Senior Devops Engineer at Catchafire

At Catchafire, we believe that talent is the most powerful resource for social change. We operate as a full-service, on-demand solution that connects nonprofits with skilled professionals who are eager to give back. By partnering with major funders, we provide tens of thousands of organizations with the resources they need to grow their impact. To date, we have facilitated over 1.2 million hours of volunteering and delivered more than $236 million in services. As we continue to scale our foundation business, we are looking for passionate individuals to help us reach our goal of delivering $1 billion in services annually within the next five years.

The opportunity

We are searching for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our agile platform team. You will play a vital role in enhancing the reliability, security, and performance of our infrastructure while driving the efficiency of our engineering department. This is a unique chance to shape our technical roadmap and ensure that our platform remains a robust engine for social good. You will work in a remote-first environment, collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to solve complex challenges and move our mission forward.

A day in the life

• You will design and implement improvements to our platform infrastructure, with a heavy focus on automation, scalability, and observability.
• You will manage and refine our development tools, including our CI/CD pipelines and local environment configurations, to ensure the team can ship high-quality code efficiently.
• You will oversee the administration of our AWS and Linux-based production systems, ensuring that our infrastructure remains secure and compliant while optimizing costs.

Who you are

You are a self-motivated engineer who balances a drive for perfection with the pragmatic need to ship in a fast-paced environment. You communicate clearly, value collaboration, and are always ready to learn from your peers. To be successful in this role, you should bring the following experience:

• At least 7 years of experience with Python and 3 years of experience with Django.
• Deep expertise in administering and automating AWS services like ECR, EC2, ECS, RDS, and S3, alongside Linux VM management.
• Strong proficiency with Docker for both local development and deployment workflows.
• Hands-on experience with SQL database administration and query optimization.
• Proven ability to manage infrastructure as code using Terraform and familiarity with Ansible.
• Experience with CI/CD automation and monitoring application performance.
• A background in contributing to user-facing web applications, ideally with familiarity in Vue or similar modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Fluency in English and a comfort level working within a distributed, remote-first team.

Why you'll love it here

We offer a compensation range of $101,000 to $135,000, depending on your experience and location. Beyond the salary, we are committed to supporting your well-being and professional growth through a variety of benefits:

• A fully remote work environment, complete with a stipend to help you set up your home office.
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance.
• A 401k plan to help you plan for your future.
• Dedicated professional development funds to help you sharpen your skills.
• Unlimited PTO, including time off specifically for volunteering.