Staff Systems Engineer

Branch Metrics • Denver, CO

4h • $169,000 - $215,000 • Remote

About The Position

At Branch, we power every touchpoint with links that work and insights that prove it. From click to conversion, we make growth measurable. Our unparalleled attribution, backed by AI-enhanced linking, is trusted to deliver seamless experiences that increase ROI, decrease wasted spend, and eliminate siloed attribution. We bring the same rigor to how we build our team, by empowering our people to move fast, own outcomes, and build something that matters. We take pride in making meaningful investments in our team’s health, wealth, and growth so individuals can thrive as we scale. Our culture values smart, humble, and collaborative teammates who take accountability and drive results in an environment where their work truly moves the business forward. We are innovative, scaling with purpose, and led by seasoned leaders who know how to build enduring companies. Trusted by brands like Instacart, Western Union, NBCUniversal, ZocDoc, and Sephora, we’re big enough to matter, small enough for you to make a real impact. If you’re excited by the grit of building, rapid learning, and shaping the future of customer growth, you’ll find your place here. As a Staff Systems Engineer, you will lead our platform infrastructure team in building and maintaining the services that power mobile experiences for top companies worldwide. We process billions of API transactions daily and are growing rapidly. We seek a passionate and experienced leader to drive the evolution of our platform infrastructure within a large, complex public cloud environment. If you thrive on solving challenging problems at scale and mentoring teams to deliver exceptional results, we need your expertise!

Requirements

• Must have Linux, AWS, Kafka, Python/Java/Golang & Terraform.
• Extensive Industry Experience (8+ years): Proven track record in managing production Linux systems within large-scale cloud environments.
• Leadership and Ownership: Demonstrated ability to lead projects from conception through delivery, ensuring ownership of features and systems with a results-driven approach. High attention to detail and a strong desire for continuous improvement.
• Distributed Systems Architecture: Strong experience in architecture and administration of large-scale distributed systems (e.g., Aerospike, Kafka, FoundationDB, StarRocks, and Elasticsearch) and high-volume web deployments on frameworks like nginx, Node.js, JVM.
• Observability and Monitoring Systems: Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ELK stack, or similar systems to ensure comprehensive infrastructure monitoring and alerting.
• Cloud Infrastructure Expertise: Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, ELBs, etc.) and designing scalable cloud infrastructure solutions. Familiarity with other major cloud providers is a plus.
• Configuration Management: Proficiency with modern configuration management tools such as Terraform, SaltStack, Ansible, Packer, etc., to automate infrastructure deployment and management.
• OSS Database Management: Strong expertise in operating open-source databases on AWS, including Postgres, MySQL, Redis, etc.
• Developer Operations Management: Experience with scalable CI/CD pipelines and polyglot environments using GitOps practices and Github Actions.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with container management and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
• Familiarity with Big Data frameworks and data pipeline management.
• Familiarity with large monorepo environments and build tools such as Bazel.
• Familiarity with foundational AI/ML infrastructure building blocks such as AWS Bedrock, AWS SageMaker, etc.
• Strong experience operating Java and JVM-based systems.
• Strong experience with network design and DNS infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the strategic vision and roadmap for platform infrastructure.
• Lead and drive major platform stability projects by identifying opportunities with significant ROI.
• Collaborate closely with technical leadership to plan, execute, and deliver measurable improvements across the infrastructure landscape.
• Architect and implement complex systems that enhance reliability, automation, operability, and performance at scale.
• Work collaboratively with product engineering teams, security teams and data engineering teams to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Tackle challenging technical problems head-on, providing solutions that maintain system integrity under pressure.
• Lead debugging efforts for critical issues and develop robust strategies to prevent future occurrences.
• Mentor junior engineers and specialists, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
• Contribute to team growth by sharing your expertise and encouraging innovation.
• Conduct thorough audits of infrastructure costs to identify opportunities for waste reduction.
• Implement strategies that enhance efficiency without compromising performance or security.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Be prepared to adapt quickly, learning new languages or platforms as needed to meet evolving project requirements.

Benefits

• At Branch, we are committed to the well-being of our team by offering a comprehensive benefits package. From health and wellness programs to paid time off and retirement planning options, we provide a range of benefits for qualified employees.
• For detailed information on the benefits specific to your position, please consult with your recruiter.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees