Principal Production Engineer
Legion is seeking a Principal Production Engineer to join our Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team in Bangalore or Pune, India. This role focuses on building and operating a secure, highly scalable, and cost-effective AWS/Kubernetes-based cloud platform. As a Principal Production Engineer, you will be instrumental in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and continuous improvement of Legion's platform, directly impacting our mission to transform hourly jobs into good jobs.
In this position, you will serve as a subject matter expert for the entire production infrastructure stack and software build pipelines. Your responsibilities will include independently leading initiatives to enhance the security, stability, and responsiveness of Legion's applications. You will also mentor team members, collaborate across teams to share knowledge and best practices, and support the operation of Legion's AWS-based cloud platform and Kubernetes (EKS) environments. Additionally, you will leverage GenAI tools to accelerate infrastructure development, build and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, develop automation and internal tooling using Go or Python, and improve CI/CD pipelines to increase deployment safety and velocity. Defining and improving monitoring, alerting, and observability systems, responding to production incidents, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing systemic improvements will also be key aspects of your role.
The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or SaaS production operations, with at least 5 years of hands-on experience operating large-scale production workloads in AWS. Strong expertise in Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices is essential, along with over 5 years of experience with containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS preferred); familiarity with Helm is advantageous. Proficiency in Go or Python (or similar programming languages) is required, as well as experience building and maintaining CI/CD systems (Git-based workflows, Argo, Jenkins, or similar). A solid background in Linux/Unix systems is necessary, and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience is preferred.
At Legion, we offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to all employees. As a fully remote employer, pay for positions is determined using local, national, and industry-specific survey data. We strive to make competitive offers allowing employees room for future growth. Salaries will be based on the applicant’s location, level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills. Additionally, we consider the external market rate, the amount we have budgeted internally, and internal equity within the company for the same position. Benefits include, but are not limited to:
Legion is a remote-first, mission-driven company with a collaborative, fast-paced, and ownership-driven culture. We are committed to transforming hourly jobs into good jobs by enabling intelligent automation to maximize labor efficiency and employee engagement simultaneously. Joining Legion means becoming part of a team that values innovation, integrity, and excellence, offering opportunities for personal and professional growth.