Staff Infrastructure Software Engineer

About the role

Carbon, Inc. is seeking a Staff Infrastructure Engineer to manage the cloud foundations that power our 3D printing technology. You will join a high-trust platform team responsible for the AWS and GCP environments, global printer connectivity, and CI/CD pipelines that support our production systems.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Manage and scale multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS and GCP to ensure security and cost-efficiency.
• Design and maintain network architecture connecting our cloud services to a global fleet of 3D printers.
• Oversee Kubernetes clusters and Istio service mesh, focusing on traffic management, observability, and workload isolation.
• Lead infrastructure as code initiatives using Terraform, including module design and rollout.
• Optimize CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins and GitHub Actions to improve build speeds and deployment safety.
• Participate in on-call rotations, drive incident response, and implement permanent fixes for recurring issues.
• Provide technical mentorship to cross-functional teams and establish engineering standards for cloud operations.

Requirements

• Seven or more years of experience in production cloud infrastructure with expertise in AWS or GCP and proficiency in the other.
• Deep understanding of networking, including VPCs, DNS, load balancing, TLS, and VPNs.
• Expert-level Terraform skills, including managing state at scale and executing complex migrations.
• Proven experience maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Strong Kubernetes background, including cluster management and multi-tenant strategies.
• Practical experience with service meshes, specifically Istio, including mTLS and envoy-based traffic control.
• Fluency in Linux, containerization, and at least one scripting language such as Python, Go, or Bash.
• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Background in connecting cloud services to physical edge hardware.
• Familiarity with Bazel or polyglot monorepo build systems.
• Experience with security and compliance frameworks like SOC 2 or ISO 27001.
• History of working within a platform engineering team serving internal customers.

Skills & tools

• AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Istio, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Linux, Python, Go, Bash.

Practical notes

• This role is onsite.
• Compensation is subject to geographic differentials based on your actual work location.
• The company provides a total rewards package including equity, benefits, and time off.
• Applicants must review the Carbon Privacy Notice for Employees, Independent Contractors and Job Applicants before submitting an application.