Staff DevOps/Platform Engineer/AWS/San Francisco

About the role

We’re partnering with a well-capitalized infrastructure technology company building the foundation for the next generation of transportation. This organization sits at the intersection of energy, logistics, and software, developing large-scale systems that support the rapid adoption of electric and autonomous vehicle fleets across the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Terraform) to support rapid growth
• Build and maintain Kubernetes (EKS) environments and scalable deployment patterns (Helm)
• Develop and improve CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) to enable reliable, self-service deployments
• Drive observability initiatives using tools like OpenTelemetry and Grafana
• Strengthen security and compliance practices through automation (SOC 2, monitoring, access controls)
• Build internal tooling to improve developer experience and platform reliability
• Support containerized development workflows across local and cloud environments
• Design infrastructure for machine learning workloads, including training and deployment systems
• Partner with data teams to scale data infrastructure (Databricks, Kafka, streaming systems)
• Contribute to highly available, production-grade systems supporting real-world operations
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to ensure system reliability

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering
• Strong background in AWS and Kubernetes (EKS)
• Experience building and operating high-availability production systems
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)
• Familiarity with observability frameworks/tools (OpenTelemetry, Grafana, etc.)
• Experience working with databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or similar)
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams
• Experience with multi-region AWS infrastructure at scale
• Exposure to Kafka, Databricks, or modern data platforms
• Experience improving security and compliance through automation
• Proficiency in Python or Node.js

Qualifications

• $204K – $233K base salary + bonus + comprehensive benefits
• Work on mission-critical infrastructure tied to real-world systems (not just SaaS)
• Be part of a company with significant funding and long-term backing
• Help shape the future of sustainable transportation and logistics
• Join a team operating at the intersection of software, energy, and physical infrastructure