[Hiring] Staff/Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Platform Engineering @Harness

Role Description

As a Principal/Staff Cloud Engineer at Harness, you will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure. You will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems, incorporating a blend of Cloud Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices. This role requires a strong technical background, a passion for innovation, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Infrastructure Design & Implementation:
  • Design, build, and manage scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure using GCP, AWS or Azure.
  • Develop infrastructure-as-code using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE):
  • Implement SRE practices to ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of cloud services.
  • Develop and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to detect and address issues proactively.
  • Perform capacity planning and demand forecasting to ensure system scalability and performance.
• Automation & CI/CD:
  • Deploy, manage, and scale applications using Kubernetes (K8s).
  • Utilize Helm for packaging, deploying, and managing applications on Kubernetes.
  • Design and implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to automate the delivery of applications and infrastructure.
  • Develop automation scripts and tools to streamline operations and improve efficiency.
• Security & Compliance:
  • Ensure cloud infrastructure and applications meet security and compliance standards.
  • Implement security best practices and perform regular security audits and assessments.
• Collaboration & Mentorship:
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, product managers, and operations to deliver high-quality solutions.
  • Mentor and guide junior engineers, sharing best practices and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering, site reliability engineering, or related roles.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud-native services.
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform), Helm package manager and configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Experience with AI-OPS.

Requirements

• Experience with SRE principles, including error budgets, SLIs, SLOs, and incident management.
• Strong knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, GCM).
• Expertise in building and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI or Harness.
• Strong coding skills (Python, Go, etc.) and familiarity with version control systems (Git).
• Understanding of security best practices for cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Experience with compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS) is a plus.

Soft Skills

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a proactive and innovative approach.

Work Location

Mountain View/ San Francisco

Pay Transparency

$200,000 — $250,000 USD