The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  CloudScale Systems is hiring a Web Designer in Ames, IA.

• Role description

  Help CloudScale Systems engineer the next generation of our platform, one well-tested Elasticsearch commit at a time. This Web Designer opening rewards 3 years with more than $83,000 - $113,000 — it offers a real grip on the technology direction at CloudScale Systems.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Spot the nimble Nginx anti-pattern in review before it spreads through CloudScale Systems
  • Pair with cross-functional partners to scope and deliver hybrid projects
  • Integrate third-party services and internal tools into the CloudScale Systems stack
  • Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Stakeholder Management and Linux
  • Defend CloudScale Systems uptime through the 2 a.m. Ames pages nobody volunteers for
  • Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that CloudScale Systems users feel every click
  • Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability
  • Lead technical design reviews for mid-level technology initiatives

  What You'll Bring

  • An Ames grounding, or the adaptability to plant roots quickly
  • Familiarity with the rhythms of an inclusive hybrid team
  • Mid-level fluency in Kafka, with Multitasking on your roadmap
  • The diplomacy to align stakeholders who don't agree yet
  • Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision

  CloudScale Systems builds flat-and-fast technology software that helps teams across Ames, IA move faster and worry less. Transparency is a habit, so roadmaps, tradeoffs, and even mistakes get shared openly.

  We offer $83,000 - $113,000, performance bonuses, comprehensive insurance, and the freedom to shape how and where you work.

  The team in Ames is interviewing on a rolling basis, so early applicants get noticed first.

  We hire for hunger as much as resumes, so if that's you, the Web Designer role is open.

• Required skills

  • GitHub Actions
  • Kafka
  • Agile
  • Linux
  • Kotlin
  • C#
  • TypeScript
  • Nginx
  • Elasticsearch
  • Multitasking
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Flexibility

• Benefits & perks

  • Volunteer Time Off
  • Continuing education leave
  • Free coffee and espresso bar
  • Disaster relief assistance
  • Visa sponsorship
  • Generous paid time off

• Apply before 2026-08-31

  Submit your application for this Hybrid technology position.