Staff Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Palo Alto, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 180 - 210

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Assured is on a mission to modernize insurance. Claims processing (i.e. should we pay this claim) while often overlooked is the foundation of the entire industry. Its currently highly manual involving phone calls faxes and gut instinct costing tens of billions of dollars a year. We can do better.

At Assured we provide large insurers with the software solutions they need to win in a modern technology-driven world. From self-service claim-filing software to backend fraud detection were the engine that powers claims processing for some of the largest insurers in the world.

The challenges we face are deep and diverse from creating digital experiences that provide comfort and clarity to claimants at their most stressed and vulnerable to orchestrating large-scale ML-driven decision-making on billions of dollars of claims payments life at Assured is dynamic collaborative and rewarding.

At Assured were building technology that makes insurance infrastructure more efficient secure and scalable. Were looking for a Staff Cloud Infrastructure Engineer whos passionate about automation reliability and empowering developers through world-class platform engineering.

If you thrive in a dynamic startup environment and want to shape the future of large-scale cloud infrastructure this role is for you.

What Youll Do

Design and scale the core infrastructure that powers the Assured platform supporting both the growth of existing systems and the launch of entirely new product lines.

Automate everything using Terraform and Terragrunt building reliable repeatable environments that make infrastructure effortless to manage.

Advance our AWS foundations including EKS SQS Aurora and S3 with a focus on performance scalability and long-term sustainability.

Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to improve reliability performance and observability across every layer of the stack.

Embed security by design by implementing best practices strengthening our defenses and continuously evolving how we protect data and systems.

Build tools and systems that streamline developer workflows reduce friction and accelerate product delivery across the organization.

Lead and mentor by guiding architectural decisions sharing knowledge generously and raising the technical bar for the entire team.

Youll Excel Here If You

Build end-to-end infrastructure from first principles to production and know how to scale systems thoughtfully as they grow.

Automate with purpose creating tools and workflows that reduce toil while keeping things simple when simplicity wins.

Stay proactive by identifying and solving infrastructure challenges before they impact reliability or performance.

Share what you know whether through documentation reviews or mentorship that helps teammates level up.

Thrive in ambiguity by staying resourceful adaptable and collaborative even when priorities shift or paths arent yet defined.

Design for resilience with experience building and maintaining highly available databases especially Aurora PostgreSQL.

Go deep on cloud bringing strong hands-on expertise in AWS Terraform and Kubernetes within fast-moving distributed environments.

Value reliability and care deeply about building systems that are sustainable secure and built to last.

Engineer with intention combining strong technical fundamentals with curiosity and a mindset of continuous improvement.

Benefits:

Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary and equity package!

Comprehensive Health Care: Access to multiple medical plans with an HSA option and minimal out-of-pocket expenses. Certain plans covered 100%.

Dental Insurance: We protect those pearly whites

Vision Insurance: Everyone can see clearly now at Assured

Life Insurance: Its on the house! Provided at no cost to you

Paid Time Off: Uncapped vacation days and paid holidays. Take that vacation!

Family Leave: Maternity and paternity leave options

Financial Wellness: 401(k) contribution with Assured contributing 3% of your income even if you dont contribute

Flexible Spending Accounts: Health and dependent care FSAs for pre-tax flexible spending

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Our Commitment:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin sex gender gender expression sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process perform essential job functions and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Required Experience:

Staff IC