Staff Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure
Staff Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure
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About the Role
We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer specializing in Data Infrastructure to design build and manage the foundational data systems that power our product. This role will focus on scalable secure and reliable data pipelines cloud-native databases and observability for data platforms.
You will work closely with Cloud SRE and Product teams to build systems that enable seamless data flow and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and manage cloud-native data infrastructure (Postgres MongoDB Redis data pipelines and object storage).
- Build and maintain highly available and scalable data pipelines for real-time and batch processing.
- Develop infrastructure as code using Terraform Helm or similar tools for reproducible environments.
- Own the observability and reliability metrics for critical data systems.
- Work on cloud platform migrations (e.g. GCP to AWS) and database version upgrades with minimal downtime.
- Collaborate with Product and SRE teams to automate failover backup and disaster recovery solutions.
- Ensure data security governance and compliance across the infrastructure.
- Troubleshoot complex performance issues in production and optimize resource usage.
Must-Have Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS GCP or Azure)
- 6-12years of experience in Data Infrastructure
- Proficiency in data infrastructure components like Postgres MongoDB Redis CloudSQL or Amazon RDS
- Strong understanding of data modeling database design and data warehousing concepts
- Proficiency in programming languages like Python Java or Scala
- Solid experience with Terraform Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines
- Familiarity with cloud-native observability tools (Grafana Prometheus AWS CloudWatch Google Operations Suite)
- Experience with data security best practices and backup strategies
- Strong debugging troubleshooting and incident management skills
Nice-to-Have
- Exposure to multi-cloud or cloud migration projects
- Understanding of streaming data tools (Kafka Pub/Sub Kinesis)
- Contributions to open-source data or infra projects
Work Location
- Bangalore Hybrid - 3 days per week
What you will have at Harness
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive healthcare benefit
- Paid Time Off and Parental Leave
- Monthly quarterly and annual social and team-building events
- Recharge & Reset Program
- Monthly internet reimbursement
- Commuter benefits
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex or national origin.
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Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
