Senior/Staff Infrastructure Engineer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Not specified
• Job Type: FullTime
• Salary: $170K - $250K
• Description: As Privy’s first infrastructure engineer, you will play a crucial role in defining the infrastructure that supports tens of millions of users across thousands of customers. You’ll be part of a rapidly growing engineering team, focused on building infrastructure and products together, emphasizing intuitive interfaces, simplicity, and rapid iteration. The goal is to build a company that ships products users love.

Requirements

• Knowledge of Typescript or Python
• Experience with Terraform or similar Infrastructure-as-Code tools
• Experience with Cloudflare and AWS infrastructure
• Experience building highly available production systems
• Understanding of modern web and API development best practices
• Experience building delightfully simple developer experiences
• 4+ years of experience

Responsibilities

• Manage and architect multi-tenant infrastructure serving billions of requests monthly.
• Design, build, and deploy systems across the stack (SDKs, apps, APIs, secure enclaves).
• Drive observability across the product and ensure system uptime and performance.
• Advocate for strategic technical investments.

Bonus Points (Optional)

• Ability to quickly learn new skills and take on challenges.
• Experience at rapidly growing startups and the flexibility it requires.
• Excitement about authentication, security, or in web3.
• Understanding of EC2 Nitro Enclaves and ASGs/Kubernetes.

Company Information

• About Privy: Engineering at Privy is focused on turning complex technical systems into delightful developer tools. The company values open-source work, transparency, and encouraging experimentation. Privy is committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees.
• Equal Opportunity Employer: Privy is an equal opportunity employer celebrating diversity and inclusivity.