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Descript, Inc.

Descript, Inc. builds collaborative tools for new media creators. It offers an “engine” that enables its clients to edit audio by modifying text (similar to

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Location

California

Posted

59 days ago

Salary

$191K - $250K / year

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishCloudLinux

Job Description

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Descript, Inc.

• Develop technical and business solutions that enable engineers to improve the quality and reliability of product features and systems that they build. • Drive improvements to the reliability of our core infrastructure, such as production clusters, networking, databases, and observability systems. • Champion best practices during reviews of code, technical designs, and launch plans. • Own our incident management and fire drill processes. • Work with engineering leadership to set goals and prioritize production reliability.

Job Requirements

  • 5+ years experience in production/site-reliability engineering OR 5+ years of server-side software engineering with an interest in working on core infrastructure
  • A solid understanding of at least two of: public cloud infrastructure, Linux systems administration, and DevOps tooling.
  • Basic coding skills to work on automation and technical guardrails.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to collaborate with other functions
  • Experience mentoring engineers, including code reviews, architecture discussions, and leadership skills

Benefits

  • generous healthcare package
  • 401k matching program
  • catered lunches
  • flexible vacation time

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