Senior Software Engineer building foundational platforms for engineering teams to develop and scale microservices securely on Google Cloud Platform. Focusing on identity infrastructure and cloud operations.
Responsibilities
Drive Infrastructure-as-Code: Design, provision, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure using Terraform and Kubernetes.
Modernize Identity Infrastructure: Architect a modular Terraform-based system for Auth0 and refactor environment-specific secret management.
Build Internal Platforms: Create tools and abstractions that improve the developer experience and automate the software development lifecycle.
Ensure Security & Compliance: Implement "least privilege" access controls and robust secrets management (GCP Secret Manager) across all environments.
Scale Cloud Operations: Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize high-traffic systems, participating in an on-call rotation to ensure 99.9% availability.
Mentor & Collaborate: Work closely with application teams (starting with Auth) to propagate infrastructure best practices across the organization.
Requirements
Cloud Expertise: 5+ years of experience managing large-scale infrastructure on GCP (preferred) or AWS.
Terraform Mastery: Deep experience writing reusable, maintainable Terraform modules for complex environments.
Kubernetes Proficiency: Hands-on experience managing and scaling GKE clusters in production.
Systems Programming: Proficiency in at least one language, preferably Python or Go, to build infrastructure automation.
Security Mindset: Experience with IAM, network security, and secrets management workflows.
Benefits
A great compensation package that includes BenchSci equity options
A robust vacation policy plus an additional vacation day every year
Company closures for 14 more days throughout the year
Flex time for sick days, personal days, and religious holidays
Comprehensive health and dental benefits
Annual learning & development budget
A one-time home office set-up budget to use upon joining BenchSci
An annual lifestyle spending account allowance
Generous parental leave benefits with a top-up plan or paid time off options
The ability to save for your retirement coupled with a company match!
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