AlphaSense

Market Intelligence

StaffSoftwareEngineer,CoreCloudPlatform

$223–305k Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Las Vegas, Nevada, United States; Atlanta, Georgia, United States; United States Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Staff Software Engineer, Core Cloud Platform at AlphaSense. Skills: Kubernetes, AWS, Python, Golang. Own Cloud and Kubernetes based Platform. Operate Cloud and Kubernetes based Platform”

What You'll Achieve.

ensure scalability; ensure performance align with AlphaSense's rapid growth; reduce cognitive load

Industry & Context.

Market Intelligence
Problems you'll solve

remove uncertainty from decision-making; deliver insights; unearth even more comprehensive insights; troubleshooting skill with Kubernetes; troubleshooting skill with Databases; troubleshooting skill with Messaging Systems; troubleshooting skill with Storage layers

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Kubernetes, containerisation, AWS cloud, Production level usage of service meshes, Production level usage of gateways, operational and troubleshooting skill with Kubernetes, operational and troubleshooting skill with Databases, operational and troubleshooting skill with Messaging Systems, operational and troubleshooting skill with Storage layers, Python, Golang, highly performant CI/CD practices

Nice to Have

Management of large fleets of Kubernetes clusters with lifecycle management tools, Production usage of Hashicorp vault, GCP knowledge, Azure knowledge

What You'll Do.

Own Cloud and Kubernetes based Platform

Operate Cloud and Kubernetes based Platform

Evolve Cloud and Kubernetes based Platform

improve cost efficiency

promote uniformisation

eliminate duplication

Enable agentic workflow patterns

Build AI powered integrations

Provide support for systems

Execute operational tasks

Automate operational tasks

Support operational tasks

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

collaborate with Engineering leaders; collaborate with very senior Engineers; Collaborate with Product teams; Work closely with other Platform teams

Process & Methodology

lead projects, design, lead, influence and deliver on ambitious technical roadmaps

Full Job Description

About AlphaSense: The world’s most sophisticated companies rely on AlphaSense to remove uncertainty from decision-making. With market intelligence and search built on proven AI, AlphaSense delivers insights that matter from content you can trust. Our universe of public and private content includes equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients’ own research content. The acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 advances our shared mission to empower professionals to make smarter decisions through AI-driven market intelligence. Together, AlphaSense and Tegus will accelerate growth, innovation, and content expansion, with complementary product and content capabilities that enable users to unearth even more comprehensive insights from thousands of content sets. Our platform is trusted by over 6,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 500. Founded in 2011, AlphaSense is headquartered in New York City with more than 2,000 employees across the globe and offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland. Come join us! About the Team: The Core Cloud Platform team is responsible for AlphaSense’s entire cloud infrastructure, including AWS account management, networking, storage and kubernetes clusters. We build the underlying Platform that supports hundreds of services and is used by over 400 globally distributed Engineers. About the Role: This is a Staff Engineer role with real breadth. It requires both operational and software development skills, the ability to lead projects and the need to collaborate with Engineering leaders and very senior Engineers across dozens of teams. You will be instrumental in setting the architectural roadmap for our Cloud Platform, ensuring the scalability and performance align with AlphaSense's rapid growth. We're looking for someone who genuinely embraces AI tooling in their day-to-day work, appreciates the productivity value it brings, and is moti

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