Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Architecture & Engineering Velocity
LaddersAbout the role
For our client, we are seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Architecture & Engineering Velocity to join the team of a leader in the Media space.
This role will shape the architecture and engineering standards that help teams build, ship, and scale cloud-based products more efficiently. You will partner closely with platform, security, and product engineering teams to create reusable foundations that improve developer velocity while maintaining reliability and control. The position also plays a key role in enabling AI-powered capabilities and supporting safe, cost-effective production systems across the organization.
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $131,500 – $219,100 annually
Responsibilities
Own AWS architecture and automation across CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and service design
Establish paved roads and reusable components to enable faster production paths for teams
Drive cost-effective architecture decisions for scalable AI and edge workloads
Design developer platforms that support rapid production readiness with built-in security
Monitor and protect user data through architected multi-tenant safety patterns for AI workloads
Lead initiatives to integrate AI as a core capability within platform development
Mentor engineers and advocate for quality and security best practices
Qualifications
8+ years designing scalable, distributed systems with leadership experience across teams
Deep expertise in AWS services and infrastructure as code, including Terraform and AWS CDK
Proficiency in server-side programming, preferably Python and Node.js, with Go or Java experience
Strong knowledge of identity protocols and familiarity with web service proxies such as NGINX and API Gateway
Experience integrating AI and large language model capabilities into production systems
Familiarity with AI-assisted developer tools and how to govern their use in CI/CD
Benefits
Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Company-paid pension and 401(k) match
Three weeks of vacation and up to three weeks of paid sick leave
Nineteen total paid holidays, including personal days
20 weeks paid parental leave for new parents
Robust mental health resources
Back-up care and caregiver concierge services
Gender affirming services
Pet insurance
Free digital subscription
Leadership and career development programs
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.
Responsibilities
- Own AWS architecture and automation across CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and service design
- Establish paved roads and reusable components to enable faster production paths for teams
- Drive cost-effective architecture decisions for scalable AI and edge workloads
- Design developer platforms that support rapid production readiness with built-in security
- Monitor and protect user data through architected multi-tenant safety patterns for AI workloads
- Lead initiatives to integrate AI as a core capability within platform development
- Mentor engineers and advocate for quality and security best practices
Qualifications
- 8+ years designing scalable, distributed systems with leadership experience across teams
- Deep expertise in AWS services and infrastructure as code, including Terraform and AWS CDK
- Proficiency in server-side programming, preferably Python and Node.js, with Go or Java experience
- Strong knowledge of identity protocols and familiarity with web service proxies such as NGINX and API Gateway
- Experience integrating AI and large language model capabilities into production systems
- Familiarity with AI-assisted developer tools and how to govern their use in CI/CD
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Company-paid pension and 401(k) match
- Three weeks of vacation and up to three weeks of paid sick leave
- Nineteen total paid holidays, including personal days
- 20 weeks paid parental leave for new parents
- Robust mental health resources
- Back-up care and caregiver concierge services
- Gender affirming services
- Pet insurance
- Free digital subscription
- Leadership and career development programs
Skills mentioned
About Ladders
We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.
H-1B sponsorship history
Historical employer filing data was found for Ladders. The employer record includes 8 historical certified applications. This is employer-level history, not a guarantee that this role currently offers sponsorship.