Deel - Infrastructure Tech Lead — Infra Core
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Requirements
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 5+ years specifically focused on infrastructure (AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, Helm, GitOps, CNCF landscape). • Programming Expertise: Expertise in writing production-grade code in Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or Python. • Technical Leadership: 2+ years of experience acting as a technical lead, mentoring engineers, and successfully driving projects with distributed, cross-functional teams across multiple time zones (this is a player-coach role, no direct HR management). • Kubernetes Mastery: Experience designing and operating systems that extend Kubernetes—whether by building operators and controllers, integrating and customizing third-party tools, or architecting custom platform primitives on top of Kubernetes APIs. • Database Familiarity: Solid operational experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL), particularly around how they integrate and scale within a modern platform. • A track record of delivery: You have taken complex infrastructure projects from inception to delivery—writing the roadmap, aligning stakeholders, hitting milestones, and successfully shipping. • Excellent Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills. You can articulate complex architectural tradeoffs clearly to both product engineers and leadership. • A bias for action: You make the tough calls, document your decisions, and never let perfect become the enemy of good. • Experience with internal developer platforms (IDP), developer experience tooling, or self-serve platform engineering. (While this role is primarily infrastructure-focused, platform instincts are a strong bonus.) • WHAT MAKES YOU STAND OUT • Technical depth alone isn't enough for this role. The person who will thrive here can hold a strong technical vision, align a team behind it, and execute; even through ambiguity or disagreement. You have a reputation for shipping things that are hard to ship. You know how to keep a project moving without losing the room, and you strongly prioritize relentless execution over endless debate. • Infra Core is a remote, highly autonomous team of five engineers solving the foundational infrastructure problems that affect every team at Deel. We are considered an enabler within the company heavily relied upon during critical moments, and operating entirely without a PM so we can shape our own destiny. From how a new service gets provisioned on day one to how it runs reliably at scale, we handle it. We work closely with our sister workstream (Infra Engineering) and with DevOps, sitting squarely at the critical intersection of developer experience and production reliability.
Benefits
• Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all. • Some things you’ll enjoy • Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location • Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country • The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access • At Deel, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics. • Unless otherwise agreed, we will communicate with job applicants using Deel-specific emails, which include @deel.com http://deel.com and other acquired company emails like @payspace.com http://payspace.com and @paygroup.com http://paygroup.com. You can view the most up-to-date job listings at Deel by visiting our careers page https://www.deel.com/careers. • Deel is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects different abilities, backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, identities and perspectives. • Deel will provide accommodations on request throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process for applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodations, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team via this link https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Deel/form/accommodation-requests and a team member will be in touch to ensure your equal participation. If you have difficulty accessing the form, please email at [email protected]. • As part of our hiring process, we primarily rely on interviews and role-related assessments. In limited cases, we may also consider informal background information relevant to the role, in line with our privacy and fairness obligations.
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