[Hiring] Senior Infrastructure Engineer @Kindred

Role Description

We're looking for a world-class Platform Engineer with deep experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and backend systems to join our team. We're looking for a thought partner who is motivated by the opportunity to build robust, scalable infrastructure that will power an iconic consumer product shaping the future of travel.

What You’ll Do:

• Serve as infrastructure lead and own key decisions including cloud architecture, platform strategy, deployment pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code implementation.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure that supports our growing platform and enables rapid product development.
• Develop internal tools, automation, and backend services that improve developer productivity and operational efficiency.
• Work directly with engineering and data teams to ensure infrastructure supports current needs while scaling for future growth.
• Help establish infrastructure best practices and mentor engineers across the organization on cloud architecture, observability, and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE roles.
• Deep hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, VPC, IAM, etc.).
• Strong coding skills (Python, Javascript/Typescript, or similar) and experience building internal tools, automation scripts, and infrastructure services.
• Experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
• Experience with observability tools, monitoring, logging, and incident response practices.
• Demonstrated success leading infrastructure initiatives and making critical architectural decisions at previous roles.
• Prior experience at a high-growth stage company.
• Treat engineering as the client who sees infrastructure as an enabler of innovation and rapid iteration.
• Motivated by building platforms that empower teams and enable exceptional consumer experiences.
• Ability to exercise strong judgment and make difficult tradeoff decisions balancing cost, performance, security, and velocity.
• Excellent listener and strong communicator, working well cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity.
• Enjoy the process of building foundational systems that will support the company's growth for years to come.
• Pragmatic approach to engineering — not dogmatic and knows how to choose the best tool or process for the job at hand.
• Come to work with energy, humility, and positivity.

Benefits

• Competitive cash compensation and equity.
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Flexible time off, plus 12 paid holidays per year.
• 21 credits per year to stay in Kindred homes.
• $4,000 annual travel stipend to help offset travel-related costs.
• Remote-first and remote-flexible work environment, with opportunities to work from anywhere and gather in person, including at Kindred HQ in San Francisco.
• Regular team and company offsites to connect, collaborate, and build together.
• A vibrant, inclusive, and highly skilled team that ferociously protects team chemistry.
• A culture of high standards, feedback, and continual growth.