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Principal DevOps Engineer

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Remote, United StatesStaff+
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Base Salary

$162k - $225k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Define the long-term technical vision for the cloud platform.
  • Set organizational standards for cloud reliability and operational excellence.
  • Serve as the senior solutions engineering authority for partner teams.
  • Own the developer experience roadmap and close gaps in self-service infrastructure.
  • Proactively identify systemic risks in AWS infrastructure and delivery pipelines.
  • Translate infrastructure risk and platform strategy into business-aligned narratives.
  • Mentor Staff and Senior engineers, promoting engineering rigor and accountability.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
  • 8+ years of cloud platform or infrastructure engineering experience.
  • Expert knowledge of AWS services and high-stakes architectural decisions.
  • Deep expertise in cloud reliability and operational excellence.
  • Expert-level Terraform and IaC platform leadership.
  • Proven solutions engineering partner and developer experience advocate.
  • Executive-level communication skills for translating technical concepts.
  • Track record of mentoring engineers and setting engineering standards.
  • Ability to create multi-year platform roadmaps aligned with business goals.
  • Experience in setting CI/CD governance models at an organizational level.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $162,000-$225,000 plus equity and benefits.
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage and monthly wellness stipend.
  • Retirement savings match and generous parental leave.
  • Lifetime Headspace membership.

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