Hybrid Senior Infrastructure Engineer

at Upside

• Job title: Senior Infrastructure Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $170,000 - $210,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Jenkins, Python, Terraform, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Austin, United States

About the role

• Infrastructure Engineer enhancing platform reliability and security at Upside. Collaborating with teams to optimize developer experience and system performance.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to infrastructure initiatives that improve platform reliability, security, and developer experience, such as CI/CD pipeline improvements, cost optimization, and automation of manual workflows.
• Collaborate with teammates and product engineers to identify pain points in build, test, or deploy workflows and deliver well-scoped improvements using existing platform tools and patterns and developing new ones where needed.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code modules using Terraform, helping maintain and extend AWS resources in a reliable and consistent way.
• Participate in the team’s shield rotation, helping investigate org-wide issues, respond to incidents, and ensure our systems are resilient and well-monitored.
• Document your work clearly, contribute to team best practices, and help others adopt infrastructure patterns by sharing knowledge in Slack, Confluence, and GitHub.
• Provide guidance to more junior team members when applicable, and proactively seek feedback and mentorship to support your growth.

Requirements

• Have 6+ years of experience in an infrastructure, DevOps, platform, or SRE role supporting production systems.
• Are familiar with AWS, Terraform, and Github (or equivalent infrastructure tooling), and excited to deepen your knowledge in these areas.
• Are proficient in at least one scripting or programming language, such as Python, Bash, or Go.
• Have experience working with CI/CD systems like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.
• Understand the value of monitoring, alerting, and observability and have contributed to system reliability efforts.
• Take initiative to understand the systems you work on, ask thoughtful questions, and raise blockers early.
• Communicate clearly and work collaboratively within a team environment, contributing to planning and retrospectives.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on Day 1
• Equity (ISOs)
• 401(k) program
• Family planning programs + paid parental leave
• Physical fitness and wellness memberships
• Emotional and mental health support programs
• Unlimited PTO + 10 paid federal holidays + our annual, week-long Winter Break
• Flexible work environment
• Lunch reimbursement for in-office employees
• Employee Resource Groups
• Learning and Development stipend
• Transparent culture
• Amazing mission!