Calix
StaffSoftwareEngineer-CloudPlatform
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“Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Platform at Calix. Skills: Cloud Platform Engineering, Large-scale Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, Big Query. Design/rearchitect infrastructure platform components. Design, implement, optimize Big Query datasets”
What You'll Achieve.
deliver the foundation on which Calix products can thrive
Industry & Context.
troubleshoot complex scenarios
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years of experience in building large scale distributed system in an always available production environment, 5+ years of experience in building Infrastructure Platforms and CI/CD pipelines in a major public cloud provider – GCP hands-on expertise in commonly used Cloud infrastructure/platforms services tools and services, Experience with Data Pipeline tools like Dataflow, Kafka or Pub/Sub and Kubernetes and its ecosystem, Experience in Python, Shellash Scripting, or a similar language, Fast learner and able to troubleshoot complex scenarios while process large volumes of data (Terabytes and Petabytes), Hand-on experience with observability platforms/tools like Grafana/Prometheus, Experience in coaching and mentoring junior verbal and written communications, Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent
Nice to Have
working knowledge on AlloyDB, Cloud Spanner is a plus, GCP certification would be added advantage
What You'll Do.
Design/rearchitect infrastructure platform components
optimize Big Query datasets
Monitor and troubleshoot Big Query Performance
Manage and monitor data ingestion pipelines
Ensure Data security and compliance
Manage database schema changes
Ensure Observability is integral
Build tools that predict failures
Collaborate extensively with cross functional teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate extensively with cross functional teams; Educate them through documentation/trainings; Improve adoption of platforms/tools
Communication Scope
verbal and written communications
Full Job Description
Calix provides the cloud, software platforms, systems and services required for communications service providers to simplify their businesses, excite their subscribers and grow their value. This is a position based in Bangalore, India The Cloud Platform Engineering team is responsible for the Platforms, Tools, and CI/CD pipelines at Calix. We are seeking a Staff Cloud Engineer with proven expertise in the design and building of large-scale Cloud Infrastructure Platforms to join our team and help us deliver the foundation on which Calix products can thrive. You will help us achieve our mission through innovative solutions. ## Responsibilities: * Design/rearchitect our infrastructure platform components to be highly available, scalable, reliable, and secure. * Design, implement and optimize Big Query datasets, tables and queries for large scale analytics. * Monitor and troubleshoot Big Query Performance, including query optimization and cost management * Manage and monitor data ingestion pipelines using tools like dataflow or Kafka * Ensure Data security and compliance in Big Query, including IAM Policy and data encryption * Manage database schema changes using Automation tool like Liquibase or similar * Ensure Observability is an integral part of the infrastructure platforms and provides adequate visibility about their health, utilization, and cost. * Implement IaC using tools like Terraform/Terragrunt * Build tools that predicts saturations/failures and takes preventive actions through automation. * Collaborate extensively with cross functional teams to understand their requirements; educate them through documentation/trainings and improve the adoption of the platforms/tools. ## Qualifications: * 8+ years of experience in building large scale distributed system in an always available production environment. * 5+ years of experience in building Infrastructure Platforms and CI/CD pipelines in a major public cloud provider – GCP preferred; hands-on expertise in commonl
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