Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Job Overview

Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure
Location: Seattle, WA - Hybrid
Base Salary Range: $210K - $250K (depending upon expertise) + equity

Gable helps engineering teams put guardrails around data before problems reach production. We bring data contracts, code-level lineage, and CI/CD enforcement into the development lifecycle so teams can move faster with more confidence.

We’re an early-stage company building in a complex space, and this role is intentionally broad. We need a staff-level engineer who can own DevOps and infrastructure while still contributing as a strong software engineer. Someone who is autonomously jumping between backend systems, deployment workflows, developer tooling, and production issues — and is energized by that range rather than boxed in by it.

The Role

This is a high-ownership role for an experienced software engineer with real infrastructure depth. You might have started in backend, full-stack, or platform engineering and gradually taken on DevOps or infrastructure responsibility, but you still like writing code and solving product-adjacent technical problems.

You’ll work across CI/CD, observability, automation, databases, Docker, cloud infrastructure, and internal tooling. You do not need to be the world’s best expert in every domain. You do need strong judgment, a bias for action and making decisions, and the ability to go deep when something breaks or needs to scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Own deployment, infrastructure, and DevOps systems end-to-end


• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines that enable fast, reliable releases


• Write tooling and automation for infrastructure, operations, and integrations


• Contribute to backend systems and software engineering projects where infrastructure and application code intersect


• Improve local development environments, internal tooling, and developer workflows


• Build monitoring, alerting, and observability that helps engineers diagnose real issues quickly


• Strengthen reliability, security, and operational practices across the stack


• Partner closely with engineers across the company to design pragmatic systems that scale


• Debug hard problems across code, infrastructure, and runtime behavior


• Use AI where it meaningfully improves engineering speed, tooling, or operational efficiency

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience owning infrastructure, DevOps, platform, or production systems


• 4+ years (the more the better) of software engineering experience with strong backend engineering fundamentals, and experience shipping production code


• Strong cloud experience, ideally AWS


• Experience with Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code tools


• Solid CI/CD experience, including testing and deployment workflows


• Startup experience, ideally in a Series A–C environment


• Experience with observability, monitoring, and alerting in production systems


• Strong PostgreSQL and DynamoDB operational experience, including performance, backup, and recovery


• Comfort making good technical decisions in ambiguity and moving with urgency


• Track record of improving developer productivity, deployment velocity, reliability, or operational quality

Preferred Skills

• Experience building internal developer platforms or self-serve engineering workflows


• Experience with cloud security or compliance practices


• Background in data infrastructure, developer tools, or technical B2B SaaS


• Familiarity with AI-assisted engineering workflows

Benefits

Be part of a pioneering team that is redefining the data industry.
Work on cutting-edge technology with the opportunity to make a significant impact.
Collaborate with a talented and passionate team of engineers and industry experts.
Enjoy a dynamic, fast-paced, and supportive work environment.
Competitive compensation package and medical, dental, and vision benefits - free for employees
401k
Unlimited PTO
Commuter perks