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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 15 days Verygoodsecurity's roles stay open a median of 16 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Verygoodsecurity's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Verygoodsecurity
- low 0 stale, 1 reposted of 16 open
- Hiring momentum
- 22 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
As a Senior Staff Infrastructure Engineer at VGS, you will lead the technical strategy and architecture for high-throughput payments applications within a multi-region AWS environment. Your responsibilities will include designing and optimizing resilient cloud infrastructure, implementing automation and observability practices, and collaborating with various engineering teams to enhance operational efficiency. This role emphasizes ownership of complex distributed systems and driving modern Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- 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 Verygoodsecurity as an employer.
What you need
- 10+ years of experience in complex, large-scale distributed systems within mission-critical environments
- Advanced proficiency in AWS ecosystems leveraging Terraform
- Strong, hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS), Docker, and GitOps workflows
- Strong coding skills in Python, Go, or Bash
- Deep experience implementing Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry at scale
- Solid understanding of cloud security, API Gateways, load balancing, and network isolation
Nice to have
- Experience with tokenization, payment processing, or security products
- BA/BS degree
- Experience managing distributed data streaming platforms like Kafka (MSK)
- Database performance tuning and query optimization skills
- Familiarity with Java / Spring Framework services
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Focus on high agency and personal ownership may not suit all candidates
- Emphasis on complex distributed systems may require a steep learning curve for some
- Fast-paced startup environment may lead to rapid changes in priorities
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Listed by Verygoodsecurity on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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