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SignifydStaff Software Engineer I, Platform Engineering
Signifyd is looking for a Staff Software Engineer I to guide the technical vision and long-term strategy for enterprise cloud infrastructure within its Platform Engineering group.…
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Signifyd is looking for a Staff Software Engineer I to guide the technical vision and long-term strategy for enterprise cloud infrastructure within its Platform Engineering group. Signifyd provides fraud prevention and consumer protection solutions to online retailers worldwide, relying on machine learning, big data analytics, and industry expertise. In this position, you will operate with significant autonomy to design and scale enterprise computing environments, shape cloud capabilities, and develop automated…
Job Description
Signifyd is looking for a Staff Software Engineer I to guide the technical vision and long-term strategy for enterprise cloud infrastructure within its Platform Engineering group. Signifyd provides fraud prevention and consumer protection solutions to online retailers worldwide, relying on machine learning, big data analytics, and industry expertise. In this position, you will operate with significant autonomy to design and scale enterprise computing environments, shape cloud capabilities, and develop automated self-healing systems. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners and engineering peers to establish foundational standards for security, reliability, and developer experience across the organization. The ideal candidate will pioneer AI-driven infrastructure initiatives, such as automated root-cause analysis and LLM-powered developer tools, while balancing capacity management and FinOps. This remote opportunity suits an experienced engineer with deep mastery of Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, and distributed data systems who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Define architectural strategy for integrating LLM-powered and agentic tools across the platform
- Establish technical direction for self-healing infrastructure and automated root-cause analysis
- Own the multi-quarter roadmap for GCP and Kubernetes-based cloud capabilities
- Set the standard for SLOs, incident management, and on-call rotation participation
- Architect foundational access controls, encryption, and vulnerability management standards
- Direct cloud capacity management and FinOps strategies for efficient scaling and cost transparency
- Productize CI/CD and deployment tooling into a cohesive self-service experience
- Serve as a technical escalation point for complex infrastructure challenges and mentor engineering staff
Requirements
- Demonstrated mastery of Google Cloud Platform
- Expert-level knowledge of cloud networking, protocols, and security best practices
- Extensive experience architecting and operating self-managed and cloud-managed Kubernetes environments at scale
- Proven experience scaling data storage and streaming technologies including PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, and Kafka
- Strong programming skills in high-level languages such as Python, Go, Java, or TypeScript
- Ability to build secure infrastructure using Terraform and declarative CI/CD pipelines like ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, or TeamCity
- Experience designing scalable OpenTelemetry-based monitoring and tracing systems
Qualifications
- Experience with Amazon Web Services
- Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Claude
Core Skills
Benefits
- Discretionary unlimited time off policy
- 401K match program
- Stock option grants
- Annual performance bonus or commissions
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- On-demand therapy access for employees and dependents
- Dedicated learning budget via Learnerbly
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Company social events and company swag
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Is this position remote?
Yes, this role is listed as remote.
What is the salary range for this role?
The base salary is USD 200,000 to 225,000 per year for Tier 1 locations such as the NYC, SF Bay Area, and Seattle regions.
What employment type is this?
This is a full-time position.
What additional compensation is provided besides base salary?
The role is eligible for a stock option grant of 6,000 shares and an annual performance bonus of up to 10% of the base salary.
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