Software Engineer - DevOps

Summary

Join Branch, a leading financial services company, as a seasoned DevOps Engineer. You will play a pivotal role in designing, deploying, and optimizing our AWS-based infrastructure, ensuring seamless orchestration of workloads. This involves automating processes, enhancing system reliability, and driving the adoption of DevOps best practices. You will collaborate with various teams, mentor junior engineers, and lead large-scale projects. The position offers a unique opportunity to refine your technical expertise in a dynamic environment. Branch provides a competitive salary, equity, remote work flexibility, and comprehensive benefits, including fully paid health insurance, paid time off, parental leave, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or a similar role, with expertise in designing and managing large-scale cloud infrastructure
• Experience working on software product development, with proficiency in a mainstream stack
• Deep hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS, EKS, and VPC networking
• Advanced proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure as code, including best practices for scaling and managing cloud resources
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes, including cluster provisioning, networking, security hardening, and performance optimization
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or Go, with experience integrating APIs and optimizing workflows
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like CircleCI, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or ArgoCD
• Strong knowledge of monitoring, logging, and observability tools such as DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, and AWS CloudWatch
• Deep understanding of cloud security, IAM governance, role-based access control (RBAC), and compliance frameworks like SOC2 or ISO 27001
• Proven ability to lead and mentor junior engineers while fostering a collaborative and high-performance team culture
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across cultures, functions, and time zones in a globally distributed team

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the architecture, design, and scaling of various parts of our cloud infrastructure on AWS, ensuring security, resilience, and cost efficiency
• Optimize Kubernetes clusters, including advanced scheduling, networking, and security enhancements to support mission-critical workloads
• Architect and improve CI/CD pipelines, incorporating automation, canary deployments, and rollback strategies for seamless releases
• Design and implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions to ensure proactive issue detection and system performance tuning at scale
• Establish and enforce security best practices, including IAM governance, secret management, and compliance frameworks
• Be the go-to expert for multiple infrastructure components, providing technical leadership and driving improvements across interconnected systems
• Lead large-scale projects spanning multiple quarters, defining roadmaps, tracking progress, and ensuring timely execution with minimal supervision
• Drive collaboration with cross-functional teams, including ML, Data, and Product, to align infrastructure solutions with business and engineering goals
• Mentor and support junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, technical excellence, and best practices
• Set and refine DevOps standards, driving automation, scalability, and system reliability across the organization

Benefits

• Be part of a mission-driven, fast-paced, and entrepreneurial environment that fosters innovation and impact
• Receive a competitive salary and equity package, reflecting your value and contributions
• Thrive in a collaborative and flat company culture that encourages open communication and idea-sharing
• Enjoy the flexibility of a remote-first work setup, with opportunities for occasional in-person collaboration
• Benefit from fully-paid Health Insurance to support your well-being
• Work-life balance is not a myth. Take advantage of paid time off, including personal leave, bereavement leave, and sick leave
• Access fully paid parental leave, with 6 months of maternity leave and 3 months of paternity leave
• Leverage annual professional development budget to upskill and advance your career
• Participate in discretionary trips to our offices around the globe, supported by global travel medical insurance
• Enjoy team meals and social events, both virtual and in-person, to connect and bond with colleagues