Senior Cloud Engineer Overview • The Senior Cloud Engineer role focuses on building and operating secure, reliable cloud platforms supporting production software and services. • Combine infrastructure engineering, backend development, deployment automation, and operational ownership for scalable cloud solutions. • Create systems deployable across diverse environments, ensuring consistent performance and reliability. • Work with engineering teams to prioritize platform improvements and address technical limitations effectively. • Utilize AI-assisted tools for development while ensuring secure and validated implementations. • Participate in production support, incident response, and operational readiness activities for owned services. • Enhance platform reliability, security, scalability, and infrastructure efficiency as usage grows. • Collaborate across technical and non-technical teams to achieve organizational goals. Senior Cloud Engineer Key Responsibilities & Duties • Design and maintain cloud infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code practices for compute, networking, and security controls. • Develop backend and cloud-native services ensuring secure and reliable production-scale operations. • Create deployment architectures for software platforms across diverse environments. • Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability systems to proactively identify issues. • Develop portable deployment patterns reducing environment-specific configuration overhead. • Improve security posture, scalability, and efficiency of cloud platforms. • Participate in on-call rotations and incident response for operational readiness. • Utilize AI-assisted development tools to enhance productivity and validate results. Senior Cloud Engineer Job Requirements • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent professional experience. • 6+ years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, or DevOps roles. • Strong practical experience with AWS and infrastructure-as-code technologies like Terraform. • Proficiency in backend development; experience with Rust or similar languages preferred. • Experience designing and operating monitoring and observability systems for production workloads. • Knowledge of deploying software across heterogeneous environments, including containerized platforms. • Background in cryptography, information security, or compliance frameworks like SOC 2 or FIPS. • Legally authorized to work in the United States.