Senior DevOps Engineer at DroneDeploy

At DroneDeploy, we empower field teams by combining robotics, AI agents, and a unified reality capture platform. Our technology helps some of the world’s largest companies in construction, energy, and agriculture operate with greater speed, safety, and intelligence. We are a team that thrives on innovation, and we take pride in being recognized as a top place to work. We believe in fostering a supportive, mission-driven environment where you can solve real-world challenges using cutting-edge tools. If you are looking for a role where your work has a tangible impact and you can grow alongside a talented, global team, you will find your place here.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join us on a full-time basis. In this role, you will be a vital part of our DevOps organization, working closely with software engineering teams to ensure our platform remains reliable, scalable, and efficient. You will take ownership of complex cloud infrastructure projects, lead improvements to our CI/CD pipelines, and build the internal tools that allow our developers to ship code safely and quickly. This position sits at the intersection of cloud infrastructure and AI, meaning you will also play a key role in supporting our MLOps lifecycle and AI-enabled features.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and optimize key areas of our cloud infrastructure to improve the reliability, performance, and usability of our platform.
• Design and evolve infrastructure-as-code to provision secure, scalable environments while leading improvements to our CI/CD release workflows.
• Champion system observability by implementing advanced monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions that provide clear visibility into system health.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you should bring a strong background in cloud-native engineering and a collaborative mindset. We are looking for the following qualifications:

• Extensive experience operating production systems with a major cloud provider such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Proven ability to operate Kubernetes clusters at scale.
• Strong programming proficiency in Python or Golang, with the ability to contribute to shared services.
• Hands-on experience managing complex environments using infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.
• Solid experience maintaining CI/CD pipelines using platforms like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or CircleCI.
• Deep understanding of Linux system administration, including networking and security fundamentals.
• A track record of troubleshooting complex production issues and collaborating effectively with software engineering teams.

Location

This is a remote position available to candidates located anywhere. You will collaborate with a distributed team across the US, UK, and New Zealand, with an expectation to overlap at least four hours with US Pacific Time during the workday.

Compensation and Benefits

We invest heavily in our people and offer a comprehensive package designed to support your well-being and professional growth. Benefits include:

• Remote work flexibility and flexible hours.
• Paid time off and flexible PTO to help you recharge.
• Comprehensive medical insurance.
• Maternity and paternity leave to support your family.
• Dedicated resources for professional development.
• Opportunities to gain unique skills, including company-backed drone certification.