Unknown Company

Senior DevOps Engineer

san francisco, california • Posted Yesterday
Onsite Full Time General

Senior DevOps EngineerWe're seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate the infrastructure, deployment systems, and operational tooling that support our platform. In this role, you will own critical components of our cloud and delivery environment, ensuring systems are secure, reliable, scalable, and efficient. You will also drive infrastructure and automation initiatives end-to-end, improving system performance, deployment velocity, and developer productivity.As a trusted partner to engineering and product teams, you will help enable fast, safe, and resilient product delivery in an environment where your work directly impacts system uptime, performance, and overall platform health.What You Will DoDesign, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for web, backend, and mobile applications to support reliable and repeatable deploymentManage and optimize Kubernetes clusters to ensure high availability, performance, and scalability in a production environmentBuild and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform across the AWS environmentDesign and implement a secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud architecture leveraging AWS servicesDevelop automation scripts and internal tooling to reduce manual work and improve operational efficiencyEstablish and maintain advanced monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response practices using DataDog, CloudWatch, and CloudflareTroubleshoot production incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term reliability improvementsIdentify infrastructure risks, performance bottlenecks, and technical debt, and drive proactive remediationPartner closely with development teams to improve deployment workflows, system observability, and operational readinessPromote DevOps best practices, reliability standards, and operational ownership across the Engineering teamDocument infrastructure architecture, operational procedures, and system dependencies to support team continuity and resilienceQualifications6+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, platform engineering, or infrastructure-focused software engineering rolesStrong experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure in AWS production environmentsHands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters at scaleProven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelinesStrong experience with infrastructure as code tools such as TerraformExperience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability solutions in production systemsProficiency in scripting or programming (Python, Bash, or similar)Strong understanding of cloud networking, security best practices, and system reliability principlesAbility to independently own infrastructure initiatives from design through implementation and operationStrong problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate technical risks, trade-offs, and operational impacts effectivelyAbility to operate effectively in a fast-paced startup environment while maintaining system stability and high operational standardsPreferred QualificationsExperience supporting high-growth or high-availability production environmentsExperience with cost optimization and performance tuning in AWSExperience driving incident management, on-call practices, or reliability improvementsTech StackCloud & Infrastructure: AWS (EC2, EKS, S3, RDS, ECR, etc.)Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, KubernetesPackage Management & Artifact Repository: Helm, ChartMuseum, ECRInfrastructure as Code: TerraformCI/CD: GitHub Actions, CircleCI or similar pipeline toolingSecrets & Configuration Management: AWS SSM, AWS Secrets Manager, External Secret OperatorMonitoring & Security: DataDog, Sentry, Cloudflare, AWS CloudWatchScripting & Automation: Python, BashThe base salary range listed is a guideline.

Actual compensation is determined based on skills, experience, and the impact you bring. Total compensation includes base salary, bonus, and equity.Salary Range $180,000 —$230,000 USD

Senior DevOps Engineer in san francisco at Unknown Company

This position is listed as full time and onsite.

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