Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure at Veeva

This role is ideal for a seasoned backend engineer with a strong "DevOps mindset" who thrives in a Java-based ecosystem. You should have 5+ years of experience

Work type: remote

Location: Oregon - Portland

Salary: $110,000 – $270,000/yr

Type: Full-time

Summary

This role is ideal for a seasoned backend engineer with a strong "DevOps mindset" who thrives in a Java-based ecosystem. You should have 5+ years of experience building distributed systems and a deep mastery of AWS infrastructure. This isn't just a maintenance role; it’s for someone who enjoys architecting high-throughput cloud services and managing complex database setups (like multi-master MySQL) at an enterprise scale. The standout feature of this position is the **work-anywhere flexibility** combined with the stability of a highly profitable Public Benefit Corporation (PBC). The compensation range is exceptionally wide ($110k - $270k), offering significant upside for top-tier talent. You’ll be working on mission-critical infrastructure that supports life-saving clinical trials, providing a rare mix of high-tech engineering and social impact. **You might be a good fit if you:** * Expertly navigate the **Java/Spring Boot** stack and write clean, well-tested code. * Have hands-on experience with **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)** tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Docker. * Are comfortable managing complex **AWS environments** and high-scale relational databases. * Value a "hard-working" culture and want to mentor junior engineers in a fast-paced SaaS environment.

Job Description

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a [public benefit corporation](https://medium.com/@peter.gassner/public-benefit-corporation-pbc-486e1e9508a6) (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

As a [Work Anywhere](https://careers.veeva.com/work-anywhere/) company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.

Join us in [transforming the life sciences industry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaPSP8cCSKY&ab_channel=Forbes), committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

The Role

Veeva’s Vault Platform is the industry-leading foundation enabling our Life Sciences customers—from emerging biotechs to global pharma giants—to run and manage clinical trials, ensure strict compliance with global regulations, and safely manufacture life-saving medicines.

The Infrastructure team is responsible for architecting and operating the massively scalable, robust, and highly available platform that powers every application built on Veeva Vault. We leverage a diverse, modern stack of cloud-native and open-source technologies to deliver a secure, distributed, and high-performance system.

We are seeking Senior Software Engineers who enjoy hands-on work, fast paced release cycles, fine tuning for maximum performance and quality.

## What You'll Do

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of distributed, high-throughput cloud services from concept to production


• Architect and optimize existing infrastructure to fully leverage cloud elasticity and achieve multi-tenant scale


• Drive initiatives for Immutable Infrastructure and containerization using Docker and IaC patterns


• Serve as a technical mentor and subject matter expert, elevating the team's engineering standards


• Own the entire feature lifecycle, ensuring systems are scalable, highly available, and easily maintainable

• 5+ years of professional software development experience, primarily in Java (or a similar OOP language) at an enterprise level


• Deep expertise and hands-on programming experience with core AWS services (EC2, IAM, Route 53, Auto Scaling, ELB, S3, VPC, etc.)


• Proven ability to configure and develop with MySQL (or similar database), including building and managing complex replication chains and multi-master setups


• Strong experience with the modern stack: Spring/Spring Boot, Git, Jenkins/CI/CD, Tomcat, and Linux


• Expertise in Immutable Infrastructure and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) utilizing Docker, Ansible, Terraform, or Packer


• Proficiency in scripting (Python/Shell) for automation


• Demonstrated ability to write clean, well-tested code and serve as a strong technical mentor


• High work ethic. Veeva is a hard-working company


• High integrity and honesty. Veeva is a PBC and a “do the right thing” company. We expect that from all employees


• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills. Engineering is not all about the code, it’s also about communication


• Applicants must have the unrestricted right to work in the United States. Veeva will not provide sponsorship at this time

• Experience with Kubernetes (K8s) orchestration


• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance


• Flexible PTO and company paid holidays


• Retirement programs


• 1% charitable giving program

• Base pay: $110,000 - $270,000


• The salary range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential base salary range for this role. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation in addition to base salary, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.

Veeva’s Vault Platform is the industry-leading foundation enabling our Life Sciences customers—from emerging biotechs to global pharma giants—to run and manage clinical trials, ensure strict compliance with global regulations, and safely manufacture life-saving medicines.

The Infrastructure team is responsible for architecting and operating the massively scalable, robust, and highly available platform that powers every application built on Veeva Vault. We leverage a diverse, modern stack of cloud-native and open-source technologies to deliver a secure, distributed, and high-performance system.

We are seeking Senior Software Engineers who enjoy hands-on work, fast paced release cycles, fine tuning for maximum performance and quality.

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