Remote Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Description:

• Render is building a modern cloud platform for developers creating AI-native, full-stack, multi-service applications.
• The mission is to eliminate the tradeoff between the power of hyperscalers and the simplicity of developer-friendly platforms.
• Render offers a developer-first experience with persistent compute, dynamic autoscaling, built-in orchestration, and observability.
• The platform allows teams to launch, scale, and manage real-world applications without writing infrastructure code or managing servers.
• Render is trusted by over 3 million developers worldwide and has raised $80M in Series C financing to accelerate its vision.
• The company values craft, velocity, and user experience, and encourages diverse candidates to apply.
• The role involves designing and building the cloud platform, improving architecture, and supporting customers' growing AI workloads.
• Responsibilities include owning core infrastructure, debugging issues, improving performance, and collaborating with other engineers.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience building and scaling cloud infrastructure.
• Experience in developing, maintaining, and debugging production systems at scale is required.
• Candidates should have experience building, operating, and scaling Kubernetes clusters or similar resource/container orchestration.
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, Pulumi, and Ansible is necessary.
• Nice-to-haves include experience with Linux kernel/container optimization, familiarity with observability tools, experience hosting PostgreSQL at scale, and security hardening skills.

Benefits:

• The position is eligible for equity with early-exercise options and extended exercise windows.
• Employees receive 4 weeks of paid vacation from day one.
• There is a provision for 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents.
• Long-term disability, life insurance, and 401K plans are offered.
• The company provides 100% employer-paid medical coverage and 99% employer-paid dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• A monthly lifestyle stipend for wellness, mental health, hobbies, etc., is included.
• Monthly cell phone and internet subsidies are provided.
• Commuter benefits for Bay Area employees and home office stipends for remote workers are available.
• Continuous learning benefits and related support are also part of the package.