# Senior DevOps Engineer
**Company:** [Upstart](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/upstart)
**Location:** Remote
**Salary:** $153K-$231K
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Kubernetes, AWS, EKS, EC2, IAM, Go, Infrastructure As Code, CI/CD, Terraform, Helm, Argo CD, GitOps
**Posted:** 2026-06-25
> Senior DevOps Engineer building and operating Kubernetes-based ephemeral environments and cloud infrastructure on AWS to improve developer productivity and platform reliability.
## Job Description
## How you’ll make an impact

- Design, build, and operate Kubernetes-based ephemeral environments that enable engineers to develop, test, and validate software efficiently.
- Improve the reliability, scalability, performance, and usability of the Ephemeral Infrastructure platform through automation and platform enhancements.
- Partner with product engineering, platform, security, and reliability teams to integrate infrastructure capabilities and improve developer workflows.
- Build infrastructure automation, tooling, and self-service capabilities that reduce operational toil and accelerate software delivery.
- Enhance observability, incident response, and operational practices to improve platform health and engineer productivity.
- Contribute to the long-term architecture and technical direction of Upstart’s developer platform and cloud infrastructure ecosystem.

## Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience) and 4+ years of software engineering experience.
- 4+ years of experience designing, deploying, and operating production Kubernetes environments.
- Experience building and operating cloud infrastructure on AWS, including services such as EKS, EC2, IAM, and networking components.
- Experience with Kubernetes operators, controllers, and cloud-native platform architecture.
- Experience developing software and automation using Go or a comparable programming language.
- Experience implementing infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and automated operational workflows in production environments.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Certified Kubernetes Administrator/Architect (CKA/CKAD) or equivalent certification.
- Experience with Terraform, Helm, GitOps practices, and tools such as ArgoCD.
- Experience operating distributed systems with a focus on observability, reliability, and incident response.
- Ability to influence platform adoption and collaborate effectively across multiple engineering teams.
- Experience building internal developer platforms, ephemeral environment solutions, or developer productivity tooling.
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