Email Infrastructure Engineer

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3 days ago

🤠 Texas – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👷 Infrastructure Engineer

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WorkFour — The National Campaign for the 4-Day Workweek

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Non-profit • Social Impact

WorkFour is a national advocacy organization dedicated to promoting the adoption of a 4-day, 32-hour workweek across the United States. The organization serves as a campaigner for policy development and societal adaptation to this new work model, emphasizing benefits for both employers and workers, such as increased productivity, better work-life balance, and reduced burnout. WorkFour engages policymakers, businesses, and the public, encouraging them to join in efforts to implement this change. They offer resources, advocacy, and support for those interested in advocating for a reduced workweek, with a mission to create a healthier and more balanced society.

11 - 50 employees

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

📋 Description

• Architect, build, and maintain Workweek’s email delivery infrastructure powering our Operator Networks • Design, deploy, and manage Mail Transfer Agents (MTAs) for high deliverability and reliability • Optimize sender reputation, authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), and engagement tracking • Integrate with ESPs like SendGrid, Mailgun, or Marigold, and troubleshoot SMTP and routing issues • Implement Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices to ensure uptime and scalability • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, data, and design teams to ensure clean integration with our platform and advertiser systems • Document infrastructure and establish incident response and root cause analysis processes • Partner with the Partner Platform team to enable reporting and advertiser reach across our email ecosystem • Use AI tools like Claude to automate, document, or troubleshoot where it makes sense, embracing AI as a force multiplier rather than a replacement

🎯 Requirements

• Deep expertise in email infrastructure, MTAs, and SMTP protocols • Proven track record building and maintaining scalable email systems • Hands-on experience with deliverability optimization, anti-spam measures, and IP reputation management • Experience with ESPs like Mailgun, SendGrid, or Marigold • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and CI/CD systems • Strong debugging, incident response, and documentation habits • Collaborative mindset with the ability to work cross-functionally • AI-curious and open to using tools like Claude to make your work faster, smarter, and more creative • Bonus: Experience launching or scaling email infrastructure at a SaaS or platform company

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive pay (we don't pay based on location, we assign value to the role) • Equity in Workweek • Remote operations with the ability to work in the time zone of your choice (or work IRL in our Austin, TX office) • Unlimited PTO with a minimum of 3 days/quarter used • 100% health insurance coverage, 75% coverage for dependents, and $150/month towards an HSA (or $150/month health stipend if insurance not used) • 120 days of parental leave to use within one year of childbirth (available 12 months after your start date and only available every 365 days) • 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match • $500 one-time stipend for any home office needs used after the first 90 days • 5-week sabbatical after 4 years on staff • 2 volunteering days per year • 1x/year in-person team retreat • $100/month book stipend