Senior Software Engineer - Devops

Responsibilities:

·       Supporting and maintaining CI/CD systems used by engineering teams.

·       Building and improving tools that simplify build and deployment workflows.

·       Partnering with platform and product teams to enhance developer experience.

·       Reducing friction in build and deployment processes so teams can focus on delivering features.

·       Assist in maintaining and improving build systems and CI/CD pipelines.

·       Help identify issues in build and deployment workflows and contribute to solutions that improve reliability and reduce build times.

·       Follow established best practices for source control, builds, and deployments, and contribute to improving them over time.

·       Learn and experiment with new build tools and technologies, sharing insights with the team.

·       Participate in code reviews and collaborate with teammates on shared solutions.

·       Write and maintain scripts or small tools to improve developer workflows.

·       Work with other platform teams (Ship, Schedule, Observe) to support overall engineering goals.

·       Participate in an on-call rotation with support from senior team members.

·       Help monitor build systems and contribute to resolving incidents and improving stability.

·       Contribute to documentation to help teams use build and deployment tools effectively.

·     4+yrs of software engineering experience, with some exposure to CI/CD or build system.

·       You have hands-on development experience building and maintaining applications or services and understand basic software development practices.

·       You are comfortable working with Git and standard version control workflows.

·       You have some experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins) or are eager to learn.

·       You are familiar with at least one programming language (e.g., Terraform, Python, Java, or Go).

·       You have basic exposure to Docker or containerized applications.

·       You are familiar with cloud platforms (GCP or Azure) at a foundational level.

·       You have basic Linux knowledge and can troubleshoot simple issues.

·       You are eager to learn, ask questions, and collaborate with teammates.

·       You can write clear and simple technical documentation.

·       You are comfortable working in a team environment and taking ownership of small to medium-sized tasks.

Core up-front tools/skillsets

• CI/CD tools: GitHub Actions, Jenkins (basic pipeline knowledge)
• Programming/Scripting: Python, Java, or Go, Terraform
• Version Control: Git (branching, PR workflows)
• Containers: Docker; basic Kubernetes concepts
• Cloud: GCP/Azure (foundational knowledge)
• Build Tools: Maven, Gradle, npm (basic usage)
• OS Skills: Linux fundamentals and troubleshooting
• Collaboration: documentation, team communication