Staff SW Engineer, Infra & DevOps

Full-time - Senior

Austin, TX

About the position

The Cloud Engineering and DevOps team is focused on providing reliable and stable cloud infrastructure and release solutions for Venmo services to run upon. We provide a solid foundation that application teams rely on and continually push to raise the bar in a continuous improvement culture. At Venmo, we are creating a product that people love. We strive to create a delightful user experience while connecting the world and empowering people through payments. We are looking for intellectually curious people who want to be inspired and inspire others to change the world. Engineering is a craft, and at Venmo we want the internals of our software to be as elegant as the end user experience we are designing. We spend our days scaling our infrastructure and building new features to meet and exceed our users’ needs and wants. We work with a product team that is data-driven and human-centered in its design principles. We teach and learn from one another and push each other to be at our creative and analytical best. Our team ensures the seamless operation of Venmo’s user-facing services and production systems. We manage infrastructure end-to-end—covering operations, automation, security, compliance, and release engineering—while blending Cloud Engineering with SRE and DevOps practices. As a Staff Engineer, you’ll be a hands-on leader—driving key initiatives, mentoring teams, and championing best practices. We value independence but are accountable for results.

Responsibilities

• Lead key initiatives within your domain, driving impactful solutions.
• Mentor engineers through hands-on contributions and best practice advocacy.
• Guide application teams to enhance their AWS cloud capabilities.
• Drive the scalability and reliability of Venmo’s cloud infrastructure with autonomy and accountability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field with 7+ years in software development.
• 2+ years operating distributed applications in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or SRE teams.
• Extensive hands-on experience with global-scale infrastructure (AWS preferred), IaaS/PaaS, and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proficient in Python, Java, Bash, or Go with strong communication skills to bridge technical and non-technical audiences.

Benefits

• Flexible work environment
• Employee shares options
• Health and life insurance
• Annual performance bonus
• Equity