Descript
Software Engineer, Infrastructure
- Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
- $220k–$292k
- Mid level
- San Francisco, CA or Remote, US
- 8+ yrs exp
- Added 1 month ago
About this role
Descript is seeking a Software Engineer to build and maintain the foundational infrastructure supporting their AI-powered audio and video editing platform. You'll own critical systems like GCP, Kubernetes, and GPU fleets, ensuring reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness, while also influencing architectural decisions and mentoring other engineers. The role emphasizes a pragmatic approach to problem-solving and a dedication to building understandable, maintainable systems.
What you'll do
- Own and operate core platform infrastructure (GCP, Kubernetes, Temporal, GPU fleet).
- Improve system reliability and reduce on-call burden.
- Optimize AI enablement infrastructure, including GPU capacity and training/inference pipelines.
- Manage infrastructure costs and make smart trade-offs.
- Implement and maintain robust security boundaries.
- Develop infrastructure-as-code with clear documentation and observability.
What they're looking for
- GCP
- Kubernetes
- Temporal
- Infrastructure-as-Code
- Distributed Systems
- SLOs/Error Budgets
- Security Engineering (IAM, Secrets Management)
- Cloud Cost Modeling
Benefits
- Equity
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Descript
- Industry
- Technology & Software
Likely interview questions
- Describe a time you had to make a trade-off between performance and cost in an infrastructure setting.
- How do you approach troubleshooting a production incident?