Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Privy

Stripe

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New York First seen 1 week, 2 days ago Last seen 9 hours, 33 minutes ago Greenhouse

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Job Description

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• Staff-level infrastructure engineer role managing multi-tenant infrastructure handling billions of monthly requests for Privy, a privacy-focused developer tooling company owned by Stripe • Design and maintain build/deploy systems across the full stack (SDKs, APIs, secure enclaves), drive system observability, and ensure high performance for critical customer infrastructure • Requires 8+ years building production systems, proficiency in Typescript/Python and Terraform, hands-on AWS and Cloudflare expertise, and strong understanding of web/API development best practices • Preferred experience includes startup background, knowledge of authentication/security/web3, and familiarity with EC2 Nitro Enclaves and container orchestration (Kubernetes/ASGs) • Part of a small engineering team that ships daily with close collaboration between engineering and product, emphasizing open-source work and experimenting with modern cryptography solutions

Who we are

About Privy

Our mission is to make privacy and user ownership the default online. We build simple, flexible developer tooling that make it easy to build products that put users first. By leveraging modern cryptography, we shift the status quo around digital ownership and protect the accounts and assets of millions of users.

Learn more about Privy: Privy and Stripe: Bringing crypto to everyone

About the team

Engineering at Privy is not just about writing world-class code. We create software that turns complex technical systems into delightful developer tools. We assemble tried-and-true primitives into intuitive, responsive APIs and beautiful interfaces. We believe in open-source work and transparency with our teammates and users. We encourage each other to think big, run experiments and follow our curiosity so we can build better tooling that lets developers shine and empower their users.

What you’ll do

As a small team that builds for other developers, we believe engineering and product are inextricably connected. You'll be surrounded by a team with as much of a commitment to building and operating infrastructure as you are.

Manage and architect multi-tenant infrastructure that serves billions of requests every month
Design our build and deploy systems across the stack, from SDKs to apps to high-traffic APIs to complex secure enclaves, and more – all for a team that ships daily
Drive observability across our product and help keep our systems up and performant in our role in the most critical parts of our customers' stacks
Advocate for making the right technical investments at the right time in a company with ever-evolving technical needs

Who you are

Minimum requirements

8+ years of experience in building highly available production systems
Knowledge of Typescript or Python, Terraform or similar, Cloudflare, and AWS infrastructure
An understanding of modern web and API development best practices
Experience building delightfully simple developer experiences

Preferred qualifications

An ability to quickly learn new skills and take on new challenges
Experience at rapidly growing startups and the flexibility it requires
Excitement about authentication, security, or in web3
An understanding of EC2 Nitro Enclaves and ASGs/Kubernetes

Skills

go kubernetes typescript aws git terraform python

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Job Information

Company:
Stripe
Location:
New York
Job Type:
Full-Time
Experience Level:
Executive
Source:
Greenhouse
Status:
Active

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