Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure

Artha; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

4% 401(k) match

Parental leave (16 weeks)

Learning budget

Mobility program

Work-from-anywhere

Job summary

Artha is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead cloud infrastructure in a fast-paced financial services environment. You will architect, deploy, and operate AWS infra, own Terraform standards, and drive EKS/Kubernetes platform strategy across regions.

You will improve CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, design disaster recovery, observability, security, and cost optimization while mentoring teammates and guiding architectural decisions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in cloud infrastructure with deep production AWS
• Expert Terraform with module design and state management
• Extensive Kubernetes production experience (EKS)
• Strong Linux systems engineering and scripting (Python/Bash/Go)
• Deep CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins
• Expert cloud networking & security (VPC, IAM, KMS, WAF, GuardDuty)
• Experience designing DR, cross-region failover, and highly available systems
• Strong technical communication, architecture docs, leadership, and collaboration

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and operate AWS infrastructure for highly available workloads
• Own Terraform infrastructure-as-code standards, modules, and state management
• Lead EKS/Kubernetes platform strategy, upgrades, and Helm governance
• Improve CI/CD platforms using GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins
• Design disaster recovery, cross-region failover, backup automation, DR simulations
• Define observability, SLO/SLI, alerting, tracing, and incident response
• Define AWS security, networking, IAM, encryption, secrets management
• Architect AI/ML infrastructure and drive AI-driven ops and tooling
• Lead cross-functional infrastructure initiatives, architecture reviews, and mentoring

Skills

AWS cloud

Terraform

Kubernetes (EKS)

Python/Bash/Go

CI/CD tooling

Networking & security

Observability

Leadership & mentoring

Documentation

Cloud architecture

Tools

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Jenkins

Kubernetes (EKS)

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure

7 years Full-time

About the Job

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and operate AWS infrastructure for highly available financial services workloads.
• Own Terraform infrastructure-as-code standards, reusable modules, state management, and code review practices.
• Lead the EKS/Kubernetes platform strategy, including cluster upgrades, node architecture, Helm governance, service mesh, and autoscaling.
• Improve CI/CD platforms and self-service deployment capabilities using GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, or similar tools.
• Design disaster recovery, cross-region failover, backup automation, high-availability architecture, and DR simulations.
• Define observability, SLO/SLI, alerting, tracing, incident response, capacity planning, and cloud cost optimization strategies.
• Define AWS security, networking, IAM, encryption, secrets management, vulnerability remediation, and regulatory compliance standards.
• Architect AI/ML infrastructure and lead adoption of AI-driven infrastructure operations and developer productivity tooling.
• Lead cross-functional infrastructure initiatives, architecture reviews, technical strategy, documentation, mentoring, and hiring activities.

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on cloud infrastructure engineering experience with deep production AWS expertise.
• End-to-end ownership of infrastructure initiatives from architecture and implementation through rollout and operations.
• Expert Terraform skills, including module design, state management, and organization-wide IaC standards.
• Extensive Kubernetes production experience, preferably with EKS, including cluster lifecycle, multi-tenancy, Helm, and GitOps workflows.
• Strong Linux systems engineering and advanced Python, Bash, or Go scripting skills.
• Deep CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, or comparable platforms.
• Expert cloud networking and security knowledge, including VPC, Transit Gateway, DNS, load balancing, IAM, KMS, WAF, GuardDuty, and Secrets Manager.
• Experience operating observability platforms and database infrastructure at organizational scale.
• Experience designing disaster recovery, conducting simulations, and building highly available systems.
• Strong technical communication, architecture documentation, leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Preferred qualifications include financial services or regulated-industry experience, relevant AWS certifications, event streaming, API gateway, AI/ML infrastructure, policy-as-code, FinOps, technical writing, or open-source experience.

Benefits

• Hybrid schedule with three days per week onsite in the Culver City or San Francisco office.
• Healthcare, dental, and vision insurance plans, including HMO and PPO options.
• 401(k) savings plan with a 4% match and immediate vesting.
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave after one year of employment.
• Professional growth opportunities, an employee mobility program, and an annual learning and development budget.
• Company perks program with discounts on pet insurance, fitness, mobile phone plans, travel, and other services.
• Financial guidance program covering debt, spending, saving, planning, and home-purchasing preparation.
• One month work-from-anywhere policy, subject to country exceptions.
• Amenity-filled offices in Culver City, San Francisco, and Dallas.