Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Scaling & Performance

• →Architect and implement sharding in our PostgreSQL backed Rails api
• →Lead initiatives to improve system reliability, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response
• →Reduce application and database costs

• Deep experience scaling consumer applications and infrastructure to tens of millions of users
• Experience in low-latency async distributed systems
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including compute, storage, networking, and database services
• Experience at a startup with fewer than 100 employees
• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Strong coding skills in Ruby, Python, or similar languages
• Hands-on experience with reliability engineering practices: SLIs, SLOs, monitoring, alerting, and incident management

Because You Matter: We believe in creating a happy and supportive work environment, so you can both excel at your job and actually enjoy coming into work each day. Compensation for this role will be in the $160,000 - $220,000 range.

For full-time, US-based employees. Benefits may differ for part-time or international roles.

• 📈 Generous stock option program - begins vesting after 1 year
• 🏥 Comprehensive health plans - Aura pays 100% of the premium for employees and 50% for families. 
• 💰 401(k) with match - Aura fully matches the first 4% of your salary contributed
• 🌯 Lunch and snacks - In SF & NY Offices
• 💪 $150 monthly fitness allowance - gym, coaching, etc
• 🏝 Flexible time off - and you’re required to take at least 10 days off each year

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