Infra Engineer - Datacenters

The role

This role bridges the universe of atoms to the universe of bits by building ground up infrastructure and datacenters. You will build application level code, use OS primitives, and deliver projects from 0 to N.

What you will do

• Build application level code
• Make use of OS primitives
• Deliver projects 0 to N
• Operate with agency and urgency
• Design for 10x and engineer for 100x in 18mo
• Communicate clearly using RFCs and Docs
• Be oncall 1-2 weeks per quarter
• Construct monitoring, alerts, and dashboards

Required qualifications

• Built application level code (Golang, GRPC, Postgres, etc)
• Made use of OS primitives (syscalls, cgroups, etc)
• Delivered projects 0 to N
• Operated with agency and urgency
• Had enough foresight to ship for today, design for 10x, and engineer for 100x in 18mo
• Communicated clearly using RFCs/Docs/etc
• Been oncall and know that you will be 1-2 weeks per quarter
• Constructed monitoring, alerts, and dashboards
• Built the confidence to say no to 99% of things, and the grit to deliver the 1% that matter

Nice to have

• Operated with agency and urgency (bonus points if remotely!)
• Designed and procured $1m+ hardware for datacenters
• Managed and orchestrated supply chains globally
• Designed rack level layouts for optimal efficiency (heat/energy/etc)
• Built automated systems for inventory management up to PXE bootstrapping

Benefits

• Great salary
• Full health benefits including dependents
• Strong equity grants
• Equipment stipend

Before you apply

• Work on a small project to discuss in the interview
• Asynchronously implement a datacenter procurement, buildout, and management process from scratch

About the company

Railway makes it simple to ship anything. They build ground up infrastructure and datacenters all over the world for performance, resilience, and reliability.