Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure

As a Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure at Synctera, your primary responsibilities include collaborating with product teams to address financial service challenges, defining and driving the infrastructure roadmap, designing and maintaining the Google Cloud infrastructure, and developing services in Go. You will also enhance developer experience across teams, participate in on-call rotations, and advocate for modern development practices.

To qualify for the Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure role at Synctera, you should have extensive experience with Go or similar programming languages, proficiency in Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies, and familiarity with monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana. Additionally, experience in infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and a background with cloud providers is essential, with preferred expertise in Google Cloud.

At Synctera, the work environment for a Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure is dynamic and fully remote, allowing for flexibility and work-life balance. You will collaborate with talented engineers and participate in a culture that emphasizes growth, diversity, and inclusion. Our team promotes fun at work while maintaining a focus on achieving impactful results in the FinTech space.

A Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure at Synctera should be familiar with technologies including Go for backend development, Kubernetes, Terraform for infrastructure management, and Google Cloud Platform services. Experience with monitoring tools such as Grafana and Prometheus, as well as knowledge of database systems like Postgres, will also be beneficial for this position.

The growth opportunities for a Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure at Synctera are significant. You'll have the chance to shape the future of our platform, work on exciting projects, and collaborate closely with other engineering teams. As an early-stage company, you can make a meaningful impact, develop your skills further, and advance within a supportive environment.

In your response, highlight specific projects where you implemented Kubernetes, explaining how you orchestrated containerized applications, managed clusters, and ensured network configurations were secure and efficient. Discuss the benefits you observed, such as improved scalability and resource management.

When answering, discuss your approach to monitoring infrastructure, utilizing tools like Prometheus and Grafana. Explain how proactive monitoring, alerting, regular performance reviews, and incident management contribute to service stability and efficiency.

Be honest about your proficiency levels. If you are comfortable with Go, explain why you enjoy using it for backend services, emphasizing its performance and suitability for cloud-native applications. Mention other languages like Python as needed.

In response, walk through a specific issue you encountered, detailing the steps you took to diagnose and resolve it. Discuss the tools used, your decision-making process, and the outcome, emphasizing teamwork if applicable.

Discuss your methods for keeping informed, such as following industry blogs, participating in webinars, contributing to open-source projects, or attending conferences. Highlight any communities or forums you are active in, emphasizing continuous learning.

Explain your strategic thought process—analyzing current needs, collecting team input, assessing capabilities, and prioritizing projects based on impact and resources. Highlight your collaborative approach in refining the roadmap with the team.

Refer to specific projects where you successfully implemented Terraform to manage infrastructure deployments. Incorporate details about ensuring version control, collaborative workflows, and how infrastructure changes were managed and documented.

Discuss frameworks you are familiar with like PCI, SOC 2, or SOC 1, and elaborate on best practices you follow, such as regular audits, incorporating security tools, or ensuring secure coding practices are in place to maintain compliance.

Provide examples of cross-team collaboration, including how you communicated technical challenges, gathered requirements, and contributed to the overall product vision. Emphasize your role in fostering effective teamwork.

Discuss tools you have used effectively, such as Prometheus and Grafana, and explain how you configured them to track key performance indicators. Emphasize the importance of having a proactive response system for alerts to maintain service health.