Software Engineer, Infrastructure

San Francisco, CAfull timeOn Site

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$140k–$225k

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Cursor Software Engineer, Infrastructure at SpaceXSI owns the foundational cloud and networking layer including Kubernetes, edge, and security infrastructure. The role drives cost management, regional deployment strategy, and infrastructure unification to support rapid growth.

Responsibilities

Own Kubernetes and cluster foundations: building and operating production clusters with proper service mesh, scaling, and ingress that teams can confidently deploy to
Design the geo-deployment architecture: building a replicable, robust process for deploying geo-replicated services across cloud regions and providers
Build edge and security infrastructure: designing the networking and security layer at the edge to protect against abuse, manage rate limiting, and optimize traffic routing
Own cost management and optimization: building attribution systems, identifying waste, and ensuring we're making smart tradeoffs between cost and reliability across all cloud spend
Unify the compute platform: defining a single, opinionated container orchestration strategy so every team gets consistent, reliable deployments out of the box

Qualification

Kubernetes experience at scaleUnderstand edge networkingCare about infrastructure-as-codeADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTSIf there appears to be a fit

Required

Experience building and operating infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or similar cloud platforms.

Preferred

Kubernetes experience at scale, including service mesh, autoscaling, and multi-region deployments
Experience building and operating production Kubernetes clusters at scale, including service mesh, autoscaling, and multi-region deployments
Understand edge networking, CDN/WAF architectures, and traffic management at the infrastructure level
Care about infrastructure-as-code, reproducibility, and making it easy for other teams to self-serve reliable infrastructure
Experience with cost optimization at scale or infrastructure migration/unification is a plus
Strong software engineering fundamentals and enjoying building the platform that makes every other team faster
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
If there appears to be a fit, we'll reach out to schedule 2-3 short technicals. After, we'll schedule an onsite in our office, where you'll work on a small project, discuss ideas, and meet the team

Benefits

Dental
Vision
401(k)
Equity/RSU
Life Insurance

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