Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure

As a Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure at GlossGenius, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, security, and scalability of our production systems. You will partner with Product and Engineering teams to minimize operational toil, enhance our monitoring and alerting capabilities, and drive operational excellence while championing DevOps practices across the company.

To qualify for the Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure role at GlossGenius, you should have at least 5 years of experience with cloud technologies and strong proficiency in programming languages like Go, Typescript, or Python. Familiarity with cloud services, infrastructure-as-code tools, and container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes is also essential for this position.

In this role, you will work primarily with cloud platforms such as AWS, while also engaging with technologies like Terraform for infrastructure-as-code, along with Docker for containerization and Kubernetes for orchestration. You'll also utilize various monitoring and logging systems to enhance our infrastructure's robustness.

Yes! At GlossGenius, the Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure position allows for fully remote work from anywhere within the continental United States. For those based in the NYC area, a hybrid work model is encouraged, where team members would collaborate in the office two days a week.

The starting base salary for the Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure at GlossGenius ranges from $165,000 to $200,000, plus target equity and benefits. Keep in mind that the salary may vary based on experience, skills, and location.

Be prepared to discuss specific projects where you utilized AWS or similar platforms, including how you managed resources, improved performance, and ensured scalability. Highlight any successful deployments you facilitated and the impact on your previous company.

Discuss your experience with incident management frameworks, emphasizing how you've contributed to or led post-mortem reviews, developed incident response plans, and what tools you have used for monitoring and alerting to minimize downtime.

Share your insights on best practices such as version control, testing, and maintaining state files. Discuss frameworks you are familiar with, like Terraform, and provide examples of projects where you've seen the benefits of applying infrastructure as code principals.

Discuss your understanding of typical security measures in cloud environments such as identity and access management, network security practices, and data encryption methods. Providing concrete examples of policies you implemented would add depth to your answer.

Choose a situation that showcases your problem-solving skills. Describe the nature of the challenge, the steps you took to analyze and resolve it, and the positive outcome that led to better processes or systems in your past role.

Explain the tools you’ve worked with, such as Prometheus or Grafana. Discuss how you have set up metrics and alerts, provided examples of how effective monitoring improved system reliability, and mention any specific incidents you managed using these tools.

Share your methods for continuous learning in the field, such as following industry blogs, attending conferences, or participating in online forums. Mention any relevant communities you are part of and how you apply this knowledge to your work.

Discuss your proficiency in high-level programming languages like Go or Python, including specific projects where you wrote significant code. Highlight your coding principles, such as writing maintainable code and participating in code reviews.

Explain how you create channels for open communication, encourage pair programming, or lead knowledge-sharing sessions. Providing examples of successful collaborative projects would further demonstrate your leadership in fostering teamwork.

Discuss your approach for prioritizing tasks based on deadlines, project dependencies, and stakeholder feedback. Explain tools or methods you use to keep track of your progress and ensure you meet objectives effectively.