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Staff Infrastructure Engineer

Fieldguide· Engineering
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)$210k - $295kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Staff Infrastructure Engineer at Fieldguide responsible for defining technical direction for infrastructure in an AI-native environment, leading critical infrastructure initiatives, shaping security/compliance standards, and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the most critical, high-leverage infrastructure initiatives across the engineering organization.
  • Design and own the technical quality bar and architectural standards for Fieldguide’s infrastructure.
  • Build platforms and AI-enabled systems that unlock new product and delivery capabilities for multiple teams.
  • Identify and execute on work that materially accelerates delivery across engineering.
  • Partner with executives to shape and communicate technical and AI strategy.
  • Ensure infrastructure security and compliance by setting organization-wide standards for identity management, network segmentation, secrets handling, and vulnerability management.
  • Bootstrap large reliability, automation, and platform initiatives that fundamentally improve how teams operate.
  • Mentor senior engineers and tech leads to become force multipliers themselves.
  • Remain hands-on where it creates the greatest leverage — including incident response, architecture reviews, and high-stakes technical decisions.
  • Represent Fieldguide’s technical excellence and help attract top-tier infrastructure talent.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of hands-on experience constructing complex cloud solutions using multiple AWS services.
  • Skilled in provisioning and configuring cloud services using Terraform and the AWS CLI / API.
  • Proficiency in designing effective monitoring/alerting and log aggregation solutions using tools like Datadog and AWS CloudWatch (New Relic, Prometheus/Grafana, etc.).
  • Solid understanding of data systems, including both SQL and NoSQL.
  • Experience in developing and maintaining software in security and regulatory compliance environments (SOC 2, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, etc.).
  • Comfortable participating in on-call support to ensure 24/7 availability of services.
  • Passion for mentoring and coaching other engineers.
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
  • Demonstrated org-level impact: creating frameworks, platforms, or automation that have accelerated multiple engineering teams.
  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business impact and partner with executives.
  • Widely trusted and sought out as a technical leader across an organization.

Skills

Required:AWS cloud solutionsTerraformAWS CLI / APIMonitoring and observabilityData systems (SQL & NoSQL)Security/complianceOn-call / incident responseMentoringCommunication & collaborationTechnical leadership

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation packages with meaningful ownership
  • Flexible PTO
  • 401k
  • Wellness benefits, including a bundle of free therapy sessions
  • Technology & Work from Home reimbursement
  • Flexible work schedules
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Fieldguide

Vertical AI for Audit & Advisory Firms

‍Fieldguide is a vertical AI platform for modern assurance and advisory firms that digitizes the end-to-end engagement workflow on a single platform. Built by former Big Four practitioners and experienced technology leaders, Fieldguide is trusted by top CPA firms to improve margins, win new business, and build stronger client relationships. We’re based in San Francisco, CA, but built as a remote-first company that enables you to do your best work from anywhere. We're backed by top investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, 8VC, Y Combinator, Floodgate, Elad Gil, Justin Kan, Qasar Younis, Eric Ries, and more.

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