Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure

CLEAR; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Infrastructure team. In this pivotal role, you will build a next-generation cloud platform that enhances the user experience across various systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in infrastructure, with expertise in Kubernetes and cloud-native design principles. You'll collaborate with talented engineers to create scalable solutions, champion observability best practices, and continuously improve systems. This role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, making it an exciting opportunity for those passionate about technology and user-centric design.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare plans

Flexible time off

401(k) retirement plan with employer match

Free OneMedical memberships

Meals and snacks

Learning & development stipend

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in infrastructure and platform engineering.
• Experience with production-grade software development in modern languages.
• Strong understanding of Cloud Native design principles.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable and reliable infrastructure for engineering teams.
• Simplify developer-facing infrastructure interfaces.
• Advance compute platform functionalities with Kubernetes.

Skills

Python

Kubernetes

Cloud Native design principles

Terraform

Observability best practices

Tools

AWS

Kafka

Postgres

Elasticache

Job description

Have you ever had that green-light feeling? When you hit every green light and the day just feels like magic. CLEAR's mission is to create frictionless experiences where every day has that feeling. With more than 30+ million passionate members and hundreds of partners around the world, CLEAR’s identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it’s at the airport, stadium, or right on your phone, CLEAR connects you to the things that make you, you - unlocking easier, more secure, and more seamless experiences - making them all feel like magic.

Today, CLEAR is well-known as a leader in digital and biometric identification, reducing friction for our members wherever an ID check is needed. We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Infrastructure team to accelerate building and scaling our innovative systems that support our growing identity platform. In this role, you will build the next-generation cloud platform that underpins all systems at CLEAR. The ideal candidate for this role will approach challenges with an eye toward reliability, simplicity, and scalability.

What You Will Do:

• Build the paved road for all engineers to build and deploy scalable and reliable infrastructure at the push of a button
• Simplify and standardize our developer-facing infrastructure interfaces while improving reliability and observability
• Continue to advance our compute platform (Kubernetes) with new functionality and features
• Advance our capabilities across systems like Kafka, Postgres, and Elasticache
• Work across engineering to be a champion for observability best practices
• Be a product owner for our infrastructure, gathering feedback, requirements, and pain points from across Engineering, and building solutions to solve for them

Who You Are:

• A software engineer with 6+ years of deep infrastructure and platform experience
• Experience writing production-grade software in a modern language, such as Python
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of Cloud Native design principles in cloud platforms, preferably AWS
• Experience with a modern IaC tool, such as Terraform or Pulumi
• A strong product and user-centric mindset
• Desire to continuously improve systems and environments

How You’ll be Rewarded:

At CLEAR we help YOU move forward - because when you’re at your best, we’re at our best. You’ll work with talented team members who are motivated by our mission of making experiences safer and easier. In our offices, you’ll enjoy benefits like meals and snacks. We invest in your well-being and learning & development with our stipend and reimbursement programs.

We offer holistic total rewards, including comprehensive healthcare plans, family building benefits (fertility and adoption/surrogacy support), flexible time off, free OneMedical memberships for you and your dependents, and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match. The base salary range for this role is $175,500 - $215,000, depending on levels of skills and experience.

The base salary range represents the low and high end of CLEAR’s salary range for this position. Salaries will vary depending on various factors which include, but are not limited to location, education, skills, experience and performance. The range listed is just one component of CLEAR’s total compensation package for employees and other rewards may include annual bonuses, commission, Restricted Stock Units.

CLEAR provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or protected needs. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include, but are not limited to, time off, extra breaks, making a change to the application process or work procedures, policy exceptions, providing documents in an alternative format, live captioning or using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

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