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Join to apply for the Infrastructure Engineer role at WorkOS3 weeks ago Be among the first 25 applicantsJoin to apply for the Infrastructure Engineer role at WorkOSAbout WorkOS WorkOS builds tools and services for developers to help them implement authentication, identity, authorization, and overall enterprise readiness. We’re a fully distributed team with employees across North American time zones. We’re well-funded, having raised $100m in funding from top investors including Greenoaks Capital, Lachy Groom, and Lightspeed Ventures. Our fast-growing customer base includes rapidly growing SaaS companies like OpenAI, Cursor, Perplexity, Vercel, Plaid, and hundreds of others.About The Infrastructure TeamThe Infrastructure team powers the core systems behind the WorkOS platform. We build and maintain the foundation that keeps everything running smoothly—handling millions of requests, operating at scale, and ensuring our systems are fast, reliable, and always on for our customers.Our team works across the stack and partners closely with teams throughout the company. We regularly step in to support high-impact projects, contribute architectural perspective, and ensure systems are built to scale. If you’re curious by nature, motivated by complex challenges, and enjoy working across infrastructure layers—this role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact.Who We’re Looking ForWe’re looking for engineers who are excited to work on foundational systems and enjoy collaborating across the stack. You might be a great fit if you:Bring a generalist mindset and are comfortable working across infrastructure layers—from compute and networking to storage and databasesEnjoy thinking through architecture and infrastructure design, and can balance trade-offs between simplicity, scalability, and reliabilityAre curious and proactive, with a strong desire to understand how systems work end-to-endPartner well with product engineering teams to design systems that are reliable, scalable, and easy to operateCare deeply about observability, reliability, and performance, and treat them as essential to the user experienceWork independently, take ownership, and follow through—from identifying a need to shipping a solutionResponsibilities ️Design and maintain the distributed systems that power core parts of WorkOSWrite and optimize backend services in TypeScript, with attention to performance, reliability, and maintainabilityEvolve our use of AWS and Infrastructure as Code to scale systems intelligently and sustainablyPartner with product engineering teams to ensure systems are built with reliability and scale in mindBuild internal tools and shared infrastructure to support engineers across the companyParticipate in our on-call rotation—responding to, resolving, and learning from production incidentsContribute to technical design reviews and architectural discussionsDocument your work, share context, and help level up the team through thoughtful collaborationBring a spirit of curiosity—experimenting, iterating, and helping us find better ways to build and operate our systemsQualifications 5+ years of experienceExperience designing, building, and operating infrastructure or internal platform systemsFamiliarity with modern cloud environments (we use AWS) and orchestration tools (like Kubernetes)Comfort working in a culture of autonomy and ownershipNice to have: Exposure to TypeScript or willingness to work in a TypeScript-based stackThe annual US base salary falls within the range of $175,000 to $250,000. This range does not encompass the full spectrum of benefits such as equity, health insurance, vacation time, and paid parental leave. This salary range covers multiple levels of engineering roles and final compensation will be determined considering various factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications.For candidates outside the US, including Canada, compensation is adjusted based on local market benchmarks.Benefits (US Only) At WorkOS, we offer resources that emphasize personal and familial well-being. We offer healthcare coverage for you and your family, including medical, dental, and vision. We offer parental leave, paid-time off and fully remote working arrangements.Benefits include:Competitive paySubstantial equity grantsHealthcare insurance (Medical, Dental and Vision) for you and your family401k matchingWellness and fitness monthly allowancesPTO + paid holidays + unlimited sick leaveAutonomy and flexibility with remote workPlease inquire directly with our recruiting team for benefits available to those working outside the US.Equal Opportunity EmployerWorkOS is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusiveness. 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