Forward Deployed Engineer (Infrastructure)

At Trunk our mission is to help teams create high-quality software quickly. AI has made writing code 10x faster but shipping is still painfully slow. The bottleneck has shifted downstream - to merge conflicts flaky tests inconsistent code quality and dozens of other frictions that drain productivity and morale. Engineering teams that can stay focused on designing implementing and delivering software will build magical high-quality projects - and theyll be happier doing it. Were building a CI Reliability Platform that empowers teams to land code faster and develop happier.

Our founders launched Trunk in 2021 after designing delivering and scaling software at Uber Google YouTube and Microsoft. We raised a $25M Series A led by Initialized Capital (Garry Tan) and a16z (Peter Levine) with investments from Haystack Ventures Garage VC and the founders of GitHub (Tom Preston-Werner) Apollo GraphQL (Geoff Schmidt) Algolia (Nicolas Dessaigne) and (Oleg Rogynskyy).

What youll do

• Lead end-to-end deployment in private cloud and on-premises environments including planning configuration testing and rollout.
• Partner with enterprise IT teams to assess infrastructure security requirements and data management practices.
• Experiment at a high velocity and with a high level of quality to engage our customers and ultimately deliver solutions that exceed their expectations.
• Design and implement deployment strategies tailored to client needs ensuring compliance with data privacy and security standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve deployment-related technical issues providing timely solutions to minimize downtime.

Were looking for

• You have experience with and enjoy working directly with customers.
• You have experience deploying enterprise software in private/hybrid cloud environments.
• You have proven experience administering production Kubernetes clusters and expertise with Helm.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices CI/CD pipelines and tools like Git for version control.
• You have strong expertise in cloud infrastructure (Azure AWS GCP) networking and virtualization.
• You excel in fast-paced environments and can execute while priorities and objectives are a moving target.

Our tech stack

• Frontend: Typescript React AWS
• Backend: Typescript Node AWS
• Data pipelines: Dagster python polars
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions

What we offer

• Unlimited PTO
• Competitive salary and equity
• Work-life balance
• Flexibility to be fully or partly remote
• Up to $200/month stipend for coworking space for remote folks
• Few meetings so you can ship fast and focus on building
• One Medical membership on us!Top-notch medical dental vision short-term disability long-term disability and life insurance
• All insurance is 100% company-paid ($0 premiums) for employees and highly subsidized for dependents
• FSA HSA with company contributions and pre-tax commuter benefits
• 401(k) plan
• Paid parental leave ( up to 12 weeks)

The salary and equity range for this role are: $140K - $180K and .14 - .18%equity.

Please note that the compensation range provided is a general guideline only and is subject to change based on location qualifications and experience.

Dont meet every single requirement At Trunk we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability were happy to help accommodate. Please contact us at emailprotected.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.