Staff Software Engineer

Infinity Constellation

Staff Software Engineer leading the core platform development for AI employees at Supernal. Overseeing backend systems, distributed tasks, and team collaboration in a remote setting.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsDjangoGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesPostgresPythonRabbitMQRedisTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive platform architecture decisions and align the team on scalable patterns and long-term maintainability
Review a high volume of code, design docs, and architectural proposals for scalability, reliability, security, and operability
Be a technical mentor and force multiplier: unblock engineers, raise the bar on production readiness, and establish platform best practices
Own and evolve the core backend platform (Django/DRF/ASGI) performance and correctness
Scale async execution across Celery + Dramatiq + Temporal/Cortex; implement resilient workflow patterns (retries, circuit breakers, graceful degradation)
Optimize PostgreSQL/pgvector (query tuning, connection pooling) and caching strategies
Maintain and improve Kubernetes deployment infrastructure (GKE, Helm, Terraform/OpenTofu) and CI/CD + rollout strategies. Own KEDA autoscaling policies and resource allocation across worker pools.
Own reliability of RabbitMQ, Redis, and PostgreSQL infrastructure; lead incident response and post-mortems
Extend OpenTelemetry + Datadog instrumentation, dashboards, alerts, and SLOs; profile and reduce latency/memory bottlenecks

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years building and operating production backend systems at scale
Deep expertise in Python (Django preferred) and relational databases (PostgreSQL)
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred)
Strong background in distributed systems: message queues, event sourcing, workflow orchestration
Production experience with async task systems (Celery, Dramatiq, or similar)
Track record of debugging complex production issues across multiple services
Ability to work autonomously and drive technical initiatives without close supervision
Clear technical communication—able to explain tradeoffs and build consensus
Experience with Temporal or similar workflow engines (preferred)
Background in LLM infrastructure, RAG systems, or AI/ML platforms (preferred)
Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, Datadog, or similar observability stacks (preferred)
Experience with KEDA or other Kubernetes autoscaling solutions (preferred)
Contributions to multi-tenant SaaS platform architecture (preferred)
History of improving developer experience and platform abstractions (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Compensation: Competitive salary commensurate with experience (Staff/Principal level)
Location: Remote
Type: Full-time
Requirements: Overlap with Americas timezones for collaboration; reliable high-speed internet

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonDjangoPostgreSQLKubernetesHelmCeleryDramatiqOpenTelemetryDatadogKEDA

Soft Skills

technical mentorshipclear technical communicationautonomous workproblem-solvingconsensus building