Infrastructure Software Engineer

Posted Sep 22

As a Software Engineer on our Infrastructure team, you will be responsible for developing, managing, and optimizing the fundamental building blocks of our platform, including Kubernetes, networking, and surrounding infrastructure. You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the stability, scalability, and security of our microservices-based architecture.

At Workiva, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives. We value potential and enthusiasm over an exact skillset or expertise. We are open to candidates who are excited to work in this space and bring their unique experiences to our team. If you're passionate about infrastructure and eager to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, we encourage you to apply.

What You’ll Do

  • Bootstrap Kubernetes clusters by setting up essential networking components, such as VPC, load balancers, and firewalls, to ensure secure and efficient cluster operation.
  • Build and maintain container images using Linux, Packer, and Docker to support our nodes and pods.
  • Install and configure core services, including CNI, Karpenter, Service Mesh, and Kafka, to facilitate node, pod, and service communication as well as autoscaling.
  • Create and manage AWS resources like RDS, DynamoDB, S3, IAM, OpenSearch, and more as required by our internal microservices.
  • Continuously develop, maintain, and enhance the reliability of the above infrastructure components.

What You’ll Need

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
  • Strong enthusiasm for: 
  1. Infrastructure, Kubernetes, and containerization technologies.
  2. Linux, Packer, and Docker for building and managing container images.
  3. Networking principles and cloud infrastructure (AWS experience is a plus).
  4. Core networking components like VPCs, load balancers, and firewalls.
  5. Critical Kubernetes components such as CNI, Service Mesh, Karpenter, and Kafka.
  6. Designing, developing, and maintaining infrastructure components at scale.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a commitment to ensuring system reliability.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills to collaborate effectively within a cross-functional team.
  • Enjoy the convenience of working remotely, all while staying seamlessly connected. You'll need reliable internet access to stay productive when you're not in a Workiva office, giving you the freedom to work where you're most comfortable.

How You’ll Be Rewarded:

Salary range in the US: $79,000.00 - $134,000.00

  • A discretionary bonus typically paid annually
  • Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
  • 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package

The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.

Where You’ll Work

Our values drive how we work and who we hire. You will see these values ingrained in how we support our customers, work with team members, build our products and in the work environment we’ve created.

  • Customer Success:  Always delight our customers.
  • Trust: Rely on each other. 
  • Integrity: Do the right thing, every time. 
  • Collaboration: Share resources and work together. 
  • Innovation: Keep creating solutions and finding better ways. 
  • Inclusion: Support a diverse community where we all belong. 
  • Accountability: Be responsible for your success and failure.

We believe our people are our greatest asset, and our unique culture gives employees the opportunity to make an impact everyday. We give our employees the freedom and resources they need—backed by our culture of collaboration and diverse thought—to continue innovating and breaking new ground. We hire talented people with a wide range of skills and experiences who are eager to tackle some of today’s most challenging problems.

At Workiva, you’ll enjoy: 

  • Fantastic Benefits: With coverage starting day one, choose from competitive health, dental, and vision plans on the largest physician networks available.
  • Casual Dress: Workiva has a casual work environment, most people wear jeans to the office.
  • Involvement: Ability to participate in Business Employee Resource Groups (Black, Hispanic, Asian, Women, Rainbow (LGBTQIA+), Veterans, Disabilities), Volunteering, Company wide celebrations, and more
  • Work-life Balance: We have competitive PTO, VTO and Parental Leave. We encourage employees to spend time enjoying life outside of work.

Learn more about life at Workiva: https://www.linkedin.com/company/workiva/

Learn more about benefits: https://www.workiva.com/careers/benefits

Workiva is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  We believe that great minds think differently.  We value diversity of backgrounds, beliefs, and interests, and we recognize diversity as an important source of intellectual thought, varied perspective, and innovation.  Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other protected characteristic.  We strongly encourage and welcome people from historically marginalized groups to apply.

Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email talentacquisition@workiva.com.

Workiva supports employees in working where they work best - either from an office or remotely from any location within their country of employment.

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