Senior Staff Software/DevOps Engineer

United States·Seattlesenior

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Key Responsibilities

Design and build infrastructure that scales automatically to handle connection surges of up to a million RFID readers Design for resilience to cloud regional outages,

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EngineeringDevops Engineer

Impinj delivers the Physical Intelligence that connects the physical world to the AI-powered digital world, fueling automated workflows and improving consumer experiences. From retail merchandise and groceries to packages and shipping pallets, Impinj products and solutions identify and track tens of billions of everyday items, providing real-time operational insights about every item enterprises make, move and sell. We are, quite literally, the eyes and ears of smart enterprise systems. Come help us build technology and solutions that enable businesses to visualize everything, waste nothing and act instantly.

Impinj is seeking a Senior Staff Software/DevOps Engineer specializing in cloud infrastructure and reliability to join our Solutions Software organization to design, build, and operate the cloud platform that manages our RFID readers at scale. In this position, you will work hands-on across application code and infrastructure, in close collaboration with the senior engineers on the team, to scale, harden, and monitor a platform that serves very large reader fleets.

We’re building a high-caliber software team from the ground up with uncompromising standards for quality, velocity, and close, cross-functional collaboration. You’ll work across the full technology stack (frontend, backend, mobile, databases, event sourcing, MQTT, PKI/certificates, IoT) alongside collaborators from diverse disciplines including design, firmware, and silicon.

Responsibilities

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→Design and build infrastructure that scales automatically to handle connection surges of up to a million RFID readers
→Design for resilience to cloud regional outages, including multi-region deployment, failover, and disaster recovery
→Write production code in Rust and TypeScript for backend services, APIs, and data pipelines
→Profile and resolve performance, scalability, and reliability issues across the system
→Build and maintain infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, secrets and certificate management, deployment, and environment management
→Build monitoring, alerting, logging, and reporting for production systems, and handle incident response
→Build and operate event-driven systems using event sourcing, message queues, and MQTT
→Drive technical strategy for infrastructure and present proposals to engineering, product, and executive leadership
→Take primary ownership of infrastructure and operations, partnering with senior engineers who build and ship alongside you
→Lead cross-functional technical initiatives with engineering, product, and other Impinj teams where our platform intersects with theirs
→Establish engineering best practices and patterns that increase team velocity and ensure long-term scalability
→Mentor and coach engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and technical guidance
→Lead the team’s adoption of AI tools and practices for building, testing, and operating software

→Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
→Typically requires 12+ years of professional software development experience
→Experience developing production application code as well as designing and operating cloud infrastructure
→Deep expertise in cloud platforms, containers and orchestration, infrastructure as code, networking, security, and observability
→Strong understanding of scaling, load management, consistency, and failure modes in distributed systems
→Proven track record of building and operating systems at scale, with detailed examples of problems you solved
→Demonstrated history of delivering results on new, ambiguous, or difficult technical problems
→Demonstrated history of increasing technical scope and influence, including mentoring engineers and leading initiatives across teams
→Strong collaboration and communication skills, with a record of helping teammates succeed
→Demonstrated use of AI tools to improve the speed and quality of engineering work
→Experience with Azure, event sourcing, IoT device fleets, or embedded software preferred
→Deep expertise in Rust preferred

What We Offer

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The benefits listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Impinj and the country where you work.

The typical base pay range for this role across the US is $158,700 - $238,100. Individual base pay depends on various factors such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties, requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Both market wage data and the mid-point of the pay range is reviewed and used as the starting point for all new hire offers. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.

At Impinj certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role. US based employees have access to healthcare benefits; a 401(k) plan and company match among others.

For a more comprehensive list of US employment benefits, click here.

Know you’re making a difference. Competitive benefits. Support for remote work or a desk with a view. Weekly Q&A sessions with our executive team. Impinj provides an environment that fosters openness and innovation and is developing technology that delivers a positive impact on the world. Collaboration and teamwork are highly valued, and accomplishments are duly celebrated. We have an open paid time-off policy paired with a respect for work/life balance. Our headquarters is located in Seattle with spectacular views of the Olympics, Lake Union, and Mt Baker, which can be enjoyed from our rooftop deck. Our Brazilian site is in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, at “Tecnopuc,” a technology park that offers a very nice workplace for the development of groundbreaking technologies. Impinj is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

This position has access to technologies or data subject to U.S. export control regulations. Under these laws, the release or transfer of export-controlled items or information to individuals who are not classified as "U.S. persons" (as defined by Immigration & Nationality Act) may require prior authorization from the U.S. government. We may require additional documentation related to national identity to determine whether an export compliance license is required for any export-controlled items. This information is requested solely for the purpose of complying with U.S. export control laws and will not be used for other purposes. Learn more about export compliance here.

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job

Seattle, United States

On-site at the office

Who can apply

About this job

Pay per year: $158,700–$238,100 a year; 16% above the $171,450 median for Devops Engineer jobs on Jobera (1,137 salaries).
Who can apply: United States
Posted: Today
Employer: has 21 open jobs on Jobera in 6 countries.