[Remote] Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Note The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Clay is a company dedicated to helping organizations turn growth ideas into reality through creativity and unique strategies. They are seeking a Software Engineer for their infrastructure team to build and optimize infrastructure solutions, ensuring smooth service operations and enhancing developer experience. Responsibilities Architect, design, implement, and manage robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure solutions Develop, maintain, and enforce best practices for CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and automation Oversee the management and optimization of cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and cost-efficiency Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to maintain system health and quickly resolve issues Enhance developer experience across teams, including the forward-looking strategy and incorporation of the latest AI tooling, coding agents, and advanced automation Design, implement, and maintain internal tooling and automation Work with teams across the company to ensure we achieve the right balance of developer velocity, reliability and performance, and cost efficiency Skills 5+ years of experience Experience with containerization and orchestration tools Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and tools Knowledge of infrastructure automation tools Experience working cross-team to improve developer efficiency Proficiency in one or more programming languages Familiarity with our stack or ability to learn unfamiliar technologies quickly Aurora Postgres RDS, Elasticache Redis, Docker + ECS, Lambda, OpenSearch, Terraform and Atlantis, CircleCI, Netlify, Playwright, Cloudwatch, Datadog, Mezmo, Typescript, Python Benefits All employees can work for free with world-class coaches who specialize in creativity, management, and more. Company Overview Clay is an AI-driven sales and marketing company that equips growth and sales teams with customer data and automated workflows. It was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https//clay.com. Company H1B Sponsorship Clay has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 10 in 2025, 5 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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