Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Cloud Native/Typescript)
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About the Role
Pre-series A Opensource startup is looking for Staff Engineers, fully remote for now but will be transitioning to a hybrid model with office presence in the Bay Area in approximately 6-12 months. Candidates must reside in the SF area and be willing to work in the office 2-3 days a week eventually. The startup seeks individuals with open source project experience, a strong background in TypeScript, and a tendency to take ownership.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and develop scalable, self-hostable cloud-native applications across multi-cloud and on-prem environments.
- Design and implement backend infrastructure, APIs, and system integrations that facilitate high-scale developer workflows.
- Optimize containerized deployments with Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm, ensuring high availability and seamless automation.
- Lead best practices for intra-application communication, distributed systems, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Collaborate with open-source contributors and cloud engineers to design highly flexible and extensible developer tools.
- Build infrastructure that supports millions of developer interactions, ensuring security, performance, and scalability.
- Own deployments across AWS, Azure, and GCP while maintaining a cloud-agnostic design.
About the Candidate
Expectations:
- Strong backend engineering expertise in Node.js/TypeScript (5+ years).
- Deep Kubernetes experience including container orchestration and Helm charts.
- Hands-on expertise with Docker for optimizing container environments.
- Experience designing applications for hybrid cloud/on-prem environments.
- Strong AWS experience, particularly with cloud-native patterns.
Nice to Have Skills:
- Experience with Azure and GCP for multi-cloud deployments.
- Background in DevOps, CI/CD automation, and cloud security.
- Familiarity with building developer tools, SDKs, and open-source platforms.
- Knowledge of distributed computing and scalable backend architectures.
- Experience with LLMs or AI-native infrastructure.
- Python experience for backend automation and AI-driven integrations.
About the Company
Join a hyper-growth AI-native startup backed by top Silicon Valley VCs, developing a high-impact open-source and enterprise cloud-native platform. The company is expanding rapidly with a strong market adoption, offering a challenging and rewarding work environment.
Company Culture and Benefits
The team is mission-driven and is at the forefront of the AI revolution, aiming to redefine software development practices. Work alongside industry-leading engineers and contribute to building next-gen cloud-native developer infrastructure.