Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Location : Prisma Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

At Prisma, we’re redefining how developers work with databases. If you’re fascinated by the cutting‑edge data infrastructure powering companies like Twitter, Airbnb, and Facebook, but want the agility, ownership, and impact of a fast‑moving startup, Prisma is the place for you.

Backed by top‑tier Silicon Valley investors like Amplify Partners, Kleiner Perkins, and IVP, our small, distributed team is making advanced database technology accessible to developers everywhere. Our open‑source tools are trusted by over 400,000 developers each month, with a thriving community on Discord and GitHub, where we’ve earned 43,000+ GitHub Stars.

At the heart of our commercial offerings is Prisma Postgres, our flagship product designed to supercharge PostgreSQL with modern developer workflows, performance optimizations, and seamless scaling. Alongside it, Prisma Accelerate and Studio provide a world‑class toolkit for building with data.

By combining the power of open‑source with cutting‑edge commercial solutions, we’re shaping the future of databases, one developer at a time.

What would you do at Prisma?

You’ll be part of our Prisma Data Platform team which is responsible for Accelerate, Prisma Postgres, and the bare metal cloud that those products are built on.

To give you a clear idea of what the job could entail, here are some examples of the work we’ve done recently or will start soon :

• Choose and deploy a globally distributed configuration store (like etcd, rqlite) for encrypted authentication to enable global routing for Prisma Postgres.
• Improve automation of our servers with the goal of reducing maintenance overhead and provisioning times.
• Configure, deploy, monitor, and debug a cutting‑edge containerization platform that drives both internal and external tooling and services.
• Participate in a shared on‑call rotation to help ensure reliability of our systems, with an emphasis on fair scheduling, strong tooling, and a culture that values work‑life balance.

An Ideal Candidate Profile

What’s it like to work at Prisma?

What’s in it for you?

We put our people first. Strong pay, full flexibility, and benefits that make a difference. Take the time off that you need, grow your career, and do work that matters.

Remote Work

We can currently only accept candidates within the time zone GMT –2 to GMT +3 for this position.

Hiring Process

In line with our Fair Treatment and Equal Opportunity Policy, as well as our Disability Policy, Prisma follows fair and merit‑based hiring practices, ensuring all candidates are evaluated based on their skills, experience, and qualifications. We do not make hiring decisions based on age, race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, parental or caregiver status, trade union membership, disability, religious belief or lack of belief, life expectancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran or military status.

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