Senior Backend Infrastructure Engineer

%HEADER_COMPANY_WEBSITE%Senior Backend Infrastructure EngineerNew York, NY%LABEL_POSITION_TYPE_FULL_TIME%$200,000 – $260,000 / year%BREADCRUMB_JOB_OPENINGS%Senior Backend Infrastructure Engineer%BUTTON_APPLY_TO_POSITION%%BUTTON_APPLY_USING_INDEED%%BUTTON_APPLY_USING_LINKED_IN%Senior Backend Infrastructure Engineer (GCP) By changing the way people explore restaurants, Beli has emerged as one of the fastest-growing consumer platforms in the country. Beli helps people build organized restaurant lists and maps, share them with friends, and discover new spots around the world according to their personal taste. We’re building a highly personalized consumer platform with real-time social activity, recommendation systems, maps, and large-scale data infrastructure. As our user base grows rapidly, we’re investing heavily in scalability, reliability, security, and developer infrastructure. Job Overview We’re looking for an experienced Backend Infrastructure Engineer to help scale the core systems powering Beli. In this role, you’ll own critical parts of our backend and infrastructure stack on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including application scalability, cloud architecture, reliability, observability, security, CI/CD, and developer tooling. You’ll work closely with the CTO and engineering team to ensure Beli remains fast, reliable, and secure as we continue to grow. This is a highly impactful role with significant ownership and autonomy. The ideal candidate enjoys building robust systems in fast-moving startup environments and is excited to shape the technical foundation of a rapidly growing consumer product. Responsibilities Backend Architecture & Scalability Design and implement scalable backend systems and infrastructureImprove performance, reliability, and efficiency across our services and databasesOptimize Postgres, caching layers, background job systems, and APIsDesign systems that support rapid product iteration while maintaining operational excellenceLead architectural decisions around scalability, resiliency, and distributed systems Infrastructure & DevOps Own and improve our cloud infrastructure and deployment systems on GCPBuild and maintain CI/CD pipelines, observability tooling, and operational dashboardsImprove monitoring, alerting, logging, and incident response processesManage infrastructure automation and environment consistencyImprove engineering velocity through internal tooling and platform improvements Security & Reliability Strengthen application and infrastructure security across the stackImplement best practices around authentication, authorization, secrets management, and data protectionLead efforts around uptime, disaster recovery, backups, and operational resilienceConduct infrastructure reviews, audits, and reliability improvements Engineering Collaboration Partner closely with product and engineering teams to support new feature developmentHelp establish engineering best practices and technical standardsMentor engineers on backend architecture, infrastructure, and operational excellenceParticipate in technical planning and long-term architecture discussions Qualifications 4+ years of experience as a software engineer focused on backend systems, infrastructure, or platform engineeringStrong experience designing and operating scalable production systems on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Experience with GCP services such as Cloud Run, GKE, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, Cloud Tasks, Load Balancing, IAM, and MonitoringStrong experience with Python and backend frameworks such as DjangoDeep knowledge of CI/CD, observability, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructureExperience with infrastructure-as-code and automated deploymentsStrong understanding of production security best practices and operational reliabilityExperience optimizing Postgres performance and database designAbility to operate independently and take ownership in fast-paced startup environmentsStrong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skillsExcellent...