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Lightning AI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to enhance developer productivity. This role involves treating the engineering team as users, streamlining workflows, CI/CD, observability, and test infrastructure. The engineer will identify friction points, design solutions, and implement improvements to boost team speed, stability, and cost-effectiveness. They will have autonomy in charting direction and priorities while remaining integrated within the engineering team.

Responsibilities:
  • Drive the design, development, and implementation of tools, systems, and processes that accelerate engineering velocity.
  • Monitor and analyze cloud expenditures for storage, compute, and other resources.
  • Architect CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment frequency and reduce manual intervention.
  • Guide and advise product engineering teams on best practices for ensuring cost effective, scalable systems.
  • Identify inefficiencies and proactively building solutions that make engineering teams faster and more reliable.

Requirements:
  • 5+ years of experience in engineering, including 2+ years of experience in infrastructure building tooling for developers.
  • Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and tools for cost monitoring and optimization.
  • Expertise in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, GitHub, or GitLab.
  • Solid troubleshooting skills with a track record of providing effective L2 support.
  • Ability to code in golang.
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Lightning AI offers:
  • Competitive base salaries and stock options.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Flexible paid time off plus 1 week of winter closure.
  • Generous paid family leave benefits.
  • $500 monthly meal reimbursement.
  • $500 one time home office stipend.
  • $1,000 annual learning & development stipend.
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