Software Engineer- Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps

Job Description

• Essential Responsibilities:
  • Implements tasks within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), receiving structure and oversight from more experienced staff
  • Follows well-established internal conventions and standard procedures
  • Understands internal standards & processes and applies them to make technical decisions
  • Collaborates with peers, manager, and project lead to gain understanding of tasks and review solutions
  • May contribute to code & design reviews

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications

• Our team is dedicated to ensuring the seamless operation of all user-facing services, as well as production and development systems.
• We manage Venmo’s infrastructure comprehensively, encompassing operations, automation, security, compliance, and release engineering.
• While we are focused on Cloud Engineering, our work integrates elements of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and DevOps projects as well.
• On the DevOps front, we oversee CI/CD infrastructure, develop smart and secure pipelines, implement self-service secret management systems, create development environments, and establish microservices scaffolding and testing frameworks.
• The quality of the systems we build is paramount to the company, and we prioritize it highly.
• Our infrastructure must be delivered automatically, thoroughly tested, and scanned for vulnerabilities through synthetic tests.

What You’ll Do

• Contribute to infrastructure features and automation under guidance of senior engineers
• Participate in on-call rotations, troubleshoot incidents, and escalate as appropriate
• Write automation scripts and infrastructure-as-code to improve operational efficiency
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, self-service tooling, and microservices scaffolding
• Learn and apply best practices in cloud engineering, DevOps, and SRE
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable solutions

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s in computer science or related field of study
• 1+ years’ experience in software development or a related field
• Some experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) or container technologies
• Programming and scripting experience (Python, Bash, Go, or similar)
• Exposure to containers and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong communication skills and eagerness to learn