Senior / Lead / Principal Software Engineer - Foundations Team (Infrastructure/Platform)

Enboarder; California; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Enboarder is expanding its Foundations team with senior cloud-focused software engineers who design scalable, highly available infrastructure. You will own critical cloud services, implement secure architectures, and drive performance improvements across large, distributed systems.

This role blends leadership with hands-on engineering, focused on reliability and rapid delivery. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in backend and cloud engineering, strong Go/Python/TypeScript/Ruby skills, IaC

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development with backend and infrastructure focus.
• Strong experience with cloud-based architectures and scalable systems.
• Proficiency in Go, Python, TypeScript, or Ruby.
• Experience with IaC tools: Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
• Containerization with Kubernetes, AWS ECS, or Docker.
• Observability/monitoring with DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK.
• Database expertise in PostgreSQL and data warehousing like ClickHouse.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build secure, fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure on public clouds.
• Continuously optimize system performance and remove bottlenecks at scale.
• Lead CI/CD evolution across multiple services to reduce complexity.
• Plan/instate infrastructure upgrades using code for faster execution and scale.
• Leverage observability tools to monitor health and alert on anomalies.
• Define and maintain runbooks, procedures, and architecture diagrams.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence.
• Move fast with startups' agility while maintaining quality.

Skills

Go

Python

TypeScript

Ruby

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

DataDog

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Terraform

CDK

CloudFormation

Pulumi

Kubernetes

AWS ECS

Docker

PostgreSQL

ClickHouse

Job description

The Experience

Note: By applying to the Senior / Lead / Principal Software Engineer - Foundations Team posting, recruiters and hiring managers across the organization hiring software engineers will review your resume. Our goal is for you to apply once and have your resume reviewed by multiple hiring teams.

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Join a high-ownership, high-velocity engineering team working at the frontier of AI and modern software development. We operate with the pace of a startup backed by the scale and stability of a global enterprise — with true end-to-end ownership across architecture, implementation, deployment, and continuous improvement.

You’ll work alongside a high-talent-density team that cares deeply about performance, reliability, and engineering excellence — driving architecture decisions, solving large-scale distributed systems challenges, and building foundational infrastructure that enables great customer experiences.

As a Software Engineer on the Foundations team, you’ll build the infrastructure and critical systems that power our operations — highly scalable cloud infrastructure, robust CI/CD pipelines, advanced observability, and top-tier engineering tools. Your work will increase deployment velocity, raise our quality bar, and support complex, real-time customer interactions.

What You’ll Actually Be Doing

• Architect & Build: Lead the design and implementation of secure, fault-tolerant, and highly available cloud infrastructure on public cloud services.
• System Optimization: Continuously improve system performance, identify bottlenecks, and deploy optimizations for smooth operation at scale for highly-trafficked services.
• CI/CD Evolution: Lead the evolution of our Continuous Integration and Deployment pipelines in a multi-service environment, reducing complexity and increasing resilience.
• Infrastructure Management: Plan and execute timely infrastructure upgrades and changes using infrastructure-as-code to enable faster execution, improved scale, and increased cost efficiency.
• Observability: Leverage tools like DataDog, Sentry, and others to monitor system infrastructure, configure alerts for anomalies, and proactively ensure system health.
• Documentation & Standards: Define, promote, and maintain runbooks, operating procedures, and system architecture diagrams. Uphold high standards of quality through rigorous testing and code reviews.
• Mentorship: Act as a force multiplier by providing technical guidance, mentoring other engineers, and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.
• Agility: Embrace a culture of flexibility and efficiency, moving fast to capture opportunities while wearing multiple hats in a startup environment

You're Our Person If...

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in professional software development with a strong emphasis on backend systems, cloud platforms, and infrastructure.
• Languages: Proficiency in programming languages such as Go, Python, Typescript, or Ruby.
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Deep experience architecting secure solutions on cloud-based infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure).
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proven experience in automated provisioning using tools like Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
• Containerization: Experience with automated deployments using container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes, AWS ECS, or Docker.
• Observability Tools: Strong hands-on experience with monitoring and logging tools such as DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK.
• Database Expertise: Familiarity with SQL, RDBMS (PostgreSQL preferred), and data warehousing solutions (e.g., ClickHouse)
• AI-Assisted Development: Proficiency in AI-assisted software development (e.g., Claude, Cursor, etc.); you are capable of leveraging these tools to significantly accelerate your output from day one.
• Education: B.S. or Master's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.