Staff Software Engineer - Core Infrastructure

6sense • San Francisco, CA

104d • $201,825 - $269,100

About The Position

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure to elevate our infrastructure. You will be a key driver in shaping the future of our data and compute platforms, building resilient and maintainable systems that serve our entire engineering organization. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you will tackle complex challenges, provide technical leadership, and mentor your peers. You'll build the critical tools and primitives that empower all 6sense developers. Your work will directly impact our engineering, product, and analytics functions by creating a more scalable, reliable, and efficient compute and data platform. You'll manage and optimize core systems such as our databases, caches, containerized workloads, and infrastructure orchestration. Join us in shaping the future of infrastructure at 6sense!

Requirements

• BS/MS in Computer Science, or related fields with a minimum of 5 to 7 years of experience.
• Solid grasp of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and software design principles, with proven experience in distributed systems.
• Experience developing complex and automated pipelines for infrastructure using techniques such as IaaC, GitOps.
• Strong coding skills in Python and SQL.
• Expert knowledge of Kubernetes internals such as the Kube-Apiserver, Kube-proxy, networking, and workload scheduling. Managing Kubernetes clusters at scale. Experience with managed solutions such as AKS, EKS, or GKE is a plus.
• Expert with Cloud network.
• Expert with Linux systems administration, package management, and operations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing cloud service provider accounts at scale. Experience with multi-cloud deployments (AWS, Azure, & GCP) is a plus.
• Experience operating and managing data platform technologies like MySQL, Trino, Hive, Kafka, ElasticSearch, and Redis. Working experience of SingleStore (memsql) DB is a huge plus.
• Experience with the Hadoop framework is a big plus!
• Experience with test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment processes.
• Experience with infrastructure as code frameworks and tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, Helm, and/or AWS CDK.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement a scalable and performant data platform, ensuring seamless integration with existing technologies and a focus on long-term sustainability.
• Create a self-service library of secure and reusable infrastructure components that reduce cognitive load for developers and accelerate product delivery.
• Proactively identify and solve complex scalability and performance bottlenecks, delivering solutions that meet our rapidly growing demands.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to define architectural standards and best practices, providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior and mid-level engineers.
• Ensure that our infrastructure as code has security baked into the components available in our library.
• Design and develop secure, well-documented automations, APIs, and tooling to streamline how stakeholders interact with our platform.

Benefits

• Generous health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• 401K employer matching program
• Paid holidays
• Self-care days
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Stock options
• Access to LinkedIn Learning platform
• Quarterly wellness education sessions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees