Sr. Software Engineer - L4

Overview In this role you will design and scale mission-critical, real-time cloud infrastructure for a premier digital media technology company. You will lead cross-functional efforts, mentor engineers, and drive architectural decisions to improve performance, security, and resiliency at scale. You’ll work on high-throughput systems and collaborate with global teams to align technical solutions with business goals. This is an opportunity to shape production-grade platforms and influence engineering culture in a fast-moving environment. Compensation / BenefitsCompetitive base salaryComprehensive health benefitsRetirement planWellness benefits ResponsibilitiesArchitect, deploy, and maintain high-throughput cloud environments using containers and orchestrationDrive performance optimizations across distributed back-end components to ensure high availability and low latencyLead full-lifecycle engineering initiatives from discovery to releaseGuide system design decisions, focusing on security, cost efficiency, and resiliencyCollaborate with global product, engineering, and operations stakeholders to align with business objectivesMentor junior engineers through code reviews and architectural alignmentCreate technical documentation, system specifications, and evaluation plansTroubleshoot complex production issues and drive automation across deployment pipelines Key requirementsProven background in systems-level development using C, C++, or Go with strong network programming fundamentalsExtensive experience designing, scaling, and operating distributed systems in AWSHands-on expertise with Kubernetes, container deployment, and microservices orchestrationDeep familiarity with Unix/Linux, data structures, and core algorithmsDemonstrated experience navigating the full SDLC within Agile frameworksStrong analytical problem-solving ability and ability to collaborate across international time zonesCross-functional collaborationMentorship and team leadershipAnalytical problem-solvingC, C++, Go (Golang)AWSKubernetes