DevOps Engineer

Staff DevOps Engineer | Series C | SaaS | San Mateo, CA | San Francisco, CA | $240k | Equity | GCP Role: Staff DevOps Engineer Location: San Mateo, CA Salary: $220,000 - $240,000 Base + Benefits

The Role

A rapidly growing Series C SaaS company in the AI space is seeking a Staff DevOps Engineer to serve as a technical leader in building and architecting the software, systems, and automation infrastructure that powers its products.

This role sits at the intersection of infrastructure, security, and developer experience, partnering closely with engineering teams to drive technical strategy, mentor engineers, and own critical systems that enable reliable, scalable delivery. You’ll act as a trusted technical advisor across the organization, architecting and implementing solutions that impact all of engineering.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain scalable, reliable, secure, and developer-friendly systems and infrastructure.
• Develop software and systems to enhance developer experience.
• Partner with engineering teams to identify and implement solutions that improve product reliability, quality, and time-to-market.
• Collaborate with Security to ensure system security and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Lead complex technical initiatives and drive organizational improvements across teams.
• Mentor DevOps and Software Engineers through design reviews and technical guidance.
• Work with engineering leadership to set technical direction and best practices for infrastructure, observability, and CI/CD.
• Maintain high standards for system architecture and design while prioritizing simplicity.
• Participate in periodic on-call duties as required.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in Software Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering with increasing scope and impact.

Cloud Platforms

Extensive experience with GCP including architecture, deployment, and scaling of production systems. Bonus if you have worked also with AWS or Azure as well.

DevOps Practices

Proven experience with observability, automation, performance engineering, and CI/CD in cloud environments.

Containerization & Orchestration

Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and GitOps tools (e.g., ArgoCD).

Infrastructure as Code

Familiarity with Terraform and Crossplane.

Monitoring

Experience with Prometheus and Grafana .

Programming

Proficiency in one or more languages ( Python , Go preferred).

Networking & Security

Experience with API Gateway or Service Mesh, implementing SSO, and RBAC for secure access control. Professional Attributes Strong collaboration and communication skills. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, technical, mission-driven environment.

Ideal Background BSc or MSc in Computer Science or something relatable Startup experience. Understanding of hypergrowth in a recently funded company Location Must be located in - San Francisco/Bay Area AND have a valid Green Card or US Citizenship