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Cloud Engineer

GridMatrix
TX Full Time
POSTED ON 1/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/9/2025

At GridMatrix, we are the market-leading builders of next-generation digital infrastructure. We’re a fast growing startup working with critical infrastructure operators globally, making roads, bridges, tunnels, ports, airports more efficient, safer, and sustainable.

You can watch how our customers apply our solutions (), and read more about our recent work ().

We're a well-funded software startup backed by Tier-1 venture capital including 8VC (Palantir, Saronic) and Cota Capital (Uber, Square) looking for the best and the brightest.

About the Role :

GridMatrix is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to collaborate closely with our

perception, data science, and UI engineering teams to refine and optimize our data pipeline and

cloud infrastructure. This role involves hands-on deployment of customer pipelines, overseeing

architecture for optimal cost and performance, and assessing the impact of new features to

drive company goals. This role is ideal for a proactive engineer passionate about real-time

machine learning, efficient cloud solutions, and end-to-end architecture management.

Key Responsibilities :

  • Develop, deploy, and manage data pipelines tailored to meet customer requirements.
  • Optimize cloud infrastructure for cost efficiency, scalability, and performance.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement and measure new features within the cloud and data pipeline environment.
  • Implement robust and secure data storage solutions, balancing edge and cloud
  • resources.
  • Manage secondary cloud storage providers for archival storage solutions.
  • Ensure cloud services are aligned with enterprise standards and best practices for availability and resilience.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

Technical Skills :

  • Real-Time Machine Learning Solutions : Demonstrated experience with building real-time machine learning applications, ideally within AWS.
  • Cloud Infrastructure Management : 4–6 years of experience in a cloud engineering role, with hands-on AWS and enterprise cloud experience.
  • Edge and Cloud Storage : Knowledge of hybrid cloud storage solutions to balance latency and accessibility requirements.
  • Secondary Cloud Providers : Proficiency in configuring secondary cloud providers for long-term, archival storage.
  • Database Proficiency : Strong understanding of database technologies, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Cassandra, as well as caching mechanisms to optimize data retrieval.
  • Containerization and Orchestration : Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.
  • Project Management Skills :

  • Bias for Action : Takes initiative and exhibits a proactive approach to problem-solving.
  • Deadline-Oriented : Demonstrates a commitment to meeting project timelines and delivering quality results on schedule.
  • Communication & Reporting : Strong skills in documenting and reporting project status and milestones to stakeholders.
  • Minimum Qualifications :

  • Educational Background : BA / BS in an analytical discipline. MS in mathematics, computer science, data science, or equivalent work experience is preferred.
  • Experience Areas : 4-6 years of experience in cloud engineering, with experience in industries such as IoT, quantitative finance, ad-sales analytics, payments processing, or related fields.
  • Position Description

  • Position Type : Full-time, salaried
  • Location : Hybrid, based in Austin, Texas
  • Sponsored : No
  • Equity : Eligible
  • Benefits : Unlimited PTO, 401K matching, medical, dental, vision, life insurance
  • Travel : Domestic & International 0-10%
  • Perks : state of the art office with free snacks and assorted beverages, Apple equipment, talented colleagues, thought-provoking and creative work
  • GridMatrix provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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