Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at High-growth infrastructure SaaS platform

Jack and Jill AI; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth SaaS platform is looking for a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to lead the development of a critical BYOC product. This role involves designing a robust control plane for customer deployments and developing infrastructure-as-code solutions in a Rust-based environment. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in cloud-native architecture and strong software engineering skills. This position offers the chance to own major components in a dynamic startup environment and work remotely.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in cloud-native architecture with focus on security and reliability.
• Professional experience with orchestration layers for multi-person codebases.
• Willingness to master Rust if not proficient.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust control plane for deploying complex services.
• Develop and optimize infrastructure-as-code using Rust.
• Collaborate with engineering team to ensure high reliability.

Skills

Cloud-native architecture expertise

Infrastructure-as-code experience

Strong software engineering skills in typed languages

Proficiency in Rust

Job description

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Company Description: High-growth infrastructure SaaS platform

Job Description: You will lead the development of a critical bring-your-own-cloud (BYOC) product, building a sophisticated control plane that enables seamless customer deployments. Working deeply within a Rust-based infrastructure layer, you will bridge the gap between cloud provider APIs and deployment automation to deliver a managed service experience while ensuring state-of-the-art security and performance.

Location: Remote

Why this role is remarkable

• Take ownership of major cloud infrastructure components in an early-stage startup with a small, high-impact team.
• Influence the architecture of a unique BYOC product that combines the power of managed services with the security of customer-hosted data.
• Opportunity to engage with the open-source community and contribute to the platform's broader ecosystem through technical evangelism.

What you will do

• Design and implement a robust control plane for deploying complex stateful services within diverse customer cloud environments.
• Develop and optimize infrastructure-as-code and deployment automation tools using Rust and cloud-native technologies.
• Collaborate across the engineering team to refine core platform integrations, ensuring high reliability and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate

• Deep expertise in cloud-native architecture across major providers with a strong focus on security and reliability.
• Professional experience building maintainable infrastructure-as-code and orchestration layers for multi-person codebases.
• Strong software engineering skills in typed languages, with a specific proficiency in or willingness to master Rust.