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Senior Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure

Farther · Hybrid - New York

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
80 days
Farther's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
3% of Farther's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Farther
high
35 stale, 0 reposted of 36 open
Hiring momentum
48 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Farther's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Farther.

About this role

The Senior Software Engineer for Platform Security & Reliability will focus on building and maintaining the AWS infrastructure that supports Farther's engineering efforts. This role involves ensuring secure API access, data protection, and compliance while developing monitoring systems to proactively identify issues. The engineer will also set standards for security and reliability across the platform, collaborating with other teams to ensure best practices are followed.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Farther as an employer.

What you need

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong backend and platform depth
  • Deep, hands-on AWS experience
  • Proven cloud security ownership
  • Infrastructure as code experience (CDK, Terraform, or CloudFormation)
  • Real monitoring and alerting practice
  • Proficiency in TypeScript, Python, or Scala

Nice to have

  • AWS Certified Security - Specialty or Solutions Architect - Professional
  • Experience in accredited security compliance protocols
  • Threat modeling or vulnerability management experience
  • SRE background
  • Production PostgreSQL operations

What you get

  • Full health benefits
  • 401(k) matching & Roth IRA options
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Collaborative atmosphere
  • Learning opportunities through book clubs, seminars, and peer learning sessions

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Role heavily focused on security and compliance
  • Requires strong AWS and backend experience
  • Emphasis on documentation and communication skills

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Listed by Farther on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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