Senior Software Engineer, Infra/Systems

The role

You will design, build, and maintain global cloud infrastructure. You will work across core systems like the database and synchronization layer to improve performance and reliability.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain Convex’s global cloud infrastructure.
• Investigate and improve the performance and reliability of systems.
• Prioritize projects in collaboration with the engineering team and CTO.
• Own architectural decisions for multiple core systems.
• Help establish technical direction and engineering standards.
• Work across the stack when needed.
• Write systems and database code.

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in backend or systems engineering.
• Experience building and scaling large systems.
• Strong systems judgment regarding tradeoffs and simplicity.
• Experience working in fast-moving environments with shifting requirements.
• Interest in working in-person at Convex's office in SF.
• Ability to write high quality code.

Nice to have

• knowledge of Rust

Benefits

• equity
• benefits

About the company

Convex provides a full-stack app platform designed with database, compute and backend abstractions. The team is based in San Francisco and focuses on empowering developers to create fast, reliable, and dynamic apps.