Staff Systems Engineer, US

Branch is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to lead the infrastructure team and build and maintain the services powering mobile experiences for top companies. The role involves driving platform stability, architecture, mentoring, and optimizing system efficiency. Branch focuses on building a great product, team, and company centered around creating a great experience for users and customers.

Requirements

• Extensive Industry Experience (8+ years): Proven track record in managing production Linux systems within large-scale cloud environments.
• Cloud Infrastructure Expertise: Deep experience with AWS services (EKS, EC2, ELBs, S3, CloudFront, DynamoDB) and designing scalable cloud solutions.
• Advanced Configuration Management: Proficiency with modern configuration management tools such as Terraform, SaltStack, Ansible, Packer, etc.
• Distributed Systems Architecture: Strong experience in designing and managing large-scale distributed databases (e.g., Aerospike, FoundationDB, StarRocks, and Elasticsearch) and high-volume web deployments on frameworks like nginx, Node.js, JVM.
• Open Source Database Management: Expertise in operating open-source databases on AWS, including Postgres, MySQL, Redis, etc.
• Observability and Monitoring Systems: Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, ELK stack, or similar systems.
• Developer Experience Management: Experience with scalable CI/CD pipelines and polyglot environments using GitOps and Github Actions.

Benefits

• Health and wellness programs
• Paid time off
• Retirement planning options