Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
### Why this Role is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Infrastructure engineering sits at the heart of how modern SaaS products earn trust, and this role is anchored in that reality. Origin is building a cloud-delivered endpoint security platform, where reliability, secure operations, and repeatable delivery pipelines are product features as much as engineering concerns. The remit spans cloud architecture, CI/CD, observability, and incident response, reflecting the operational maturity expected of SaaS security vendors serving enterprise environments.
For a SaaS career, the role offers durable leverage: designing infrastructure that supports continuous delivery, scaling via Infrastructure as Code, and building monitoring and alerting that turns production behavior into actionable signals. Working closely with software engineers and security researchers also mirrors how SaaS organizations increasingly blend product engineering with operational discipline, especially when uptime and safety are part of the customer contract.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Location
United States, Canada
Employment Type
Full time
Compensation
- IC 5$155K – $175K • Offers Equity
- IC 6$180K – $220K • Offers Equity
- IC 7$210K – $250K • Offers Equity
About Origin by Prelude
Origin is building the next generation of endpoint security for the Semantic Era. As AI agents and LLMs fundamentally change how humans interface with computers, legacy signature-based defenses are failing. We are pioneering a new approach - moving from "known bad" detection to "contextual intent" understanding - to ensure enterprises can safely adopt the productivity of AI without the risk. Our platform monitors and protects some of the most important organizations in the world. We are backed by Sequoia Capital, Brightmind Ventures, IA Ventures and other top firms.
Role
As an Infrastructure Engineer at Origin, you will build the foundation upon which our endpoint protection platform is built, deployed, and scaled. You will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the cloud architecture and CI/CD frameworks that empower our engineering and research teams to ship performant, stable, and resilient software with high velocity. Combining principles from Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and DevOps, you will own the entire lifecycle of our services from architectural design and infrastructure provisioning to deployment, monitoring, and incident response. This role is critical to ensuring our platform is reliable, scalable, and secure for our customers.
Respoensibilities
Design, build, and maintain the core infrastructure that powers Origin’s endpoint protection platform.
Develop and manage our CI/CD pipelines to automate the building, testing, and deployment of our software.
Scale our systems sustainably through automation, leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
Implement and manage robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure service health, availability, and performance.
Collaborate closely with software engineers and security researchers to improve the reliability, deployability, and operational aspects of their code.
Practice sustainable incident response and conduct blameless postmortems to drive continuous improvement.
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Serve as a subject matter expert on cloud architecture, system scalability, and operational excellence.
Skills and Experience
Demonstrable experience building and managing infrastructure in a major cloud environment (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
Strong proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like CloudFormation, Ansible, or Terraform.
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies
Solid understanding of CI/CD principles and experience with tools such as GitHub Actions.
Proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages, such as Python or Rust.
Experience implementing and using modern observability tools for monitoring, logging, and tracing (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK stack).
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Strong understanding of networking and security best practices in cloud environments.
Nice to Haves
Experience working in a fast-paced, adaptive startup environment.
Prior experience building and managing infrastructure for a security-focused product or in a high-compliance environment.
Experience with distributed systems.
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Systems programming experience, ideally using Rust.
Working at Origin
Origin is a fully remote team across the US & Canada, built on trust, autonomy, and excellence. We empower our team to take ownership, move with purpose, and continuously improve. Our culture values top performers who align with our mission and embrace high standards. We offer generous healthcare, flexible PTO, and home-office support, ensuring our team has the freedom and resources to thrive. While we move fast, we prioritize quality, collaboration, and remain committed to building impactful security solutions with precision.
Compensation Range: $155K - $250K
