Principal Infrastructure Engineer
Ladders · Los Angeles, CA · 5 days ago
On-siteInformation Technology$250k–$320k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Design and implement cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform/OpenTofu
- Build and manage Kubernetes clusters (EKS in cloud, K0s/K3s at the edge)
- Build CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows with GitHub Actions and ArgoCD
- Develop reusable infrastructure patterns: Terraform modules, Helm charts, CUE schemas
- Architect networking between sites, edge devices, and cloud
- Implement monitoring and observability with Prometheus/Grafana and Datadog
- Support edge computing and IoT device deployments on factory floors
- Drive build-vs-buy decisions and technology evaluations
- Establish engineering standards and best practices
- Represent infrastructure in cross-functional architecture reviews
- Identify systemic operational gaps and drive automation that eliminates recurring toil
Requirements
- 10-15+ years in infrastructure or platform engineering
- Expert-level infrastructure design across cloud, containers, and networking
- Deep Terraform/IaC skills with module development and testing experience
- Production Kubernetes experience including troubleshooting, scaling, and multi-cluster patterns
- Strong security instincts: threat modeling, least privilege, compliance fundamentals
- Past experience building reusable patterns that other engineers adopt
- Strong documentation and communication skills
- Comfortable mentoring teammates and sharing knowledge
Qualifications
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
- 401k
- Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need
- Flexible vacation policy
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
- 401k
- Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need
- Flexible vacation policy
Schedule
- Full-time
Pay
- $250,000 – $320,000 annually