Company Overview:
Atreides helps organizations transform large and complex multi-modal datasets into information-rich, geo-spatial and digital data subscriptions used across various use cases. We focus on providing defense intelligence professionals with high-fidelity data solutions to derive insights quickly. As a fast-growing, high-performance early-stage company, we value diversity and inclusion, trust, and autonomy. A mission-driven mindset and entrepreneurial spirit are essential as we work to unlock the power of massive-scale data for a safer, stronger, and more prosperous world.
Team Overview:
We are a passionate team of technologists, data scientists, and analysts with backgrounds in operational intelligence, law enforcement, large multinationals, and cybersecurity operations. We obsess about designing products that will change the way global companies, governments and nonprofits protect themselves from external threats and global adversaries.
Position Overview:
We're seeking an Infrastructure/Platform Engineer to build and maintain our cloud platform powered by Kubernetes and AWS. You'll design scalable, secure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), supporting petabyte-scale data processing and complex Kubernetes deployments.
Your role requires deep Kubernetes expertise, advanced AWS skills, and the ability to architect innovative solutions that transform infrastructure into a strategic technological platform. We need an engineer who can solve complex challenges, collaborate effectively with development teams, and enable cutting-edge application delivery.
Team Principles:
At Atreides, we believe that teams work best when they:
- Remain curious and passionate in all aspects of our work
- Promote clear, direct, and transparent communication
- Embrace the 'measure twice, cut once' philosophy
- Value and encourage diverse ideas and technologies
- Lead with empathy in all interactions
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement scalable, secure Kubernetes on Azure or AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Optimize infrastructure for high availability, performance, and cost-effectiveness across petabyte-scale data processing environments.
- Collaborate with software engineering teams to ensure robust platform support for complex application requirements.
- Drive the development and optimization of internal platform tooling and engineering workflows.
- Lead troubleshooting and resolution of infrastructure challenges, providing innovative and reliable solutions.
- Maintain detailed documentation of infrastructure design, architecture, and operational specifications.
- Design alerting and operational frameworks for monitoring data quality and customer facing metrics.
Desired Qualifications:
- 3+ years of recent experience in AWS, Azure or GCP Infrastructure and/or SRE roles. Applicable Associate or Professional AWS certificates are a plus.
- Strong background in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Pulumi or Terraform, or CloudFormation. Strong python experience is required.
- Proven experience managing Kubernetes clusters, with expertise in deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications across complex environments.
- Possesses strong opinions on the three pillars of observability in cloud environments.
- Experience in using modern cloud native observability tools such as Prometheus, AlertManager, OTEL and Grafana.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think quickly in a high-performance environment.
- The ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience with orchestration like Dagster, Prefect, Airflow or Temporal is a plus.
- Knowledge of big data tools and environments, including Apache Spark and other frameworks is a plus.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans
- Flexible hybrid work environment
- Additional benefits like flexible hours, work travel opportunities, competitive vacation time and parental leave
While meeting all of these criteria would be ideal, we understand that some candidates may meet most, but not all. If you're passionate, curious and ready to "work smart and get things done," we'd love to hear from you.
