Build & Own Critical CI/CD and Deployment Systems
Design, implement, and operate CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
Improve pipeline performance (duration, reliability, and cost)
Build and evolve standardized CI templates and Golden Paths
Implement validation gates, testing strategies, and deployment safeguards
Contribute to rollout strategies (progressive delivery, feature flags, rollback mechanisms)
Own Delivery of Complex Initiatives
Own end-to-end delivery of projects or major components within broader initiatives
Participate in discovery and solution design with Tech Leads and cross-functional partners
Define technical approaches through design docs, spikes, or PoCs
Break down work into clear, executable tasks and drive them to completion
Proactively identify risks, tradeoffs, and scope changes
Ensure work meets the Definition of Done, including reliability, observability, and rollout readiness
Drive Technical Design & Decision-Making
Lead design efforts for your projects and contribute to broader system design
Evaluate tradeoffs across performance, cost, reliability, and developer experience
Write clear technical design documents and influence decisions through strong reasoning
Raise and resolve ambiguity, proposing pragmatic and scalable solutions
Collaborate Across Platform & Engineering
Partner with Infrastructure, Security, and other engineering teams
Work with Product and Design (when applicable) to align on scope and tradeoffs
Support adoption of platform tooling and CI/CD standards
Communicate progress, risks, and decisions clearly in an async-first environment
Improve Reliability, Observability & Performance
Define and improve delivery metrics (lead time, deployment frequency, failure rate, cost)
Build and maintain observability across pipelines and deployment systems
Debug complex production issues and participate in incident response
Identify systemic issues and drive improvements proactively
Raise the Engineering Bar
Review code and designs, providing high-quality feedback
Uphold strong standards for testing, reliability, and maintainability
Contribute to improving team practices, tooling, and workflows
Share knowledge and mentor other engineers through technical guidance (without formal people management)

Requirements

5–8+ years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure, or platform engineering
Strong experience building and operating CI/CD systems
Experience with GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, or similar tooling
Solid understanding of Kubernetes and modern deployment patterns
Strong coding skills and experience building production systems
Experience in debugging complex systems and improving reliability
Experience contributing to system design and technical decision-making
Experience using AI tools (e.g., LLMs, copilots) in software development workflows
Understanding of how AI impacts software development, testing, or delivery systems

Benefits

Offers Equity
Offers Bonus

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

CI/CD systemsKubernetesproduction systemsdebuggingsystem designtechnical decision-makingAI toolsGitLab CIGitHub ActionsArgoCD

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingrisk identificationtechnical guidancementoringdesign documentationdecision-makingproactive improvementfeedback