Senior Cloud Platform Engineer: Scale & Reliability

StartupPlay; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Toast is seeking an experienced software engineer to scale and develop its cloud platform and infrastructure. You will work on ultra-reliable, high-performance services used by millions, with a focus on performance, scalability, and engineering best practices.

Key tech includes AWS, Kotlin/Go, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Terraform, and Pulsar. The role embraces a hybrid work model and collaboration with cross-functional teams to influence product direction.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building and operating complex, mission-critical, large-scale distributed systems in the Cloud.
• Expertise in asynchronous messaging, event-driven architecture, APIs, and integration patterns.
• Track record of delivering clean, maintainable, and resilient code that stands the test of time.
• Proficiency in Java or Kotlin preferred (experience in other modern programming languages also valued).
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with demonstrated ability to align and inspire cross-functional teams.
• A demonstrated record of mentoring junior team members and enhancing the team's effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and deliver ultra-reliable, high-performance services and infrastructure used by millions
• Uncover and resolve performance bottlenecks across infrastructure, databases, and APIs
• Define and enable adherence to engineering best practices, coding standards, and architectural guidelines
• Collaborate closely with the Product team to influence features, technical direction, and long-term product vision

Skills

Distributed systems

Asynchronous messaging

Event-driven architecture

APIs

Code quality

Java/Kotlin

Communication

Mentoring

Tools

AWS

Terraform

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

Apache Pulsar

Job description

Toast is seeking an experienced software engineer to scale and develop its cloud platform and infrastructure. You will work on ultra-reliable, high-performance services used by millions, with a focus on performance, scalability, and engineering best practices.

Key tech includes AWS, Kotlin/Go, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Terraform, and Pulsar. The role embraces a hybrid work model and collaboration with cross-functional teams to influence product direction.