Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure

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Design and maintain resilient cloud infrastructure while leading technical initiatives and coaching team members to enhance overall user experience.

At MyFitnessPal, we believe good health starts with what you eat. We provide tools, resources and support to enable users to reach their health goals.

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the MyFitnessPal Infrastructure team. As a member of the MyFitnessPal Infrastructure team, you’ll have the opportunity to positively impact MyFitnessPal users through your expertise in the cloud infrastructure that drives the foundation of the MyFitnessPal ecosystem. In addition to technical expertise, you’ll find that your teammates value collaboration, mentorship, and inclusive environments.

About the team: 

The Infrastructure team is responsible for architecting and operating the cloud and edge platforms that power all of our production and internal services. We are looking to evolve the team’s capabilities through opinionated infrastructure, developer self-service capabilities, and a strong bias toward automation over manual operations.

The Infrastructure team is part of the Technology Operations (TechOps) organization, which includes IT, Infrastructure, Security, Reliability, and DevOps/DevEx disciplines.  TechOps seeks to enable MyFitnessPal to “ship with confidence” by delivering a secure, reliable, and low-friction runway to build and operate software at scale.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Infrastructure team, you will design, build, manage, and maintain an efficient, resilient, and secure production cloud and container-based infrastructure. You will play a key role in delivering an outstanding experience to MyFitnessPal users.

What you’ll be doing: 

  • Lead major technical initiatives, researching and guiding the implementation of high-quality technical solutions that improve MyFitnessPal’s developer and user experience
  • Work collaboratively with cross-functional peers to select for and solve the most impactful problems for the larger organization
  • Identify requirements for building an infrastructure that supports rapid, autonomous, and secure delivery of production changes
  • Mature the Infrastructure team’s capabilities through automation and efficient architectural design
  • Coach team members to grow technical skills and increase the success of the team
  • Provide thought leadership on industry best practices around design, testing, security, and deployment
  • Turn big ideas or complex problems into simple, elegant solutions

Qualifications to be successful in this role: 

  • Possess 3+ years of experience as a senior software or senior cloud infrastructure engineer
  • Extensive experience with Linux/Unix-based systems and cloud-native infrastructure on AWS using Docker and Kubernetes (e.g., EC2, EKS, S3, etc.)
  • Expertise in public cloud-based networking and security (e.g., AWS VPC, Cloudflare, etc.)
  • Extensive experience investigating and resolving technical problems, especially in the context of incident response, using cloud observability solutions (e.g., Datadog, New Relic, etc.)
  • Experience designing and applying automated testing and tooling to reduce maintenance overhead and operational toil
  • Demonstrated experience planning and executing complex infrastructure and application migrations in production environments
  • Demonstrated proficiency with IaC tools (Terraform is a plus) and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions is a plus)
  • Familiarity with IAM and security policy management
  • Familiarity with data stores (e.g., MySQL, Redis, DynamoDB)
  • AWS or equivalent cloud solutions architect certifications are a plus
  • Experience with platform engineering and building self-service developer platforms is a plus

Values you’ll model

  • Be Kind and Care — build with empathy; assume positive intent; support teammates and members.
  • Live Good Health — champion healthy habits and balance in how we work and what we ship.
  • Be Data-Inspired — ground decisions in research and data; measure what matters.
  • Champion Change — lean into ambiguity; iterate, learn, and improve continuously.
  • Leave it Better than You Found It — raise quality, clarify systems, and document as you go.
  • Make It Happen — bias to action; deliver impact with craft and accountability.


The reasonably estimated salary for this role at MyFitnessPal ranges from $170,000 - $220,000. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, MyFitnessPal offers a wide range of comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, parental planning, mental health benefits, annual performance bonus, a 401(k) plan and match, responsible time off, monthly wellness and technology allowances, and others.

Exciting Full-Time Employee Benefits, Perks and Culture

Face-to-Face Connections: We value personal connections. Enjoy opportunities to meet and connect with your team members in person to help forge meaningful relationships that extend beyond the virtual realm. Teams meet as often as needed and all of MyFitnessPal gathers annually.

Flexibility At Its Best: Achieve the work-life balance you deserve. Enjoy a flexible time-off policy with our Responsible Time Off benefit. 

Give Back: Use  your volunteer days off to support what matters most to you. Each full time teammate receives 2 days per calendar year to give back to their community through service.

Mentorship Program: Take control of your career through our mentorship program where, if you’d like, you will be matched with a teammate who can help you scale your skills and propel your growth.

Family-Friendly Support: Embrace the journey with confidence and care. Enjoy our paid maternity and paternity leave, to provide time to balance family responsibilities with your career and take the time needed to strengthen family relationships.  We understand the complexities of starting or expanding a family, which is why we provide best-in-class comprehensive assistance for fertility-related matters. 

Wellness Comes First: Live Good Health is one of our core values. Receive a monthly Wellness Allowance, empowering you to focus on your physical and mental well-being by choosing from a range of wellness initiatives, including dedicated mental health days.

Celebrate Greatness: Your hard work deserves recognition! Our reward and recognition platform empowers peers to acknowledge and reward each other for the exceptional contributions they make. 

Elevate Your Health & Fitness: Get access to MyFitnessPal Premium, allowing you to take your fitness, health and wellness journey to new heights.

Unlock Your Potential: Access our virtual learning and development library, and participate in training opportunities  to continuously grow and enhance your skills. 

Championing Inclusion: Our dedicated DEI Committee actively fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace by setting actionable goals and evaluating progress across the organization.

Healthcare Matters: Your well-being is our priority. Take advantage of our competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits that cater to your holistic healthcare needs. Feel secure and supported on your wellness journey.

Secure Your Future: Benefit from our retirement savings program, giving you peace of mind for your financial goals. Reach them sooner with MyFitnessPal’s competitive employer match.

 

At MyFitnessPal, our mission is to enable people to make healthy choices. And it wouldn't be possible without our team. We celebrate the unique POV that each person brings to the table and believe in a collaborative and inclusive environment. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religion, military or veteran status, sex, gender, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or disability. These are our guiding ideologies and apply across all aspects of employment.

MyFitnessPal participates in E-Verify. 

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Learning & Development Opportunities: Access our virtual learning and development library, and participate in training opportunities to continuously grow and enhance your skills.
  • Flexible Time-Off Policy: Enjoy a flexible time-off policy with our Responsible Time Off benefit.
  • Access to MyFitnessPal Premium: Get access to MyFitnessPal Premium, allowing you to take your fitness, health and wellness journey to new heights.
  • Paid Parental Leave: Enjoy our paid maternity and paternity leave, to provide time to balance family responsibilities with your career.
  • Monthly Wellness Allowance: Receive a monthly Wellness Allowance, empowering you to focus on your physical and mental well-being by choosing from a range of wellness initiatives.

MyFitnessPal is a top nutrition tracking app with a calorie tracker, BMR calculator, and food tracker. It helps users reach health goals by tracking meals and physical activity, offering nonstop motivation for a healthier life.

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