Software Engineer (Infrastructure)

Public sector agencies, utilities and large health systems license our asset management platform under multi-year contracts.

Job summary:

The Software Engineer (Infrastructure) will build and maintain services, APIs and internal tools, working closely with product and design. Hybrid: two days in the office in Chicago, the rest from home.

What you'll be doing:

• Debug performance problems using profilers, logs and tracing in Datadog or Grafana.
• Break down product requirements into technical tasks and rough estimates.
• Work with product managers and designers to scope features and cut what isn't needed.
• Take part in an on-call rotation (roughly one week in six) and help resolve production incidents.
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and code review.

Required qualifications:

• Working knowledge of testing practices: unit, integration and contract tests.
• Ability to write clear technical documentation and explain decisions to non-engineers.
• Familiarity with Git, pull request workflows and CI tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins or CircleCI.
• Strong skills in at least one of Python, Java, Go, C# or TypeScript.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, including writing efficient SQL.
• Willing to join the on-call rotation once ramped up.

Preferred:

• Infrastructure as code with Terraform.
• Background in payments, fintech or another regulated domain.
• Event-driven systems using Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Kubernetes and Docker in production.

Compensation: $144,000 - $166,000/year

What you get:

• Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one.
• 401(k) with 4% match.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Employee assistance program.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Cell phone reimbursement.
• Relocation assistance.

Northcote Data is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Please include a short note on why this role interests you.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Start: Within 30 days.

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