Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Mid or Senior Level)

Clever is on a mission to connect every student, worldwide, to a world of learning. With our identity platform for education, we serve 77% of U.S. schools and over 1 million K12 students internationally. As a trusted partner for schools and educators, we provide secure, seamless access to digital learning tools that empower students everywhere. Clever, a Kahoot! Company, is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, but our impact extends far beyond. Learn more about us at www.clever.com.The Infrastructure team at Clever is responsible for the internal platform used by all engineering teams to build, deploy, and monitor Clever’s products. As a member of the Infrastructure team, you’ll build systems that enable all engineering teams at Clever to build, deploy, and iterate on their services, without compromising reliability. You will collaborate across engineering teams to identify gaps in our automation and tooling, helping the entire engineering organization become more effective.A DAY IN THE LIFE:Build a platform that makes it easy for Clever engineers to build and deploy scalable, well-architected applications without worrying about the detailsLearn and apply best practices across all of the AWS services used by CleverCollaborate with other engineering teams to identify and support their needsBuild monitoring and logging services so that teams can ensure the smooth operation of their productsImplement tooling for multi-region support and fast failoverSponsor resiliency efforts to achieve 99.98%+ uptime for critical servicesCurrent and upcoming projects include building a new, more user friendly and cost effective logging pipeline, and implementing best practices for AWS account managementAct as technical lead for some medium and large projectsUnderstand and prioritize the Clever engineering culture - see our blog post on Defining Clever’s Engineering CultureWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:4+ years of experience as a Software Engineer including backend work:Experience with Kubernetes is required Experience with Go is useful but not requiredExperience with AWS EKS is useful but not required Direct experience using a cloud provider (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)Experience with our key AWS Technologies (ECS, DynamoDB, VPCs, Lambda, RDS, Kinesis) helpful but not requiredAbility to empathize with fellow engineers to understand their pain points and improve their developer experienceThe desire and ability to learn quickly in order to support the wide range (and ever-changing list) of technologies in use at CleverDesign and product sense for building as an internal infrastructure/platform teamCommitment to inclusion and belonging: Clever believes that the classrooms we serve and our company’s halls should be spaces that are diverse and inclusive. We seek opportunities and celebrate actions that further allow us to build diverse teams, include every voice, and create a safe space for everyone to bring their authentic selves into the workplace.CLEVER BENEFITS AND PERKS:A competitive salaryFlexible Paid Time OffPaid Parental LeaveTop-notch healthcare, vision, and dental coverage for you and your familyBest-in-class mental healthcare service that supports employees' mental and emotional wellnessA generous personal development yearly budget which can be used for courses, conferences, trainings, books, and moreA comprehensive Learning & Development program that enables employees to enhance their skills, knowledge, and functional expertiseAnnual company and team events to connect with fun, bright coworkersSALARY TRANSPARENCY:The range of our base salary cash compensation for this role for candidates living in the United States, besides NYC and San Francisco, CA, is between $126,000 - $176,000. For candidates living in NYC and San Francisco, CA is between $138,000 - $193,000. All final offers are determined using multiple factors including experience and level of expertise.Clever does not conduct interviews via text or Telegram. We will never ask for your financial information or reimbursement of equipment of any kind. If you receive any communications regarding employment with Clever that you think might be a scam, please email recruitingscam@clever.com.If you are a resident of Colorado, please note you have the right to redact your age-related information like age, birth date, or dates of schooling.