At MyFitnessPal, we believe good health starts with what you eat. We provide tools, resources and support to enable users to reach their health goals.
We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the MyFitnessPal Infrastructure team. As a member of the MyFitnessPal Infrastructure team, you’ll have the opportunity to positively impact MyFitnessPal users through your expertise in the cloud infrastructure that drives the foundation of the MyFitnessPal ecosystem. In addition to technical expertise, you’ll find that your teammates value collaboration, mentorship, and inclusive environments.
About the team:
The Infrastructure team is responsible for architecting and operating the cloud and edge platforms that power all of our production and internal services. We are looking to evolve the team’s capabilities through opinionated infrastructure, developer self-service capabilities, and a strong bias toward automation over manual operations.
The Infrastructure team is part of the Technology Operations (TechOps) organization, which includes IT, Infrastructure, Security, Reliability, and DevOps/DevEx disciplines. TechOps seeks to enable MyFitnessPal to “ship with confidence” by delivering a secure, reliable, and low-friction runway to build and operate software at scale.
Key Responsibilities:
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Infrastructure team, you will design, build, and evolve a low-friction internal developer platform that enables product engineers to self-serve infrastructure and cloud service capabilities. You will play a key role in delivering an outstanding experience to MyFitnessPal users.
What you’ll be doing:- Define and build MyFitnessPal’s Internal Developer Platform (IDP) from the ground up, turning our cloud infrastructure capabilities into a product that enables engineers to ship with confidence
- Lead major technical initiatives to dramatically improve developer velocity and autonomy, including automation that reduces cognitive load and operational toil
- Partner with Infrastructure, Security, and Product Engineering to identify the highest-leverage platform problems and deliver solutions that are secure-by-default and easy-to-adopt
- Drive adoption through experimentation, using feedback loops, developer listening sessions, office hours, metrics, and iterative improvements based on real usage
- Mature the Infrastructure team’s capabilities through automation and efficient architectural design
- Coach team members to grow technical skills and increase the success of the team
- Provide thought leadership on industry best practices around design, testing, security, and deployment
- Be at the forefront of ways agentic AI is influencing software development
- Turn big ideas or complex problems into simple, elegant solutions
- Possess 3+ years of experience as a senior software or senior cloud infrastructure engineer
- Strong software engineering foundation with significant experience building platforms or developer-facing infrastructure tooling (you’ve shipped products to internal users)
- Proven experience taking a platform engineering initiative from zero to meaningful adoption, including defining the “north star,” designing and shipping the initial product, and iterating based on feedback and metrics
- Deep experience with cloud-native infrastructure on AWS and modern runtime patterns (Docker/Kubernetes/EKS, EC2, S3, etc.)
- Expertise in building automation with IaC (Terraform is a plus) and modern CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions is a plus) with an emphasis on reusability and developer ergonomics
- Strong understanding of cloud networking and security fundamentals (VPCs, identity/IAM, policy/guardrails, secrets management)
- Experience designing and applying automated testing and tooling to reduce maintenance overhead and operational toil
- Demonstrated experience in planning and executing complex projects while driving alignment across cross-functional teams
- Experience supporting B2C/mobile backend environments with high traffic, rapid iteration, and strong reliability needs is a plus
- AWS or equivalent cloud solutions architect certifications are a plus
Values you’ll model
- Be Kind and Care — build with empathy; assume positive intent; support teammates and members.
- Live Good Health — champion healthy habits and balance in how we work and what we ship.
- Be Data-Inspired — ground decisions in research and data; measure what matters.
- Champion Change — lean into ambiguity; iterate, learn, and improve continuously.
- Leave it Better than You Found It — raise quality, clarify systems, and document as you go.
- Make It Happen — bias to action; deliver impact with craft and accountability.
The reasonably estimated salary for this role at MyFitnessPal ranges from $170,000 - $200,000. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, MyFitnessPal offers a wide range of comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, parental planning, mental health benefits, annual performance bonus, a 401(k) plan and match, responsible time off, monthly wellness and technology allowances, and others.
Face-to-Face Connections: We value personal connections. Enjoy opportunities to meet and connect with your team members in person to help forge meaningful relationships that extend beyond the virtual realm. Teams meet as often as needed and all of MyFitnessPal gathers annually.
Flexibility At Its Best: Achieve the work-life balance you deserve. Enjoy a flexible time-off policy with our Responsible Time Off benefit.
Give Back: Use your volunteer days off to support what matters most to you. Each full time teammate receives 2 days per calendar year to give back to their community through service.
Mentorship Program: Take control of your career through our mentorship program where, if you’d like, you will be matched with a teammate who can help you scale your skills and propel your growth.
Family-Friendly Support: Embrace the journey with confidence and care. Enjoy our paid maternity and paternity leave, to provide time to balance family responsibilities with your career and take the time needed to strengthen family relationships. We understand the complexities of starting or expanding a family, which is why we provide best-in-class comprehensive assistance for fertility-related matters.
Wellness Comes First: Live Good Health is one of our core values. Receive a monthly Wellness Allowance, empowering you to focus on your physical and mental well-being by choosing from a range of wellness initiatives, including dedicated mental health days.
Celebrate Greatness: Your hard work deserves recognition! Our reward and recognition platform empowers peers to acknowledge and reward each other for the exceptional contributions they make.
Elevate Your Health & Fitness: Get access to MyFitnessPal Premium, allowing you to take your fitness, health and wellness journey to new heights.
Unlock Your Potential: Access our virtual learning and development library, and participate in training opportunities to continuously grow and enhance your skills.
Championing Inclusion: Our dedicated DEI Committee actively fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace by setting actionable goals and evaluating progress across the organization.
Healthcare Matters: Your well-being is our priority. Take advantage of our competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits that cater to your holistic healthcare needs. Feel secure and supported on your wellness journey.
Secure Your Future: Benefit from our retirement savings program, giving you peace of mind for your financial goals. Reach them sooner with MyFitnessPal’s competitive employer match.
At MyFitnessPal, our mission is to enable people to make healthy choices. And it wouldn't be possible without our team. We celebrate the unique POV that each person brings to the table and believe in a collaborative and inclusive environment. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religion, military or veteran status, sex, gender, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or disability. These are our guiding ideologies and apply across all aspects of employment.
MyFitnessPal participates in E-Verify.
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