Backend Infrastructure Engineer Jobs
Backend Infrastructure Engineer jobs are open across cloud computing, fintech, healthtech, and enterprise software, from junior to staff and principal engineer, with specializations in distributed systems, site reliability engineering, and platform infrastructure. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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About Giga
Giga has recently raised a $61M Series A and has several paying customers, including DoorDash. We’re building the next generation of customer experience — real-time AI agents that can understand emotion, resolve issues instantly, and scale across the world’s largest enterprises. It’s an exciting inflection point for the company. While we have been successful, we have larger ambitions. Our goal is to become the go-to AI platform for all enterprise automation, powered by our voice superintelligence. To achieve this, we need more great engineers. The work affects millions of people every day and our engineers have autonomy and make true impact. This opportunity is unique because we have brilliant founders, have found commercial success, and see a clear path to becoming a generational company. Some further info about us:
Voice AI startup Giga raises $61M Series A
DoorDash and Giga Partnership
Giga builds AI agents trusted by the largest B2C companies in the world. Industry leaders like DoorDash trust Giga with their most complex support and operations workflows across voice, chat, and email. If being a part of this resonates with you, please apply!
The Role
We're looking for an infrastructure engineer to build the platform that powers our AI agents. Your customers are other engineers on the team; you'll create the systems, tools, and abstractions that make everyone more productive and our platform more reliable. This isn't DevOps or traditional SRE. You'll write application code, but focused on the foundational layers: deployment systems, observability, data infrastructure, and the internal tools that let the team move fast without breaking things.
What You'll Work On
A few examples from our current priorities:
Controlled deployments: Staged rollout systems with traffic scaling, scheduling, and pass rate thresholds to safeguard production
Observability: Creating the instrumentation, logging, and monitoring infrastructure that helps us understand what's happening in production
Data infrastructure: Building pipelines and storage systems for training data, analytics, and agent memory
Developer tooling: Internal CLIs, testing frameworks, and automation that reduces friction for the engineering team
As a senior infrastructure engineer, you'll own critical systems end-to-end and make decisions that affect the reliability and velocity of the entire engineering team.
Tech Stack
Backend: Python (Django/FastAPI), TypeScript (Node.js)
Infrastructure: AWS, Modal, Kubernetes
Data: ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, Redis
Tooling: Terraform, Docker, CI/CD pipelines
You Might Be a Fit If You
Have 4+ years of experience in infrastructure, platform, or backend engineering roles
Have built systems that other engineers depend on, and understand the responsibility that comes with that
Care deeply about reliability, but also know when "good enough" is the right call
Are comfortable across the stack, from application code to cloud infrastructure
Can debug production issues under pressure and build systems that prevent them from recurring
Think about developer experience as a product—you want the tools you build to be a pleasure to use
* Are excited about the infrastructure challenges of running AI agents at scale
Perks & Benefits
Catered lunch daily
Dinner stipend
$150/month wellness benefit (gym, fitness classes, mental health)
401(k) plan
Paid parental leave (12 weeks maternal, 6 weeks paternal)
Commuter benefits
* Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Giga is an equal opportunity employer. We're committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Compensation Range: $210K - $350K
About Giga
Giga has recently raised a $61M Series A and has several paying customers, including DoorDash. We’re building the next generation of customer experience — real-time AI agents that can understand emotion, resolve issues instantly, and scale across the world’s largest enterprises. It’s an exciting inflection point for the company. While we have been successful, we have larger ambitions. Our goal is to become the go-to AI platform for all enterprise automation, powered by our voice superintelligence. To achieve this, we need more great engineers. The work affects millions of people every day and our engineers have autonomy and make true impact. This opportunity is unique because we have brilliant founders, have found commercial success, and see a clear path to becoming a generational company. Some further info about us:
Voice AI startup Giga raises $61M Series A
DoorDash and Giga Partnership
Giga builds AI agents trusted by the largest B2C companies in the world. Industry leaders like DoorDash trust Giga with their most complex support and operations workflows across voice, chat, and email. If being a part of this resonates with you, please apply!
The Role
We're looking for an infrastructure engineer to build the platform that powers our AI agents. Your customers are other engineers on the team; you'll create the systems, tools, and abstractions that make everyone more productive and our platform more reliable. This isn't DevOps or traditional SRE. You'll write application code, but focused on the foundational layers: deployment systems, observability, data infrastructure, and the internal tools that let the team move fast without breaking things.
What You'll Work On
A few examples from our current priorities:
Controlled deployments: Staged rollout systems with traffic scaling, scheduling, and pass rate thresholds to safeguard production
Observability: Creating the instrumentation, logging, and monitoring infrastructure that helps us understand what's happening in production
Data infrastructure: Building pipelines and storage systems for training data, analytics, and agent memory
Developer tooling: Internal CLIs, testing frameworks, and automation that reduces friction for the engineering team
As a senior infrastructure engineer, you'll own critical systems end-to-end and make decisions that affect the reliability and velocity of the entire engineering team.
Tech Stack
Backend: Python (Django/FastAPI), TypeScript (Node.js)
Infrastructure: AWS, Modal, Kubernetes
Data: ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, Redis
Tooling: Terraform, Docker, CI/CD pipelines
You Might Be a Fit If You
Have 4+ years of experience in infrastructure, platform, or backend engineering roles
Have built systems that other engineers depend on, and understand the responsibility that comes with that
Care deeply about reliability, but also know when "good enough" is the right call
Are comfortable across the stack, from application code to cloud infrastructure
Can debug production issues under pressure and build systems that prevent them from recurring
Think about developer experience as a product—you want the tools you build to be a pleasure to use
* Are excited about the infrastructure challenges of running AI agents at scale
Perks & Benefits
Catered lunch daily
Dinner stipend
$150/month wellness benefit (gym, fitness classes, mental health)
401(k) plan
Paid parental leave (12 weeks maternal, 6 weeks paternal)
Commuter benefits
* Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Giga is an equal opportunity employer. We're committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Compensation Range: $210K - $350K
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A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Nuro11
- Gusto8
- NVIDIA7
- OpenAI6
- Scale AI6
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software80
- Artificial Intelligence11
- Electronics & Hardware6
- Science & Research5
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals4
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in backend infrastructure engineer jobs.
- Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure
- Hands-on experience with container orchestration tools, particularly Kubernetes
- Infrastructure-as-code experience using Terraform, Pulumi, or equivalent tooling
- Strong understanding of networking, load balancing, and distributed system design
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and observability tooling
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Backend Infrastructure Engineer Job Search
Quantify infrastructure impact on your resume
Recruiters want to see scale, not just tools. Replace vague bullet points with specifics: how many services you supported, what uptime targets you owned, or how much latency you reduced. Numbers anchor your experience in a way that tool lists alone don't.
Align your skills section to job requirements
Backend infrastructure roles vary widely between companies. One listing wants deep Kubernetes expertise, another prioritizes Terraform and AWS. Read each posting carefully and mirror its language in your skills section before you apply, without overstating what you know.
Target openings at your actual infrastructure scale
A startup running a handful of microservices and a company managing thousands of nodes need very different engineers. Filter openings by company size and tech stack so you're applying to environments that match your hands-on experience, not just your job title.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists backend infrastructure engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare for system design and incident scenarios
Most backend infrastructure interviews include a system design round and at least one on-call or incident retrospective scenario. Practice walking through failure modes out loud, explaining your rollback plan, and articulating tradeoffs in availability versus consistency.
Negotiate on scope, not just compensation
When you receive an offer, clarify on-call rotation frequency, ownership of runbooks, and whether the team is actively paying down technical debt. Infrastructure roles carry operational burden that doesn't show up in a job title, so ask before you accept.
Backend Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most backend infrastructure engineers?
The companies hiring the most backend infrastructure engineers right now include Nuro, Gusto, and NVIDIA, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and Massachusetts, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Demand is especially concentrated at companies running large-scale cloud-native or multi-cloud environments.
How many backend infrastructure engineer jobs are remote?
About 35% of backend infrastructure engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, making it one of the more remote-accessible engineering disciplines. Roles focused on platform engineering, site reliability, and cloud architecture tend to have the highest remote availability, while on-call-heavy operations roles more often require proximity to a specific office or data center.
How do you become a backend infrastructure engineer?
Start by building a strong foundation in Linux systems administration, networking fundamentals, and at least one major cloud platform. Progress to learning infrastructure-as-code tools and container orchestration in hands-on projects or a junior role. Gradually take on on-call responsibilities and incident response work, since operational experience under production conditions is what separates candidates at higher levels.
Can you get a backend infrastructure engineer job with little experience?
Yes, entry points exist through junior site reliability engineer, cloud support, or DevOps associate roles. Build a portfolio of personal or open-source infrastructure projects using Terraform or Kubernetes, even in a local or simulated environment. Employers hiring at the junior level prioritize demonstrated curiosity about systems behavior and a willingness to own operational work over years of production experience.
What does the backend infrastructure engineer interview process look like?
Most processes include an initial screening call, a technical phone round covering Linux internals or networking concepts, and then a multi-part on-site or virtual loop. Expect at least one system design session focused on reliability or scalability, a coding round involving scripting or automation, and a behavioral interview exploring how you've handled production incidents or large-scale migrations.
Where can I find and apply to backend infrastructure engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to backend infrastructure engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience level, tech stack, and preferred work arrangement, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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