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Senior Backend Infrastructure Engineer

RST Recruitment


Job Location:

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 200000 - 260000
Posted: 4 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 1 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

We are looking for a Senior Backend Infrastructure Engineer with 4 years of experience to own and scale the core systems powering one of the fastest-growing consumer platforms in the country. Youll have significant ownership and autonomy over backend architecture cloud infrastructure and reliability on GCP shaping the technical foundation as the platform grows rapidly.

This is a role for someone who thrives in fast-moving startup environments and loves building robust scalable systems. Youll work closely with the CTO and engineering team to keep things fast reliable and secure.

Seniority

4 years of experience in infrastructure/platform engineering

Work experience

Scaled infrastructure for a high-traffic (1M users) consumer product

Startup experience

Consumer social product experience

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Hard skills

Cloud infrastructure management expertise (GCP preferred AWS/Azure)

Proficient in Python for backend programming

Visa sponsorship available (Only Transfers)