Own full-stack infrastructure powering Replit's first-party cloud platform

Replit is hiring a senior full-stack engineer for the Replit Cloud team, building the databases, hosting, publishing, and custom-domain infrastructure that lets users build and ship apps entirely on Replit. This interview digs into full-stack ownership across TypeScript/React and Go/Postgres/Terraform, plus architectural judgment and autonomy in a fast-moving, AI-native product.

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What this interview tests

Full-stack ownership (TypeScript/React to Go/Postgres/Terraform)
Cloud infrastructure: hosting, storage, custom domains, environment splitting
Architectural decision-making and technical tradeoffs
Autonomous, self-directed execution on ambiguous problems
AI/agentic systems experience

Common question themes

Walk me through a full-stack feature you owned from design to production

How would you design a system for app publishing/hosting with dev-prod splitting

Tell me about an architectural decision you made and its tradeoffs

How do you work autonomously on an ambiguous, high-impact initiative

What's your experience with AI agents improving product experiences (latency, reliability, SEO)

How candidates describe it

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