The Role The Senior IT Engineer will serve as a key technical anchor on the IT team, owning the systems and platforms that power Wpromote's day-to-day operations. Reporting to the Director of IT, this role is built for a senior individual contributor who can take strategic direction, drive technical execution end-to-end, and make sound systems decisions with minimal oversight. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Apple/Mac environments, Google Workspace, MDM, and modern identity platforms, and is energized by both hands-on engineering and partnering across the team to elevate IT as a whole. This role is onsite at our El Segundo office, with an expected in-office presence of 2 days per week, providing critical on-site support and serving as a senior point of escalation across the function. At Wpromote, we believe that great work is only possible with great people. Our goal is to build a better, more inclusive work environment and support our people at every stage of their careers by prioritizing a strong work-life balance through our policies and benefits listed below. As a Best Place to Work according to both Ad Age and Glassdoor and Adweek’s Fastest Growing Digital Agency, we are moving fast to expand our teams and bring new experts into the fold to keep pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in marketing. We offer: -Unlimited PTO -Extended Holiday break (Winter) -100% paid parental leave -401(k) matching -Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Pet Insurance -Sponsored life insurance -Short Term Disability insurance and additional voluntary insurance -Annual Class Pass credits and more! The anticipated annual salary for this role will range from $110,000 - $130,000, based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, years and depth of experience, education and certifications, competitive benchmarks, scope of responsibility, market dynamics, geographic location, and the respective state’s salary threshold for exempt employees. At Wpromote, pay ranges are subject to change and are based on specific market medians for similar jobs according to third-party salary benchmark surveys. Individual pay within that range can vary due to skills, experience, and available budget. The total compensation package for this role will include benefits (listed above). *While there is some remote flexibility, this role has an expected in-office presence of 2 days per week at our El Segundo office to support team needs **This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship Important Notice: Beware of Job Scams Wpromote recruiting communications will only be sent through our official channels via wpromote.com email addresses. If you see a posting elsewhere that is not reflected on Wpromote.com/careers, it may be a fraudulent posting. We do not require payment or fees during the hiring process nor do we request sensitive information, such as Social Security numbers or payment details. Please safeguard yourself against possible scams and contact us if you encounter any suspicious activity. #LI-SD #LI-Remote
You Will Be Architecting and improving cloud foundations, especially on Google Cloud Platform, to support scalable, secure, well-governed workloads. Designing and building platform capabilities across GCP, Kubernetes, serverless, CI/CD, GitOps, observability, AI, and developer tooling. Establishing and improving GitOps workflows using tools such as GitHub Actions, Argo CD, Terraform, Helm, and automated release pipelines. Managing and evolving enterprise Kubernetes clusters, including workload standards, deployment patterns, security controls, and operational practices. Building reusable Terraform modules, Helm charts, templates, SDKs, scripts, and internal tools that reduce repeated manual work. Improving developer experience by creating paved roads, self-service workflows, better documentation, standardized environments, and reliable delivery pipelines. Implementing secure-by-default engineering patterns for IAM, Workload Identity Federation, secrets management, network security, auditability, and least-privilege access. Helping software teams integrate with observability tooling such as OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Sentry, or similar systems. Troubleshooting difficult production issues across applications, infrastructure, data workflows, cloud services, and deployment systems. Partnering with application, data, product, and UX stakeholders to design practical solutions to complex business and technical problems. Supporting data and AI platform needs where needed, including PostgreSQL, dbt, BigQuery, Snowflake, CDC, Data Lakes, and other data tools. Comfortable maintaining both infrastructure and DAGs for an orchestration platform at scale, preferably Airflow. Mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar through code review, architecture review, pairing, documentation, and direct implementation. Evaluating vendors, frameworks, and platform tooling with a pragmatic build-versus-buy mindset. Helping improve cloud cost visibility, resource governance, budget controls, and FinOps practices.
You Must Have 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Significant experience operating as a senior or staff-level engineer across multiple technical domains, not just one specialty.
Extensive, hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably on Google Cloud Platform, including Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, cloud-native architecture, and production workload operations.
Strong experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Argo CD, and GitOps principles to enable automated deployment workflows, environment management, and release automation.
Strong OO background and programming fundamentals, as well as scripting and automation skills using Python or Bash.
Experience with observability practices, including metrics, logs, traces, alerting, dashboards, SLOs, and incident response.
Ability to debug and improve systems across application code, infrastructure, data pipelines, networking, deployments, and cloud services.
Ability to quickly learn unfamiliar systems and make sound technical decisions with incomplete information.
Strong communication and leadership skills with engineers, product managers, and technical leadership.
A pragmatic problem-solving mindset; this role requires someone who can move quickly between systems, learn on the fly, and create durable solutions without over-engineering.
Nice to Have Knowledge of GCP Enterprise Foundations Blueprint or similar enterprise cloud foundation patterns. Clear understanding with GKE, Workload Identity Federation, Artifact Registry, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, or related GCP services. Examples of building internal developer platforms, self-service infrastructure, golden paths, or platform APIs. Comfort working with data platform tools such as Airflow, dbt, BigQuery, Snowflake, Data Lakes, Kafka, Pub/Sub, and GCS. Familiarity with serverless architectures and event-driven systems. Awareness of SOC 2, PCI, CIS benchmarks, or similar security and compliance frameworks. Experience modernizing legacy systems, monoliths, deployment processes, or poorly governed cloud environments.
Wpromote is committed to bringing together individuals from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe and welcoming environment free of discrimination and harassment. We strive to create a diverse & inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do impactful work together. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against a job applicant on the basis of their race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability*, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We respect the laws enforced by the EEOC and are dedicated to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our workplace. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Wpromote. This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information on E Verify, or if you believe that your employer has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact DHS.