Software Engineer, Gecko Robotics

• Experience with a public cloud (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
• Strong automation and scripting skills
• Experience with Terraform (or another IaC technology)
• Experiencing building and maintaining containerized applications
• Proficiency with Linux and command line tools
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work independently and in close collaboration with immediate team
• Ability to embed with and support cross-functional teams

Desirable

• The Software Platform team’s purpose is to empower software engineers, reduce unnecessary blockers, and increase our velocity to create exceptional products
• We do this by making software effortless to build, deploy, and manage
• Using automation, shared libraries, and DevOps tools, we solve the common software problems so other engineers can focus on Gecko’s unique challenges
• This role will specifically focus on leveling up our Government cloud architecture, deployments, and automation
• You will own the maintainability and scalability of our critical single-tenant environments, empowering engineers to manage and own their deployments without needing extensive cloud expertise
• Be the visionary and owner of our government-specific infrastructure. You will build automated, secure environments that allow teams to deploy to high-compliance customers just as easily as they do to the public cloud
• Abstract and automate the differences between our various cloud environments. You will ensure that developers don’t need to carry the cognitive load of each environment's specific compliance regulations and nuances
• Develop robust Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules and shared libraries that benefit all environments, preventing work from being repeated
• Work closely with the other members of the Software Platform team to achieve our mission of making software at Gecko effortless to build, deploy, and manage. Areas currently owned by the team currently include:
• Smooth, intuitive, automated CI/CD
• Customer authentication
• Permission management
• DevOps Tool management and optimization
• Optimizing the local development experience
• Effective onboarding and internal training
• We use a variety of technologies
• For managing infrastructure and deployments, we mostly use Terraform, GitHub Actions, and Docker
• Our cloud architecture is primarily serverless, stateless, and event-driven
• Gecko primarily operates using Python, React, and Typescript
• This is a non-exhaustive list and we are tech agnostic in our interview process, so we encourage you to apply regardless of your background