Engineer II - Terraform Actions

About the team

Terraform Authorship is a group of teams that maintains the Core of Terraform (Community Edition) and drives both community and commercial value. Our mission is to keep Terraform at the forefront of the Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) space by driving industry-leading innovations that improve workflows for our customers and global community. We strive to make Terraform the best tool for managing infrastructure, and HCP Terraform the best product for realizing the full value of Terraform.

Terraform has redefined how infrastructure is provisioned and managed, but infrastructure management doesn’t stop at deployment. Terraform is seeking to expand beyond traditional provisioning workflows into Day 2 Operations, enabling customers to manage the full lifecycle of infrastructure resources.

This role will be part of a new fullstack team working on HCP Terraform. In this role, you will enable new workflows, build innovative infrastructure management experiences, and shape how Terraform evolves into a comprehensive operations tool.

What you’ll do (responsibilities)

• Develop and maintain application code across the full stack of HCP Terraform in Ruby on Rails, Golang, and Ember
• Own the delivery of well-defined solutions
• Contribute to architectural decision-making through the RFC process
• Investigate problems, performance bottlenecks, and customer escalations
• Enable your teammates through code reviews and pairing
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation that supports this feature in production

What you’ll need (basic qualifications)

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience as a software engineer, working on any of the following: Ruby on Rails, Golang, Ember.js
• Debugging and problem-solving skills
• Strong written communication skills
• A growth mindset and desire to learn more about Terraform

What's nice to have (preferred qualifications)

• Experience with Terraform and/or Ansible