Infrastructure Engineer

Job summary

The Staff Infrastructure Engineer will lead the design, development, and evolution of cloud infrastructure, focusing on scaling the platform, optimizing cloud operations, and driving infrastructure best practices within a services-based architecture. Key duties include designing and maintaining scalable AWS infrastructure, leading Kubernetes (EKS) architecture, defining IaC using Terraform/CDK, and championing DevOps culture.

Job details

ABOUT THE ROLE We’re looking for a seasoned Staff Infrastructure Engineer to join our engineering team and lead the design, development, and evolution of our cloud infrastructure. In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of scaling our platform, optimizing cloud operations, and driving infrastructure best practices in a modern, services-based architecture. You’ll work closely with the product engineering, developer experience and security teams to ensure our infrastructure is robust, secure, scalable, and aligned with our product goals. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, have deep experience in AWS and Kubernetes, and are passionate about infrastructure as code and automation, we’d love to hear from you. WHAT YOU'LL DO * Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure in AWS using best practices. * Lead our efforts in Kubernetes (EKS) architecture, cluster management, and deployment strategies. * Collaborate with application and platform engineering teams to optimize microservices deployment, CI/CD workflows, and service orchestration. * Define and implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or AWS CDK. * Drive observability and performance monitoring strategies using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or CloudWatch. * Champion DevOps culture across the organization and mentor other engineers on cloud-native best practices. * Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity strategies. * Conduct architecture reviews, performance tuning, and capacity planning. * Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies, proactively recommending improvements. WHAT YOU'LL NEED * 8+ years of experience in infrastructure, DevOps, or site reliability engineering roles. * Strong expertise with AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, IAM, VPC, RDS, S3, etc.). * Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS) in production environments. * Proficient in infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or AWS CDK. * Experience with microservices and distributed systems architectures. * Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Python, Bash, Go). * Proven experience with monitoring, logging, and observability systems. * Solid understanding of networking, security, and cloud infrastructure best practices. * Experience in a high-scale, SaaS or cloud-native environment. * Familiarity with service meshes (e.g., Istio, Linkerd) and container runtimes. * Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tools such as GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, or Jenkins. * AWS Certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) are a plus. WHY JOIN US * Work on cutting-edge cloud infrastructure and architecture. * Make a real impact on how we scale and ship reliable services. * Collaborate with a team of passionate engineers in a culture of learning and growth. * Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits package. COMPENSATION Our compensation plan consists of a base salary, Opendoor equity and a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, paid holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance, basic life insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. All compensation parameters are based on experience. At Opendoor our mission is to tilt the world in favor of homeowners and those who aim to become one. Homeownership matters. It's how people build wealth, stability, and community. It's how families put down roots, how neighborhoods strengthen, how the future gets built. We're building the modern system of homeownership giving people the freedom to buy and sell on their own terms. We’ve built an end-to-end online experience that has already helped thousands of people and we’re just getting started.

What you’ll do

The Staff Infrastructure Engineer will lead the design, development, and evolution of cloud infrastructure, focusing on scaling the platform, optimizing cloud operations, and driving infrastructure best practices within a services-based architecture. Key duties include designing and maintaining scalable AWS infrastructure, leading Kubernetes (EKS) architecture, defining IaC using Terraform/CDK, and championing DevOps culture.

Requirements

Candidates must possess 8+ years of experience in infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE roles, with strong expertise in AWS services and deep hands-on experience managing Kubernetes (EKS) in production. Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and strong scripting/automation skills are essential for success in this role.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO • Medical Insurance • Dental Insurance • Vision Insurance • Life Insurance • 401(k)

Listed skills

• Kubernetes · Preferred
• GitHub · Preferred
• CI/CD · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• staff · Preferred
• Teams · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Amazon Web Services · Preferred
• Design Development · Preferred
• future · Preferred
• Terraform · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• AWS
• Kubernetes
• EKS
• Infrastructure as Code
• Terraform
• AWS CDK
• Automation
• CI/CD
• Microservices
• Observability
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Datadog
• CloudWatch
• Disaster Recovery
• Capacity Planning

Job areas

• Engineering
• Technology
• Software