--- title: 'Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Iru' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-infrastructure-engineer-iru-miami-wmjrvd9y4b27' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Iru - **Company:** Iru - **Location:** Miami, FL - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-08-14 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/iru/fe866efe-001e-4ffd-8af8-315442903afd ## Job description ## About Iru Iru is the AI-powered security & IT platform used by the world’s fastest-growing companies to secure their users, apps, and devices. Built for the AI era, Iru unifies identity & access, endpoint security & management, and compliance automation—collapsing the stack and giving IT & security time and control back. Iru is backed by some of the smartest investors in tech—General Catalyst, Tiger Global, Felicis, Greycroft, and First Round Capital. In July 2024, Iru raised $100 million from General Catalyst, valuing the company at $850 million. Customers include Cursor, Vercel, Lovable, Replit, and Mercor, and Iru partners with industry leaders such as ServiceNow and AWS. Iru was named to Forbes’ America’s Best Startup Employers 2025 list for employee engagement and satisfaction. The Opportunity As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Iru, you will be instrumental in architecting and scaling our AWS-based infrastructure to support our rapid growth. In this pivotal role, you'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to design and implement robust, secure, and efficient systems that meet our performance and scalability goals. Your expertise in AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes will be critical in shaping our infrastructure strategy, ensuring that our platform remains resilient and adaptable in a fast-paced environment. We are seeking a seasoned engineer who brings not only deep technical knowledge but also a strategic mindset to navigate complex architectural decisions. Your ability to evaluate trade-offs and make informed choices will have a significant impact on our organization's success. This role offers the opportunity to lead transformative initiatives, mentor team members, and contribute to the evolution of our infrastructure as we continue to scale. How You Will Make a Difference Day to Day: - Architect & Scale: Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure solutions on AWS to support Iru's expanding platform. - Infrastructure as Code: Develop and manage infrastructure using tools like Terraform and AWS CDK, ensuring repeatability and consistency. - Automation & CI/CD: Lead the development of automated deployment pipelines and CI/CD processes to enhance development velocity and reliability. - Monitoring & Observability: Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to proactively identify and address system issues. - Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, security, and product teams to align infrastructure initiatives with business goals. - Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. We’d love to hear from you if you have: - Experience: 8+ years in infrastructure engineering, with a strong background in AWS services and cloud-native architectures. - Technical Proficiency: Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CDK), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD tools. - Security Focus: Deep understanding of cloud security best practices and experience implementing security controls in AWS environments. - Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to diagnose complex system issues and implement effective solutions promptly. - Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. - Required to work on-site 3x a week in our Miami office (Coral Gables). Nice to haves, but NOT required: - Experience in a hyper-growth startup environment. - Familiarity with device management and security. - Contributions to open-source infrastructure projects. ## About Iru ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Iru provides an AI-powered, unified security and IT platform that collapses the traditional stack of point solutions for identity, endpoint management, and compliance automation. - **Entity Type**: Private (Funding Stage: Series D, $288.4M total raised) - **Headquarters**: Puerto De Pollença, Spain, with a significant U.S. presence in Miami, Florida [linkedin.com] - **Founded**: 2018 [linkedin.com] - **Founders**: Not publicly available in provided sources ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Cybersecurity, IT Management, Compliance Automation - **Target customers**: B2B – IT and security teams in fast-growing companies (mid-market to enterprise); over 6,000 teams use the platform [iru.com/company/about] - **Mission**: Build a unified platform that works the way IT & security teams work, giving them time and control back [iru.com/company/about] ## Products & Services - **Iru AI**: Agentic layer that turns live signals into insights, orchestrates actions, and maintains audit-ready evidence [iru.com/meet-iru] - **Endpoint Security & Management (Unified Endpoint Management)**: Single agent to manage and protect every device, including Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Vulnerability Management [iru.com/company/about] - **Compliance Automation**: AI-generated controls, adaptive evidence mapping, and a public security posture portal to stay audit-ready [iru.com/company/about] - **Identity & Access**: Passwordless access with device-bound passkeys tied to device posture – forms a trust fabric between users, devices, and authenticators [iru.com/meet-iru] ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metrics**: - **Total Funding**: $288.4M across six rounds [linkedin.com] - **Employees**: ~253 (as of mid-2026), with monthly growth of +2.6% [linkedin.com] - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Led by General Catalyst (Series D, $100M, July 2024); previous rounds led by Tiger Global Management, Felicis, and First Round Capital [linkedin.com] - **Growth Signals**: 6,000+ customer teams; headcount distributed across 6 countries; active job postings (26 open roles) despite a slight monthly decline [linkedin.com] ## Competitive Advantages - **Unified platform** that collapses the stack of separate IT and security tools – intelligence compounds across identity, endpoint, and compliance (the “Iru Context Model”) [iru.com/meet-iru] - **AI-native from day one** – agentic layer woven into every product for automated detection, response, and compliance evidence [iru.com/company/about] - **Built from first principles** – same team that created Kandji (leading Apple endpoint solution) applied abstraction and automation to a broader stack [iru.com/company/about] ## Strategic Focus - Continue expanding the unified platform for the AI era, leveraging the Iru Context Model and AI to further automate IT and security operations [iru.com/meet-iru] - Scale go-to-market internationally (presence in US, UK, Australia, Japan, France) [linkedin.com] - Deepen capabilities in identity, endpoint, and compliance while maintaining a single-agent, low-friction experience [iru.com/company/about] ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Emphasizes hiring “drivers, not passengers,” humility, low ego, speed (days not weeks), and quality – they “part ways respectfully with unremarkable performers” [iru.com/company/careers] - **Remote/Hybrid**: Some roles (e.g., Operations Engineer in Miami) are listed as hybrid; likely a mix depending on location and team [jobs.lever.co] - **Perks & Benefits** [iru.com/company/careers]: - Competitive salary and equity - 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents - Mental health support via Modern Health - Generous fertility benefit - 20 days PTO + 5 sick days - Retirement matching (401k/equivalent) - $5,000 employee referral bonus - Working Advantage employee discount program - **Engineering Culture**: High bar for talent, focus on first‑principles thinking, and building a platform that customers depend on [iru.com/company/careers] ## Sources 1. 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