Staff Engineer, Torch
Platform, Engineering
$160-200k
+ Equity Options
Professional development platform
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Professional development platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$160-200k
+ Equity Options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To unlock the potential of people, teams, and organizations.
Role
Who you are
- At Torch, we are looking for a talented Staff Engineer with deep expertise in Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and developer tooling to join our Platform Team
- This is a very hands-on role, requiring strong technical expertise and execution skills to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions
- This role requires an engineer with a leadership mindset and is a key contributor to a culture of innovation, precision, and collaboration
- The ideal candidate will bring both technical expertise and a creative problem solving orientation, driving themselves & their teammates to deliver results that align with Torch's overarching goals of growth and customer satisfaction
- 12+ years of software engineering experience with a degree in Computer Science or another STEM field
- 5+ years of experience in a senior engineering role
- 5+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience (AWS EKS preferred), including workload scaling, cluster management, and autoscaling solutions (Karpenter, HPA preferred)
- Experience with AWS Lambda, Istio (or similar service mesh technologies) or KEDA is a plus but not required
- Mastery of infrastructure-as-code techniques - preferably Helm and AWS CDK
- Proficiency with Git and modern CI/CD workflows (GitHub Actions preferred)
- Strong understanding of distributed application design patterns and asynchronous application models for building scalable and resilient systems
- Knowledge of scaling methodologies, ensuring high-quality, performant systems that are cost optimized
- Strong security mindset, with an understanding of data protection regulations, authentication, authorization, and secure coding best practices
What the job involves
- As a Staff Engineer, you will be a central player in driving the technical architecture, design, and implementation of our cloud platform & developer tooling, working to ensure that our teams of fully remote engineers and quality engineers (QEs) are happy and well supported with top notch infrastructure and tooling
- Architect and design scalable infrastructure solutions – and help other engineers be accountable for meeting platform patterns and guidelines
- Build software tools to deliver a first class developer experience for all members of the engineering department
- Hands-on development and implementation of Kubernetes-based cloud infrastructure using autoscaling tools and Infrastructure-as-Code
- Mentoring of high-performing engineers – mentor, and provide technical direction to on and off shore engineers and QEs, furthering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning
- Execution of key initiatives – own and drive high-priority infrastructure automation and developer tooling projects, balancing long-term goals with short-term delivery needs
- Ensure high-quality code, system scalability and reliability – follow and enhance best practices in code quality, automated testing, and continuous integration, collaborating with other engineers to improve test coverage and efficiency
- Optimize processes – Work with engineering leads to establish and refine engineering processes, including git workflow, CI/CD pipelines & operational playbooks to enhance productivity, ensure cost efficiency, and reduce bottlenecks
- Support & troubleshooting – Collaborate with other teams to ensure system reliability, performance, and incident resolution, maintaining robust monitoring and enabling rapid response to production issues
- Be a technical thought leader – be willing to dive deep into technical challenges, whether it’s reviewing complex code, debugging production issues, or optimizing system performance
- Challenge the status-quo and share your expertise with the greater engineering department for a positive impact
Application process
- Technical Interview with the Head of Platform Engineering (45 minutes)
- Show-and-tell session (90 minutes) to assess problem-solving skills, technical proficiency
- Leadership/Cultural Fit Interview with the CTO (45 minutes)
Our take
Torch is an integrated platform for professional learning and development, making it possible for business leaders to understand and measure employee skills. The system provides an active community, which delivers top-tier coaching, backed up by algorithmic technology.
The flexible platform makes it possible for personalized paths to be embedded in the employee learning journey. This can then be tracked via a centralized dashboard, which provides an array of tools that help both companies and workers to better understand and manage their learning and development goals.
In 2020, Torch merged with Everwise, a marketplace with thousands of mentors across different job levels and roles, allowing the business to be built into a full-stack career coach for every level of employee. With substantial funding at its back, and increasing interest in coaching as a way to retain employees, Torch's unique position in the market makes it well-set for future success.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
34% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
May 2022
$40m
SERIES C
Mar 2021
$25m
SERIES B
Total funding: $83.9m
Company benefits
- Health Insurance (medical, dental, and vision)
- Unlimited PTO
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Life & Disability Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Torch Coaching
- UP Days
- Remote Workstation Stipend
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Cameron Yarbrough
(Co-founder & CEO)Previously Co-founder and Chairman at Well Clinic for 9 years, and Interpersonal Dynamics Facilitator at Stanford Graduate School of Business for 5 years.
Dr. Keegan Walden
(Co-founder)Former COO of the company. Previously Director of Research at Insight Behavioral Health Centers and at the Eating Recovery Center. Was an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo.
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