Senior DevOps Engineer

Summary

Join SandboxAQ, a high-growth company delivering AI solutions, as a Senior DevOps Engineer. You will be a leader providing technical support to development teams, ensuring they have the tools and infrastructure to succeed. Responsibilities include architecting and maintaining scalable infrastructure, building development tools, automating CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. This senior position requires extensive experience in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, and Linux systems. The ideal candidate will also possess strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset. SandboxAQ offers competitive salaries, stock options, generous learning opportunities, comprehensive benefits, and a commitment to employee growth.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior DevOps engineer, or in a senior engineering role, with a focus on deep, hands-on developer support in complex environments
• Extensive experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure), including designing, deploying, and maintaining scalable systems
• Expertise in Git, GitHub workflows, Bazel, CircleCI, CI/CD automation, and efficient release pipelines
• Expertise in Linux systems, containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases, and experience integrating them into development processes
• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset for working across cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Provide and deliver deep, hands-on technical support to developers, acting as a trusted advisor to help optimize workflows, troubleshoot complex issues, and improve development practices
• Architect and maintain scalable infrastructure and development tools to support SandboxAQ’s initiatives
• Build and deploy development tools, automate CI/CD pipelines, and streamline release processes to enhance efficiency, scalability, and reliability
• Automate and streamline release and development processes, ensuring efficiency and scalability
• Collaborate with Devops, IT, and InfoSec teams to leverage technology effectively while enhancing security and performance
• Drive a culture of excellence by ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery with a focus on scalability and maintainability
• Provide strategic direction to engineering leadership, contributing to long-term infrastructure planning and vision

Preferred Qualifications

• You’re located within the western half of the USA, or are willing to work Pacific Time hours
• Experience in supporting both traditional software development and machine learning/data science environments
• Proven ability to manage regulated data and ensure security and compliance
• In-depth understanding of cloud and network topologies with hands on experience using tools as Tailscale, Sumologic, etc. to support highly distributed systems
• Experience with observability and incident management tools such as Datadog, PagerDuty, etc
• Experience with deploying CI/CD pipelines across multiple cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonuses
• Equity
• Competitive salaries
• Stock options
• Generous learning opportunities
• Medical/dental/vision
• Family planning/fertility
• PTO (summer and winter breaks)
• Financial wellness resources
• 401(k) plans