About the role
structured by ORIAll rolesInfrastructure EngineerSan Francisco, CAThe roleWe’re hiring an infrastructure engineer to build and operate the systems behind Orthogonal. You’ll work on API execution, reliability, observability, security, and deployment.
What you will do
- Design and operate services that discover, call, and meter third-party APIs
- Improve system reliability, latency, monitoring, and incident response
- Build deployment, testing, and development infrastructure
- Improve database performance and data reliability
- Review infrastructure for security and operational risks
What they are looking for
- 3+ years of professional infrastructure or backend engineering experience
- Experience building and operating production backend or infrastructure systems
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, networking, and databases
- Comfortable with TypeScript and Node.js or another server-side language
- Experience with cloud services, containers, CI/CD, and observability tools
- Able to debug failures across application and infrastructure layers
- Comfortable working closely with a small team and changing priorities
Nice to have
- Experience with API gateways, usage metering, or payment systems
- Experience operating Postgres, queues, and caching systems
- Experience with MCP servers or agent infrastructure
- Security or reliability engineering experience
Full posting text
All rolesInfrastructure EngineerSan Francisco, CAThe roleWe’re hiring an infrastructure engineer to build and operate the systems behind Orthogonal. You’ll work on API execution, reliability, observability, security, and deployment. You’ll work directly with the founders and product engineers. This is a full-time, in-person role in San Francisco.What you'll doDesign and operate services that discover, call, and meter third-party APIsImprove system reliability, latency, monitoring, and incident responseBuild deployment, testing, and development infrastructureImprove database performance and data reliabilityReview infrastructure for security and operational risksHelp make technical decisions as the platform growsWho you are3+ years of professional infrastructure or backend engineering experienceExperience building and operating production backend or infrastructure systemsStrong understanding of distributed systems, networking, and databasesComfortable with TypeScript and Node.js or another server-side languageExperience with cloud services, containers, CI/CD, and observability toolsAble to debug failures across application and infrastructure layersComfortable working closely with a small team and changing prioritiesNice to haveExperience with API gateways, usage metering, or payment systemsExperience operating Postgres, queues, and caching systemsExperience with MCP servers or agent infrastructureSecurity or reliability engineering experienceDetailsLocationSan Francisco, CA (in-person)StageYC W26, SeedReports toFounders directlyApplyFields marked with * are required.Name *Email *Phone NumberCountry of residence *Select your countryAfghanistanÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua & BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia & HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCaribbean NetherlandsCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongo - BrazzavilleCongo - KinshasaCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte d’IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard & McDonald IslandsHondurasHong Kong SAR ChinaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacao SAR ChinaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmar (Burma)NamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoriesPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRéunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSamoaSan MarinoSão Tomé & PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia & South Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSt. BarthélemySt. HelenaSt. Kitts & NevisSt. LuciaSt. MartinSt. Pierre & MiquelonSt. Vincent & GrenadinesSudanSurinameSvalbard & Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad & TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTurks & Caicos IslandsTuvaluU.S. Outlying IslandsU.S. Virgin IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamWallis & FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweResume *Click to upload or drag and dropPDF or Word, up to 10 MBGitHub URLLinkedIn URL *Portfolio / Personal SiteAre you legally authorized to work in the US? *Select an optionYesNoWill you now or in the future require visa sponsorship? *Select an optionYesNoTell us about something you've builtAnything else you want to shareSubmit application