Join Ceramic as an Infrastructure Engineer to build and scale distributed systems for fast search capabilities.
Posted by employer 2 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 4+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Infrastructure Engineer focuses on designing and maintaining distributed search systems to ensure fast response times and handle increasing query volumes. Key skills include expertise in search infrastructure, caching strategies, and cloud technologies, along with proficiency in C++. This position is ideal for someone with over four years of experience in building scalable distributed systems, particularly those who understand the critical nature of uptime and performance in a high-demand environment.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 9 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Ceramic's career page.
- 1661 active C++ roles on Joblaze right now.
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- Typical C++ salary we track runs $125,000–$175,000 (median $150,000, across 809 roles). See C++ salary trends
Quick facts
- Is the Infrastructure Engineer (Search) role remote?
- It's hybrid — Ceramic expects some on-site time in Mountain View, CA .
- How much experience is required?
- At least 4 years of relevant experience for this Infrastructure Engineer (Search) role.
- Where is the role based?
- Ceramic is hiring for this position in Mountain View, CA .
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: C++, cloud infrastructure.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Ceramic targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Infrastructure Engineer (Search) role at Ceramic.
From the original posting
About the Role
You'll help build and scale the distributed systems that already make Ceramic.ai fast. Our customers will expect fast response times, and you'll ensure we deliver that consistently while handling growing query volumes.
What You'll Do
- Design and maintain distributed search infrastructure across multiple regions
- Optimize query routing, load balancing, and failover strategies
- Build caching layers that maximize hit rates without sacrificing freshness
- Implement monitoring and alerting to catch performance degradations early
- Scale our index management to handle billions of documents efficiently
- Ensure high availability and disaster recovery capabilities
What We're Looking For
- 4+ years building distributed systems at scale
- Deep experience with search infrastructure
- Strong understanding of caching strategies, sharding, and replication
- Experience optimizing for low-latency, high-throughput workloads
- Proficiency with cloud infrastructure
- C++ proficiency
- Deep hands on coding experience
- Understand the importance of uptime and propose designs that show this awareness.
Benefits
- 100% medical/dental/vision insurance coverage, 90% for dependents
- Employer sponsored 401k w Fidelity
- 3 weeks of full office shut down
- Daily lunch when in office
- Free office snacks
- Flexible schedule
- Great office views of the mountains
- WFH stipend for office, cell phone & wifi
- Generous time off
- Free parking