Senior Cloud/Backend Engineer

Triple Whale•New York City, NY

2d•Remote

About The Position

Triple Whale is seeking a Senior Cloud Backend Engineer to join their Infrastructure Team. This role involves solving complex problems, working with intricate details, assisting other developers, and taking ownership of systems from start to finish. The position also includes participation in a weekend on-call rotation to ensure platform reliability. The ideal candidate is passionate about building reliable, scalable systems, thrives on open-ended challenges, and enjoys designing, building, and owning complex infrastructure from conception to production.

Requirements

Located in the New York tri-state area.
6+ years of experience as an independent backend or infrastructure engineer.
Ability to design and build scalable, reliable systems.
Strong communication skills.
Hands-on builder mentality — this is a coding role.
Experience with relational and non-relational databases.
Experience with major Cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure).
Experience with streaming systems.
Experience scaling large systems.
Experience with message queues.
Experience with monitoring systems like DataDog, Grafana, Groundcover.
Experience with CI/CD, Git.
Strong understanding of system architecture and cross-service dependencies.
Previous real-world experience in production on-call environments.

Nice To Haves

GCP is an advantage.
Kubernetes and Knative (production experience).
ClickHouse.

Responsibilities

Deploy and support service infrastructure in Kubernetes.
Identify and implement the right tools and technologies for major initiatives.
Assist other teams and developers in designing robust and scalable systems.
Scale and optimize multiple databases.
Build internal tooling to accelerate developer velocity.
Provide observability, monitoring, and visibility across systems.
Participate in a shared on-call rotation (typically 1-2 times per month) covering Friday 7:00 AM ET through Saturday 5:00 PM ET.
Act as the primary point of escalation for production issues during on-call rotation.
Assess incidents, identify scope/root cause, and understand platform impact.
Classify severity and prioritize response appropriately.
Deploy safe production hotfixes when needed.
Demonstrate solid judgment under pressure, especially when operating independently.
Exhibit an ownership mindset from detection to mitigation to resolution.