Hybrid Senior Software Engineer, Auth/Core Infrastructure

at BenchSci

• Job title: Senior Software Engineer, Auth/Core Infrastructure
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: CA$120,000 - CA$170,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Python, Terraform, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Toronto, Canada

About the role

• Senior Software Engineer building foundational platforms for engineering teams to develop and scale microservices securely on Google Cloud Platform. Focusing on identity infrastructure and cloud operations.

Responsibilities

• Drive Infrastructure-as-Code: Design, provision, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure using Terraform and Kubernetes.
• Modernize Identity Infrastructure: Architect a modular Terraform-based system for Auth0 and refactor environment-specific secret management.
• Build Internal Platforms: Create tools and abstractions that improve the developer experience and automate the software development lifecycle.
• Ensure Security & Compliance: Implement "least privilege" access controls and robust secrets management (GCP Secret Manager) across all environments.
• Scale Cloud Operations: Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize high-traffic systems, participating in an on-call rotation to ensure 99.9% availability.
• Mentor & Collaborate: Work closely with application teams (starting with Auth) to propagate infrastructure best practices across the organization.

Requirements

• Cloud Expertise: 5+ years of experience managing large-scale infrastructure on GCP (preferred) or AWS.
• Terraform Mastery: Deep experience writing reusable, maintainable Terraform modules for complex environments.
• Kubernetes Proficiency: Hands-on experience managing and scaling GKE clusters in production.
• Systems Programming: Proficiency in at least one language, preferably Python or Go, to build infrastructure automation.
• Security Mindset: Experience with IAM, network security, and secrets management workflows.

Benefits

• A great compensation package that includes BenchSci equity options
• A robust  vacation policy plus an additional vacation day every year
• Company closures for 14 more days throughout the year
• Flex time for sick days, personal days, and religious holidays
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Annual learning & development budget
• A one-time home office set-up budget to use upon joining BenchSci
• An annual lifestyle spending account allowance
• Generous parental leave benefits with a top-up plan or paid time off options
• The ability to save for your retirement coupled with a company match!