Staff Cloud Platform Engineer - Core Infra

Sift, an AI-powered fraud platform, is seeking a Staff Cloud Platform Engineer to join their Core Infrastructure team. This role is crucial in maintaining and optimizing the data, infrastructure, messaging, and services platform that powers Sift's online systems. The position offers a competitive compensation package ranging from $164.2K to $222.2K, along with comprehensive benefits.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing resilient, multi-region systems, managing large-scale computing infrastructure, and ensuring the reliability and performance of Sift's core systems. They will work with modern technologies including GCP, AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, and various programming languages such as Java and Python.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer with 8+ years of infrastructure or SRE experience who is passionate about building scalable, self-healing systems. The role combines technical expertise in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and automation with the opportunity to work on challenging problems at scale.

The position offers remote work flexibility within the USA and includes participation in an on-call rotation. Sift's platform processes over 1 trillion events per year, serving more than 700 customers including major brands like DoorDash, Yelp, and Poshmark. The company culture emphasizes collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous learning, supported by benefits such as education reimbursement and competitive compensation.

The interview process is well-structured, including initial screening, hiring manager discussion, and a comprehensive virtual onsite loop, providing candidates with full transparency about the role and team. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact on a platform that's essential for securing digital trust in today's online economy.