Sr Staff Software Engineer - DevOps

Role and Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain DevOps tooling, automation, and infrastructure workflows.
• Stand up and manage Kubernetes clusters outside of cloud providers (bare-metal or on-prem).
• Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code, policy-as-code, and config-as-code patterns.
• Debug and troubleshoot complex system and integration issues across services, middleware, and data layers.
• Develop scripts and tools—primarily in Python—to support automation, CI/CD, and integration tasks.
• Work with databases and middleware technologies to support service integrations and reliability.
• Follow strong SDLC discipline including documentation, testing, code reviews, and operational readiness.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams on architecture, deployments, and operational improvements.

Required Skills and Experience

• 6-8 years of strong DevOps background with excellent debugging and integration skills.
• Strong understanding of: Middleware components and service communication patterns, Databases (SQL/NoSQL), time-series databases, Event driven architectures and highly scalable systems, Kubernetes cluster lifecycle and administration, Infrastructure-as-code / configuration management tools.
• Proficiency with git and modern development workflows.
• Strong SDLC discipline, engineering rigor, and attention to detail.

Nice To Have Skills

• Experience writing and maintaining Helm charts.
• Deep familiarity with containers and package registries.
• Knowledge of secure SDLC workflows and software supply chain considerations.
• Experience with observability stacks (metrics, logging, tracing).
• Ability to design CD patterns using GitOps (ArgoCD, Flux, etc.).

Benefits

Bloom Energy offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees, including:

• Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans with a large employer contribution.
• A 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match.
• Mental Health Support services.
• Legal services.
• Virtual Physical Therapy access.
• Fertility & Family Forming benefits.

Pay

The total compensation for this position includes standard company benefits and is based on various factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience. Salary Ranges: $134,500.00 - $193,500.00