Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure at Notion

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

Hands-on software engineer expert in contributing to large codebases and establishing strong patterns in greenfield projects
Test-driven development mindset, carefully considering production impacts and validating changes
Expertise in cloud concepts, particularly networking and compute optimization
Build observability tools to validate changes and catch regressions programmatically
Startup mentality: comfortable in fast-moving, unstructured hyper-growth environments
Ability to set engineering quality bar for long-term success while making difficult prioritizations
Pragmatic and business-oriented: prioritize projects based on business impact, balancing craft, speed, and bottom line
Nice to Haves
Experience with Cloud Compute and Networking technologies (Cloudflare / AWS)
Cloud Efficiency experience (capacity planning, cost attribution)
Infrastructure as Code technologies (Terraform / Pulumi / Typescript)
Comfortable using AI tools to accelerate impact

Responsibilities

Drive strategy and execution across compute, networking, and resource orchestration for scalable, reliable, secure platform serving 100M+ users
Focus on container orchestration, cloud cost efficiency, resilience, global expansion, compliance, and performance
Hands-on building next-generation self-service platform, partnering with product engineers for rapid, reliable deployments with guardrails
Reduce friction and increase velocity for hundreds of developers while maintaining high-quality bar
Lead operational excellence: guide through high-severity incidents, eliminate observability gaps, improve incident response, uphold reliability standards
Participate in sustainable on-call rotation and shape Notion’s reliability culture

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Cloud InfrastructureContainer OrchestrationNetworkingComputeResource OrchestrationCloud Cost EfficiencyResilienceDeploymentSelf-Service Platform

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the work location and arrangement for this role?

The position is hybrid, requiring all team members to work from Notion's offices on Mondays and Thursdays, designated as Anchor Days, with certain teams or positions possibly needing additional in-office days.

What salary or compensation does this role offer?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What key skills are required for this Software Engineer role?

Candidates need to be hands-on software engineers expert in large codebases and greenfield projects, with a test-driven development mindset, expertise in cloud concepts especially networking and compute optimization, and experience building observability tools.

What is Notion's company culture like?

Notion emphasizes in-person collaboration as essential to its culture, requiring office work on Anchor Days, and focuses on delivering fast, reliable, secure experiences while scaling to serve millions of users.

What makes a strong candidate for this Cloud Infrastructure Engineer position?

Strong candidates are hands-on engineers who excel in large codebases, apply test-driven development, have deep cloud expertise in networking and compute, build observability tools, and can lead operational excellence including on-call rotations.

Notion

Versatile productivity and collaboration platform

About Notion

Notion is a workspace platform designed to enhance productivity and collaboration for a wide range of users, from startups to large enterprises. It combines various tools into a single platform, allowing teams to write, plan, and share their work efficiently. Users can start with a free version and upgrade to paid plans as their needs grow. Key features include customizable notes and documents, project management tools, and a drag-and-drop interface for easy page creation. Notion also includes an AI-powered Q&A feature that provides instant answers to user queries, helping to centralize knowledge. The platform supports multiple languages and has a strong global community that contributes content and organizes events.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2016Year Founded

$325.9MTotal Funding

LATE_VCCompany Stage

Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries

5,001-10,000Employees