Software Eng, Sr Staff – DevOps

Software Eng, Sr Staff – DevOpsSoftware Eng, Sr Staff – DevOpsLocation: Austin, TXCategory: TechnologyJob ID: 3089Recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals, Realtor.com® has been at the forefront of online real estate for over 25 years, connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance to find their perfect home. Through its robust suite of tools, Realtor.com® not only makes a significant impact on the real estate industry at large, but for consumers, navigating the biggest purchase they will make in their life, by providing a user experience that is easy to use, easy to understand, and most of all, easy to make decisions.Join us on our mission to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry, making the right connections, and building confidence through expert guidance.We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our CI/CD Platform team. Our team is responsible for paving the infrastructure path that enables our engineering organization to build and deliver features quickly, reliably, and securely across the company. This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced DevOps engineer to help lead the design, implementation, and adoption of the technical building blocks that power our next generation of CI/CD capabilities.

You will play a key role in building and supporting the automated solutions engineers rely on for their delivery workflows while improving reliability, security, and speed across the platform. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will help architect and manage modern CI/CD platforms, GitOps workflows, and production-grade Kubernetes infrastructure across AWS environments. You will partner closely with engineering teams to provide the tooling, guardrails, and platform expertise they need to succeed, while bringing a strong automation mindset and a RealOwnership approach to everything you build.What you'll do: CI/CD Platform & Delivery ExcellenceArchitect and manage robust CircleCI pipelines, runner clusters, and self-service automation tools to streamline secure application delivery in cloud environments.Deploy and evolve GitOps workflows across multiple clusters using ArgoCD to automate application lifecycle management across environments.Partner with engineering squads to provide the tooling, automated pipelines, and technical expertise needed for successful delivery.Cloud Infrastructure & KubernetesDesign and manage production-ready AWS EKS infrastructure across resilient multi-region and multi-cluster architectures.Manage container scheduling and cluster scaling using Karpenter, ensuring secure, healthy, and highly available EKS environments.Enforce strong Kubernetes security practices through Network Policies and IAM Roles for Service Accounts (IRSA).Service Mesh, Reliability & Engineering StandardsArchitect and support Istio Service Mesh implementations to regulate traffic, enforce mTLS, and protect service-to-service communication.Develop advanced routing, ingress and egress gateway patterns, and traffic strategies such as circuit breaking and canary releases.Diagnose and resolve sophisticated issues across service mesh data planes, multi-cluster deployments, and distributed systems operations.Mentor engineering teams on DevOps best practices and help raise the maturity of our platform and delivery architecture.Embed security, resilience, performance, and cost-efficiency as core considerations in every initiative.What you'll bring: Experience & Expertise6+ years of cloud engineering, infrastructure automation, or DevOps platform experience.3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS services such as EKS, EC2, VPC, Route53, S3, and IAM.2+ years of expert-level experience administering production-grade Amazon EKS and containerized workloads.1+ years of production experience designing and managing Istio Service Mesh in distributed or multi-cluster environments.Technical SkillsCI/CD & GitOps: CircleCI, ArgoCD, and self-service platform automation.Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, multi-cluster environments, and cluster scaling.Security & Reliability: Kubernetes Network Policies, IRSA, mTLS, traffic management, and distributed systems troubleshooting.Platform Engineering: Experience building tooling and paved-path solutions that enable engineering teams to move faster and more safely.Nice to HaveExperience with CircleCI.Certifications such as CKA, CKS, or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.Hands-on experience or familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and GKE.Manage container scheduling and cluster scaling, to ensure secure, healthy, and highly available EKS environments.Mentor engineering teams on DevOps best practices and help raise the maturity of our platform and delivery architecture.Do the best work of your life at Realtor.com®Here, you'll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you'll find your way home too. At Realtor.com®, you'll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates.

In return, we'll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow.Diversity is important to us, therefore, Realtor.com® is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Realtor.com® will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.Benefits that fit your lifeYour well-being matters to us, and we want you to live your best life. These are just some of the ways we can help keep you and your family safe, healthy, and happy.Physical healthGood health is all about making good choices and having the right health options throughout your life. To help you, we provide:Flexible medical, vision, and dental insuranceReproductive care (most locations)Access to fertility and family-building services (most locations)Gender-affirming coverage, so you can feel and be your truest selfAccess to an inclusive, integrated virtual healthcare navigation program (most locations)Autism programs to support you and your family (most locations).Telemedicine services (most locations).Emotional well-beingYour emotional well-being is just as important as your physical health. As Realtor.com, you'll be seen, heard, valued, and cared for in many ways.Employee Assistance Program, including work/life counseling and guidance, legal services, and financial servicesGenerous paid time off (sick time, vacation time, and various leave programs) to meet your unique needsPhone and video counseling services to support your emotional healthMental health support for children ages 18 months to 17 years (most locations)Access to a mindfulness app to support your emotional well-beingFinancial healthIt's no secret that financial peace of mind greatly contributes to your overall health and well-being.

We can help enhance your financial security—now and into the future.401(k) with 3.5% employer match (3% in Canada)Accidental death and disability insuranceTuition reimbursement to support career-related studiesDebt management support through online tools, education, and expert helpCaregiving supportWe give you the space and support you need so you can be present for your family during major life events, like birth, illness, or injury. You'll have the resources, time, and flexibility to take care of things when life happens.Exceptional paid parental leave to help you welcome your newest family additionLactation support services for new parents (most locations)Backup child and adult care (most locations)A parenting app