About Workweek

Workweek is reimagining how business leaders create, connect, and collaborate.

We’re solving what we call the knowledge expert paradox — the idea that the more experienced a leader becomes, the harder it is to access their expertise.

Our solution: Operator Networks — professional communities where verified business leaders share insights, build meaningful connections, and create content that actually helps. It’s not social media for attention; it’s a new infrastructure for expertise.

Workweek empowers leaders to connect, create newsletters and podcasts, and participate in conversations that matter — all while integrating with our Partner Platform, a B2B ad system designed to help marketers scale effectively.

About the Role

We’re hiring an Email Infrastructure Engineer to architect and scale the systems that power newsletters across our Operator Networks.

This is a foundational role where you’ll build the backbone of Workweek’s content delivery infrastructure — ensuring seamless, fast, and reliable newsletter delivery at scale. You’ll be responsible for everything from MTA architecture and deliverability optimization to ESP integrations and SRE best practices.

You’ll report to the Director of Engineering and collaborate with product, design, and data teams across multiple networks.

What You’ll Do

• Architect, build, and maintain Workweek’s email delivery infrastructure for Operator Networks.

• Design, deploy, and manage Mail Transfer Agents (MTAs) for reliability and scalability.

• Optimize deliverability, authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), and sender reputation.

• Integrate with ESPs such as SendGrid, Mailgun, or Marigold, resolving SMTP and routing issues.

• Apply SRE best practices to ensure uptime, reliability, and scalability.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure smooth integration across product, data, and advertiser systems.

• Create and maintain incident response, monitoring, and documentation frameworks.

• Partner with the Partner Platform team to enable accurate performance reporting and ad reach analytics.

• Use AI tools (like Claude) to automate, document, and accelerate your workflow.

Who You Are

• Proven experience in email infrastructure, MTAs, and SMTP systems.

• Expertise in deliverability optimization, IP reputation management, and anti-spam systems.

• Hands-on experience with ESPs (SendGrid, Mailgun, Marigold) and email routing.

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and SRE practices.

• Strong debugging, documentation, and communication skills.

• Collaborative, detail-oriented, and driven by quality and reliability.

• AI-curious and open to leveraging automation tools to move faster and smarter.

• Bonus: Experience launching or scaling email infrastructure at a SaaS or platform company.

Compensation & Benefits

💼 Competitive pay (role-based, not location-based)

💰 Equity in Workweek

🏡 Remote-first (work anywhere or from our Austin, TX HQ)

🩺 100% health coverage (75% for dependents) + $150/month HSA or health stipend

🏖 Unlimited PTO (minimum 3 days per quarter)

👶 120 days parental leave (usable within one year of childbirth)

💸 401(k) with 3.5% company match

🪑 $500 home office stipend (after 90 days)

📚 $100/month book allowance

🌍 5-week sabbatical after 4 years

🤝 Annual team retreat + 2 volunteer days per year

Why Join Workweek

This is a rare opportunity to build infrastructure from the ground up at one of the fastest-growing media-tech startups redefining professional networks.

You’ll own mission-critical systems, work with top-tier talent, and help scale the backbone of how business leaders share ideas with the world.