Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure & Systems Engineering

Taxbit • Seattle, WA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

TaxBit is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Systems, Security & Compliance organization. This role will focus on taking ownership of the cloud infrastructure powering our platform, serving as a technical leader for our AWS environment. The engineer will drive the architecture, automation, and operational excellence of critical systems and help shape our AI (Dev)Ops strategy for responsible and scalable deployment, monitoring, and operation of AI-enabled systems. The position offers broad influence over infrastructure development, deployment, security, and monitoring, with close collaboration with engineering, security, and compliance stakeholders to enhance reliability, security, and developer velocity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B.Sc. minimum) in Computer Science or a related field
• Significant experience in systems/infrastructure engineering, with deep, hands-on expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure
• Strong programming skills in Python, TypeScript, or an equivalent language
• Required: hands-on experience with CI/CD, GitHub, and Infrastructure-as-Code (AWS CDK preferred, Terraform acceptable)
• Experience designing and implementing backup strategy, data architecture, and disaster recovery for cloud systems
• Experience implementing and maintaining logging and monitoring/observability solutions
• Security-minded, with experience implementing and maintaining security guardrails in engineering workflows
• Experience with workflow automation and strong debugging skills across distributed systems
• Familiarity with collaboration and workflow tooling such as Linear/Jira and Databricks
• Familiarity with AI governance practices and frameworks (e.g., ISO 42001) for managing AI systems responsibly
• Understanding of AI security risks and mitigations (e.g., model/data access controls, prompt injection, secure use of AI tooling)

Nice To Haves

• Security-minded by default, with a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating risk
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for systems end to end
• Clear communicator who collaborates effectively across engineering, security, and compliance
• Comfortable operating with autonomy in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Pragmatic problem-solver who balances speed with reliability and security
• Acts as an enabler for other engineers, building platforms, tools, and guardrails that make it easier for teams to ship safely and quickly
• Collaborative by nature, building strong working relationships across engineering, security, and compliance to get to the best outcome together

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate secure, highly available cloud infrastructure on AWS supporting TaxBit's platform and products
• Own infrastructure-as-code using AWS CDK (preferred) or Terraform, driving consistency, repeatability, and version control across environments
• Build, maintain, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines (GitHub/GitHub Actions) to enable safe, frequent, and reliable deployments
• Define and implement TaxBit's backup and disaster recovery strategy across cloud data stores and critical systems
• Architect and evolve data storage and processing patterns that support scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency
• Implement and maintain centralized logging, monitoring, and observability across services and infrastructure
• Implement and maintain security guardrails integrated throughout the development lifecycle
• Build workflow automation that reduces manual toil in infrastructure provisioning, deployments, and operations
• Debug and resolve complex issues across distributed, cloud-native systems, driving root-cause analysis and durable fixes
• Implement AI Ops/AI DevOps practices to deploy, monitor, and operate AI-enabled systems and pipelines in production
• Partner cross-functionally with engineering, security, and compliance teams using tools such as GitHub, Linear/Jira, and Databricks

Benefits

• Competitive cash compensation (based on experience)
• Equity (RSUs)
• Competitive benefits package
• A modern 401(k) plan that includes access to crypto, financial wellness benefits, low fees and more
• Hybrid working model: 3 days in-office, 2 days WFH/flexible
• Monday team lunches, snacks and drinks
• Discretionary Time Off - enjoy the flexibility to rest, refuel, and recharge
• Paid parental leave to bond with your child
• Fertility Benefit
• Autonomous work and flexibility in how work is performed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior