Senior Software Engineer – Engineering Enablement

MeridianLink

Senior Software Engineer developing CI/CD infrastructure and AI tooling for engineering teams. Hands-on role requiring proficiency in Python or TypeScript with strong CI/CD experience.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureDockerJenkinsKubernetesPythonTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Owns features and infrastructure end-to-end: design through production release, limited guidance required
Identifies edge cases and failure modes independently within assigned scope
Participates actively in code review with constructive, specific feedback
Surfaces blockers early rather than waiting for check-ins
Designs pipeline abstractions (templates, shared jobs, reusable configs) that work across multiple teams and tech stacks
Keeps pipelines healthy, observable, and continuously improving
Owns the shared infrastructure layer for autonomous AI agent environments: orchestration, provisioning, observability, cost controls, and security guardrails
Treats engineers as customers: office hours, documentation, feedback loops
Measures platform impact with DORA metrics, adoption rates, and time-to-productivity data

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of professional software engineering experience, delivering features and infrastructure independently in production
Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD systems at org scale, preferably GitLab CI and/or Jenkins
Experience building developer-facing tooling or platform services other engineers depend on
Hands-on experience with LLM developer tooling: MCP, LLM APIs, agent orchestration, or AI harnesses (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot Workspace, or equivalent)
Deep proficiency in Python or TypeScript, with production experience sufficient to own and deliver real features
Proficiency with Kubernetes and Helm at production scale on AWS or Azure
Experience designing shared pipeline abstractions and CI/CD infrastructure used by multiple teams
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, or equivalent)
Proficiency with standard development tooling: Git, Docker, automated testing, and modern scripting languages
Active daily use of AI-assisted development tools
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Insurance coverage (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability)
Flexible paid time off
Paid holidays
401(k) plan with company match
Remote work

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonTypeScriptKubernetesHelmGitLab CIJenkinsTerraformPulumiDockerautomated testing

Soft Skills

constructive feedbackproblem-solvingcommunicationcustomer servicecollaborationindependenceobservabilitycontinuous improvementdocumentationfeedback loops

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Software Engineering