About the role
Lead design and code reviews across feature areas and participate in all stages of our engineering lifecycle (initial research and discovery, quick iteration on promising concepts, solution prototyping and development, deployment and live site support). Developers in
the team are expected to wear multiple hats and demonstrate breadth, depth, and leadership. Work with multiple partner teams and deploy across all Azure regions. Passionate about distributed systems and planetary scale services. Enjoys the challenge of designing cloud infrastructure platform components built on Kubernetes, with a focus on reliability, security, networking, diagnosability, and global-scale cost efficiency. Excels at identifying bottlenecks and engineering solutions for complex production systems end to end, from ambiguous problem definition and design tradeoffs through execution, launch, monitoring, and operational maturity. Lead cross-organization alignment with adjacent infrastructure, observability, platform, and service teams to define clear ownership, unblock execution, and shape long-term investments. Raise the engineering bar through design reviews, operational reviews, architecture guidance, incident follow-through, and repeatable engineering standards. Shape safe, reliable use of AI-agentic systems and AI-assisted operations for Kubernetes-based infrastructure at scale. Embody our culture and values Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. Experience with Kubernetes, containers, cloud-native infrastructure, distributed systems, or large-scale production services. Experience improving reliability, security, observability, networking, or operational excellence for live services. Experience partnering across teams to deliver infrastructure capabilities with clear ownership and supportability. Experience mentoring engineers, leading design reviews, and driving cross-team architectural alignment.
About Swiftkey
SwiftKey is a technology company that aims to enhance interaction between keyboards and people. It upgrades smartphone keyboards to make typing faster, by utilizing artificial intelligence to learn from each user in order to autocorrect and predict their next word. The SwiftKey Keyboard for Android supports more than 80 languages. SwiftKey was founded by Ben Medlock and Jon Reynolds in 2008 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
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Job details
Salary
$119,800 - $234,700
Location
Redmond, WA
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.