The opportunity
At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements.
What you'll do
Ship foundational services to enable Klaviyo engineering to move faster with confidence.
Build a deep understanding of engineering needs across the organization,: guiding the design and development of appropriate platform primitives (Infra, Databases, Queuing, etc), that align with the platform's vision and practically empower product teams.
Design, develop, and deliver software to dramatically improve the: availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Klaviyo's core platforms, helping teams to better serve customers and meet their SLOs
Design and develop systems and processes that enable highly available and scalable applications.
Leverage technology such as Python, Go, AWS, and Kubernetes to advance Klaviyo's platform.
Mentor and pair with other Klaviyo engineers to build better software by: focusing on performance, self-healing systems, configuration as code, and defensive programming.
What they're looking for
- BA or BS Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent experience.
- + years of responsibility operating and scaling complex distributed systems.
- Experience working in a cloud-native environment.
- Proven experience developing applications in Python and Go.
