600. Actual compensation will depend on various individual factors, including skills and experience, along with additional benefits like equity grants and health programs.

When answering this question, emphasize your previous projects involving AWS or similar cloud platforms. Discuss specific tools you have used, challenges you faced, and how you improved the architecture or performance of cloud solutions.

Highlight your systematic approach to troubleshooting, including how you utilize logs, performance metrics, and system commands to diagnose issues. Share specific examples of problems you've solved and the outcomes to showcase your effectiveness.

Discuss your experience with service design, load testing, and the implementation of monitoring tools. Explain how you focus on automation, continuous integration, and deployment strategies to maintain high availability and performance.

Select a project that showcases your proficiency with tools like Terraform or Ansible. Discuss the challenges faced, solutions implemented, and how infrastructure automation improved efficiency and reduced errors in the deployment process.

Talk about your familiarity with Docker for building containers and Kubernetes for orchestration. Share specific scenarios where you set up, configured, or troubleshot applications in a containerized environment.

Focus on methodologies you apply for performance tuning, such as load testing, analyzing bottlenecks, and applying best practices. Include examples where your optimizations led to significant improvements in performance metrics.

Explain your commitment to maintaining comprehensive documentation throughout the development lifecycle. Discuss the tools you use and give examples of how documentation supports operational efficiency and knowledge sharing.

Mention specific CI/CD tools you've utilized, like Jenkins or GitLab CI, and how you’ve optimized deployment pipelines. Discuss any challenges encountered and how you ensured quality and speed in the release process.

Share specific details about HPC systems you've worked on, the applications used, and any optimizations you implemented. Highlight your understanding of parallel processing and computational workload management.

Discuss your strategies for staying updated, such as attending conferences, participating in forums, or self-study. Mention specific new technologies you’ve explored recently and how they can be incorporated into your work at 10x Genomics.