Sr Software Engineer - Builder Tools

humaninterest; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

WFH stipend

Lifestyle stipend

Mental health support

Fertility support

Team offsites

Job summary

Human Interest is seeking an experienced cloud engineer to build and improve the cloud infrastructure, delivery pipelines, and developer tools that help engineering teams ship software reliably. The role spans system design and implementation, production releases, and engineering practices with responsibility for quality and maintainability across a multi-service environment.

You will design and operate AWS-based infrastructure, create CI/CD pipelines across accounts, and mentor colleagues while

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience designing, building, and scaling services on a cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• At least two years using infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK); CD/CI with IaC is preferred.
• At least two years working with CI/CD systems (CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions).
• Ability to write clear, testable code that is easy to maintain.
• Strong communication skills to explain technical topics to engineers and non-engineers.
• Demonstrated ownership, initiative, and empathy when solving customer-impacting problems.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate resilient cloud infrastructure, particularly in AWS.
• Build CI/CD pipelines for services across multiple accounts.
• Create tools that simplify development and boost engineer productivity.
• Write and review maintainable code and tests with focus on reliability and monitoring.
• Lead work across design, implementation, testing, and production release; keep stakeholders informed.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to engineering standards, tooling, and processes.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Cross-functional collaboration

System design

Ownership & initiative

Communication

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

CodePipeline

GitHub Actions

CodeBuild

Job description

Role overview

Build and improve the cloud infrastructure, delivery pipelines, and developer tools that help engineering teams ship software reliably. The role spans system design and implementation, production releases, and engineering practices, with responsibility for quality and maintainability across a multi-service environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate resilient cloud infrastructure, particularly in AWS.
• Build CI/CD pipelines for services running across multiple accounts.
• Create tools that simplify development and make engineers more effective.
• Write and review maintainable code and tests, with attention to reliability and monitoring.
• Lead work across design, implementation, testing, and production release; keep stakeholders informed.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to engineering standards, tooling, and processes.

Requirements

• At least five years of experience designing, building, and scaling services, including work with a cloud platform such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• At least two years using infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK; continuous deployment experience with IaC is preferred.
• At least two years working with CI/CD systems, such as CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions.
• Ability to write clear, testable code that is straightforward to maintain.
• Strong communication skills for explaining technical topics to engineering and non-engineering partners.
• Demonstrated ownership, initiative, and empathy when solving customer-impacting problems and driving cross-functional work.

Benefits and work setup

The listing describes a monthly work-from-home stipend, a quarterly lifestyle stipend, mental health support for employees and dependents, and fertility and family-forming support. It also mentions team-building events and offsites.