Software Engineer – DevOps Platform

Overview In this role you will join Wealthfront’s Infrastructure team to build and maintain automated, scalable infrastructure that powers our data centers and cloud environments. You will bridge software engineering with system administration to keep mission-critical services reliable and to accelerate the wider engineering team. You’ll work on infrastructure-as-code initiatives, contribute to on-call reliability, and mentor junior engineers. This is a hands-on position with impact on automation, tooling, and operational excellence. Compensation / Benefitsmedical, vision, dental401K planequitydiscretionary bonusgenerous time offparential leave ResponsibilitiesAutomate application deployment, configure infrastructure, and manage core services including databasesOn-call triage, post-mortems, and implementing reliability improvementsDesign, implement, and deploy internal tools to boost engineering productivityManage server hardware in data centers and travel for onsite projects as neededContribute to evolution of the infrastructure and strategic decisionsMentor junior team members Key requirementsExtensive experience running and troubleshooting modern Linux systems in production6+ years of production-grade software development in Java, Go, or similarProficiency with at least one automation tech such as Terraform, Chef, or PuppetProven ability to design and deploy mission-critical distributed systemsStrong critical thinking and communication skillsBS in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experienceCritical thinkingEffective communicationWillingness to learn and educate peersProduction-grade software development (Java, Go)Linux system administration in productionInfrastructure automation (Terraform, Chef, Puppet)