Member of Technical Staff, Infrastructure & Scaling

As a Member of Technical Staff focused on Infrastructure & Scaling at Parallel, you will be responsible for automating key engineering processes, managing infrastructure projects, and overseeing CI/CD pipelines. You will troubleshoot complex performance issues and design and optimize cloud resources to ensure high availability and cost-effectiveness.

To apply for the Member of Technical Staff, Infrastructure & Scaling position at Parallel, you should have at least 3 years of experience in infrastructure engineering, particularly in fast-paced environments. A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field is required, along with experience in CI/CD tools, containerization (like Docker and Kubernetes), and cloud service management.

Working as a Member of Technical Staff, Infrastructure & Scaling at Parallel means thriving in an energetic startup environment where innovation and agility are paramount. You’ll collaborate closely with a team of driven individuals who are committed to solving complex problems and fostering a culture of creativity and support.

At Parallel, we believe in nurturing talent and providing our Members of Technical Staff with opportunities for continuous learning and professional development. You will have access to mentorship, targeted projects, and the chance to lead significant initiatives that can propel your career forward in the tech industry.

A Member of Technical Staff, Infrastructure & Scaling at Parallel should be proficient with CI/CD tools, containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes, and major cloud service platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure. Familiarity with logging tools like Prometheus and Grafana is also highly advantageous.

When answering this question, highlight any specific CI/CD tools you have used and explain how you optimized the pipeline for efficiency. Provide concrete examples of projects where you implemented CI/CD practices and the impact it had on deployment speed and reliability.

Use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) method to structure your response. Describe the situation clearly, outline the task you needed to accomplish, explain the actions you took to resolve the issue, and conclude with the positive results that followed.

Discuss your systematic approach to troubleshooting, including how you use monitoring tools to identify bottlenecks, your steps in isolating the issue, and any collaborative efforts with team members. Mention any successful outcomes from previous experiences.

Detail your hands-on experience with various services within AWS or GCP, particularly how you have used them in past projects. Talk about specific technologies utilized and how they contributed to the success of your infrastructure solutions.

Articulate the advantages of containerization, such as improved scalability, isolation, and ease of deployment across environments. Use examples from your experience to demonstrate how containerization helped solve specific challenges in your past projects.

Discuss the criteria you use to prioritize projects, such as urgency, impact on business goals, and resource availability. Give examples of how you’ve effectively managed priorities in past roles to achieve objectives efficiently.

Describe the strategies you implement to ensure high availability, such as load balancing, redundancy, and monitoring. Use specific scenarios from your experience to illustrate how you've maintained service performance in the cloud.

Highlight key considerations such as modularity, redundancy, and performance monitoring. Share examples from your projects where specific design choices improved scalability and resilience.

Share a specific instance that showcases your ability to collaborate with various teams. Outline the communication strategies you employed, the project outcomes, and what you learned from the experience.

Discuss your proactive approach to staying updated, such as attending industry conferences, participating in online communities, or enrolling in relevant courses. Share specific resources you use to enhance your knowledge.