Infrastructure Engineer
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SalaryNo pay range posted
LocationSan Francisco, CA
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SeniorityMid
Experience3+ yrs
DepartmentEngineering
Company size5+ people
First seenSep 16, 2026 · 1mo ago
Verified live3d ago
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3+ years of professional infrastructure or backend engineering experience
Experience building and operating production backend or infrastructure systems
Strong understanding of distributed systems, networking, and databases
Comfortable with TypeScript and Node.js or another server-side language
Experience with cloud services, containers, CI/CD, and observability tools
Able to debug failures across application and infrastructure layers
Comfortable working closely with a small team and changing priorities
Experience with API gateways, usage metering, or payment systems
Experience operating Postgres, queues, and caching systems
Experience with MCP servers or agent infrastructure
Security or reliability engineering experience
Skills
TypeScript
Node.js
Postgres
cloud services
containers
CI/CD
observability tools
API gateways
queues
caching systems
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Infrastructure Engineer
San Francisco, CA
The role
We’re hiring an infrastructure engineer to build and operate the systems behind Orthogonal. You’ll work on API execution, reliability, observability, security, and deployment. You’ll work directly with the founders and product engineers. This is a full-time, in-person role in San Francisco.
What you’ll do
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Design and operate services that discover, call, and meter third-party APIs
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Improve system reliability, latency, monitoring, and incident response
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Build deployment, testing, and development infrastructure
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Improve database performance and data reliability
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Review infrastructure for security and operational risks
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Help make technical decisions as the platform grows
Who you are
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3+ years of professional infrastructure or backend engineering experience
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Experience building and operating production backend or infrastructure systems
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Strong understanding of distributed systems, networking, and databases
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Comfortable with TypeScript and Node.js or another server-side language
•
Experience with cloud services, containers, CI/CD, and observability tools
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Able to debug failures across application and infrastructure layers
•
Comfortable working closely with a small team and changing priorities
Nice to have
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Experience with API gateways, usage metering, or payment systems
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Experience operating Postgres, queues, and caching systems
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Experience with MCP servers or agent infrastructure
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Security or reliability engineering experience
Details
LocationSan Francisco, CA (in-person)
StageYC W26, Seed
Reports toFounders directly
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