Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure
VSCO · San Francisco, California, United States
Posted 7 days ago · $165,000 - $185,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 7 days VSCO's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of VSCO's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at VSCO
- high 7 stale, 0 reposted of 9 open
- Hiring momentum
- 12 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from VSCO's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for VSCO.
About this role
The Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure at VSCO will be responsible for owning the platform that supports the product and data teams. This role involves designing and operating AWS and EKS platforms using Terraform and GitOps, managing production cutovers, and collaborating with various teams to ensure infrastructure is optimized and well-integrated. The engineer will also participate in on-call rotations and contribute to CI/CD processes, ensuring smooth deployment and operation of services.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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 VSCO as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years in infrastructure, platform, or site reliability engineering
- Strong production experience with Kubernetes/EKS, Linux, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform)
- AWS in production: EKS, IAM/IRSA, networking (VPC, NAT, DNS), and at least one of RDS/MySQL, Elasticache/Valkey, or OpenSearch
- GitOps and CI/CD experience with Flux and/or Helm, plus GitHub Actions
- Familiarity with languages used in CI builds (Go, Python, PHP, Node, Java, Ruby)
- Experience leading technical architecture discussions and driving decisions within a team
Nice to have
- Cloudflare DNS, CDN, and zone migration experience
- Experience with OpenSearch, Valkey/Redis, MySQL, Mongo, Kafka
- Familiarity with monitoring tools like Datadog, Groundcover, Honeycomb
- Experience with GitHub Actions Runner Controller and preview environments
- Knowledge of Flux, Helm, Kustomize, and repo ownership decisions
What you get
- Hybrid work with an office in San Francisco, CA
- Regular in-person events to connect and collaborate
- Competitive salary & equity
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and families
- Flexible Time Off
- Company-paid parental, medical and caregiver leave
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the company's tech stack beyond AWS and Kubernetes, which may indicate a focus on legacy systems
- The role emphasizes production ownership and hands-on work, which may not appeal to those looking for a more strategic position
- The salary range is provided, but actual compensation may vary based on internal leveling and experience
- The job description is quite detailed, which is a positive sign for role clarity, but the emphasis on troubleshooting may indicate a reactive work environment
Summarised from VSCO's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by VSCO on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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