WorkOS · 1 day ago
Infrastructure Engineer
WorkOS builds tools and services for developers to help them implement authentication, identity, authorization, and overall enterprise readiness. The Infrastructure Engineer will design and maintain distributed systems, optimize backend services, and collaborate with product engineering teams to ensure reliable and scalable systems.
Developer APIsDeveloper ToolsInformation TechnologyOperating Systems
Responsibilities
Design and maintain the distributed systems that power core parts of WorkOS
Write and optimize backend services in TypeScript, with attention to performance, reliability, and maintainability
Evolve our use of AWS and Infrastructure as Code to scale systems intelligently and sustainably
Partner with product engineering teams to ensure systems are built with reliability and scale in mind
Build internal tools and shared infrastructure to support engineers across the company
Participate in our on-call rotation—responding to, resolving, and learning from production incidents
Contribute to technical design reviews and architectural discussions
Document your work, share context, and help level up the team through thoughtful collaboration
Bring a spirit of curiosity—experimenting, iterating, and helping us find better ways to build and operate our systems
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience
Experience designing, building, and operating infrastructure or internal platform systems
Familiarity with modern cloud environments (we use AWS) and orchestration tools (like Kubernetes)
Comfort working in a culture of autonomy and ownership
Preferred
Exposure to TypeScript or willingness to work in a TypeScript-based stack
Benefits
Competitive pay
Substantial equity grants
Healthcare insurance (Medical, Dental and Vision) for you and your family
401k matching
Wellness and fitness monthly allowances
PTO + paid holidays + unlimited sick leave
Autonomy and flexibility with remote work
Company
WorkOS
WorkOS is a unified platform with modern APIs and SDKs for enterprise-ready features.
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$95MKey Investors
GreenoaksLachy Groom
2022-06-01Series B· $80M
2020-05-27Series A· $15M
2020-03-18Seed
Recent News
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