Software Engineering Specialist

Software Engineering Expert [$180/hr]
Software Engineers
to work across key infrastructure and developer experience initiatives to build scalable systems, improve developer workflows, and standardise infrastructure practices
Work-streams

• Developer Experience (CI / Infra Reliability)
• Improve CI performance, reliability, and observability
• Build runner autoscaling and system hardening
• Implement alerting and notification systems
• Increase visibility into CI pipelines and failures
• Developer Experience (CLI & Tooling)
• Enhance CLI usability and discoverability
• Build telemetry, observability, and performance improvements for CLI tools
• Improve SDK/shared library ergonomics (stable APIs, versioning, templates)
• Develop tooling insights (e.g., usage visibility)
• IT Systems / SaaS & Procurement
• Manage and optimise SaaS tools and configurations
• Build systems for procurement intake and vendor inventory
• Implement and maintain:

• Google Workspace administration
• SAML-based SSO
• SCIM provisioning with RBAC controls

• Infrastructure “Paved Roads” (Pulumi / IaC)
• Build reusable Pulumi modules and service templates
• Standardise baseline infrastructure stacks (logging, monitoring, tagging, budgets)
• Reduce drift and copy-paste infra patterns
• Add safety checks and guardrails for faster, safer deployments

Good Candidature

• Strong proficiency in Python
• Experience with backend systems, infrastructure, or developer tooling
• Familiarity with at least one relevant area:

• CI/CD systems (e.g., GitHub Actions, Buildkite, etc.)
• CLI tooling and developer platforms
• SaaS/IT systems (SSO, identity, provisioning)
• Infrastructure-as-Code (Pulumi, Terraform, etc.)

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Strong problem-solving and systems thinking

Availability & Collaboration

• Commitment: ~20 hours per week
• Must be available for 2 × 45-minute syncs weekly

• Scheduled during PST work hours (Monday & Thursday)