Software Development Engineer Infra 2 at Cashfree Payments in Bellandur

Job description

About the Role At Cashfree, infrastructure is not just about running servers — it is a software platform that powers our engineering organization. As a Software Development Engineer 2 – Infra, you will build the systems, platforms, automation, and developer tools that enable hundreds of engineers to build and operate products reliably at scale. This is a hands-on engineering role at the intersection of software engineering, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, reliability, security, developer productivity, and AI. You will design and build production software — APIs, backend services, controllers, CLI tools, automation frameworks, infrastructure abstractions, internal developer platforms, and AI-powered engineering tools. What You Will Build AI-powered tools for troubleshooting, automation, developer productivity, and infrastructure operations Internal developer platforms and self-service infrastructure Infrastructure APIs, control planes, and automation Kubernetes operators and infrastructure abstractions Deployment, provisioning, and environment orchestration Production debugging, observability, and incident-response tools Security, governance, and cost-optimization automation The goal is to make infrastructure self-service, reliable, secure, efficient, and increasingly intelligent. Core Responsibilities 1. Build Internal Infrastructure Platforms Build APIs, services, CLIs, and tools that simplify infrastructure consumption for engineering teams Develop self-service workflows for service onboarding, deployments, environments, and infrastructure Create reusable abstractions over cloud and Kubernetes Build AI-assisted developer and infrastructure workflows that reduce operational effort and improve engineering productivity Own platform features end-to-end from design to production 2. Build Cloud & Kubernetes Infrastructure Build reusable Terraform/Pulumi modules and infrastructure frameworks Develop Kubernetes operators, controllers, and platform components Design highly available multi-AZ and multi-region infrastructure Automate provisioning, scaling, failover, and infrastructure lifecycle management Explore AI-driven automation for infrastructure provisioning, optimization, and operational decision-making 3. Engineer Reliability & Production Systems Design systems for availability, failure isolation, graceful degradation, and automated recovery Define and improve SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, and reliability metrics Build observability, diagnostics, and production troubleshooting capabilities Build AI-assisted incident detection, triage, root-cause analysis, and remediation workflows Drive improvements to MTTR, capacity, performance, and operational toil 4. Build Secure & Efficient Infrastructure Build IAM, secrets management, policy, and compliance automation Embed security and governance controls into infrastructure workflows Build tooling to identify infrastructure waste and automate resource optimization Explore AI-assisted detection of security, configuration, and cost anomalies Balance cost, performance, reliability, and developer productivity 5. Solve Complex Infrastructure Problems Investigate and solve challenging problems across distributed systems, networking, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure Turn recurring operational problems into scalable engineering solutions Identify opportunities to apply AI/LLMs to automate complex engineering workflows and reduce manual operations Work closely with product engineering and security teams to design platform capabilities Take ownership of systems through design, implementation, deployment, and production operations Job Requirements Software Engineering 3–6 years of experience in software engineering, backend engineering, platform engineering, SRE, or a similar role Strong programming skills in Go, Python, Java, Rust, or a similar language Strong understanding of software design, APIs, concurrency, data structures, and distributed systems Experience building