Infrastructure Engineer

As an Infrastructure Engineer at Freed, you will manage and expand the cloud infrastructure, mainly utilizing Azure and Kubernetes. You'll implement observability tools, ensure database maintenance, and uphold security requirements such as HITRUST and SOC2. Furthermore, you'll collaborate closely with product teams to address infrastructure needs, enhancing both product health and developer experience.

To qualify for the Infrastructure Engineer role at Freed, candidates should have over 7 years of experience in related fields like SRE or Software Engineering. Proficiency in SQL, Git, Kubernetes, and Bash, along with a solid understanding of networking concepts, is essential. Familiarity with Azure, JavaScript/TypeScript, and a security-oriented mindset are highly advantageous.

In your capacity as an Infrastructure Engineer at Freed, you will be working primarily with Azure for cloud services, Kubernetes for container orchestration, and a range of databases including PostgreSQL and Redis. You'll also engage with TypeScript for application logic and apply best practices in cloud infrastructure to enhance our overall product health.

Freed offers a competitive salary complemented by equity in a rapidly growing company. Other benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for US-based employees, unlimited PTO for a healthy work-life balance, and company-sponsored annual retreats to foster team spirit and collaboration in a fully remote environment.

Freed's culture is built on speed, end-to-end ownership, and autonomy. As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will enjoy the freedom to innovate and implement solutions while collaborating with talented peers who are equally driven to improve the healthcare environment for clinicians across the board.

When answering this question, provide detailed examples of the cloud technologies you've worked with, particularly Azure and Kubernetes. Highlight specific projects where you had to implement IaaC best practices and how your contributions led to improved system performance or security.

Discuss your understanding and implementation of security frameworks like HITRUST and SOC2. Provide insights into how you've previously managed security audits, your approach to risk assessment, and any specific security practices you implement to protect sensitive data.

Share your experience with observability tools, dashboards, and alerts. Explain how you've set up monitoring systems in previous roles to proactively identify issues and maintain high uptime.

Emphasize your value for collaboration and how it impacts the final product. Provide examples of successful partnerships with product teams, discussing how input from various stakeholders shaped significant infrastructure decisions.

Narrate a specific situation that posed difficulties. Detail the steps you took to analyze the issue, collaborate with others if needed, and ultimately the resolution—highlighting the impact the solution had on overall system performance.

Discuss your approach to upholding best practices in coding and infrastructure management while also allowing for quick delivery of projects. Mention any frameworks or methodologies that help you maintain this balance, such as Agile practices.

Outline your practical experience with PostgreSQL and Redis, focusing on specific projects where you utilized these databases. Discuss how you managed data migrations, backups, and ensured data integrity during performance optimization.

Explain your proficiency with IaC tools, particularly within Azure, and any deployment strategies using tools like Terraform or ARM templates. Detail how using IaC has improved your workflow and operational efficiency in your previous roles.

Provide a clear distinction between microservices and monolithic architectures, detailing your preference in certain contexts. Discuss how your experience with monolithic systems informs your work as an Infrastructure Engineer at Freed.

Discuss your experience with Git as a version control system. Highlight specific scenarios where version control best practices helped manage collaboration on infrastructure projects and how you ensure code quality before deployment.