DevOps Lead

CouponFollow; Toruń; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A global product company in Toruń is seeking a DevOps Lead to guide a growing team. You will mentor engineers, shape DevOps practices, and collaborate with software teams. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in DevOps, strong Azure knowledge, and excellent leadership skills. The role offers a remote-first environment, flexible hours, and competitive hourly rates. Join us to innovate with modern technologies and make a real impact.

Benefits

B2B contract with a U.S.-based company

Remote-first work environment

Flexible working hours

Annual performance bonus

Training budget

Paid Recharge Days

Friendly, collaborative culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and automation.
• 5+ years of team leadership or management experience.
• Excellent command of English and Polish (at least C1).
• Deep technical knowledge of Microsoft Azure Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing DevOps team.
• Partner with software engineering teams for efficient product delivery.
• Drive DevOps Guild to promote best practices.
• Shape CI/CD and cloud infrastructure strategy.
• Oversee incident response and analysis.

Skills

Team leadership

Cloud infrastructure

Automation

Coaching skills

Communication

Tools

Azure App Services

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Job description

About CouponFollow:

Established in 2010 and acquired by System1 (NYSE:SST) in 2022, CouponFollow is a fast-growing, international product company with a headquarters in NY. With over 10 million monthly users, our two primary savings tools, the CouponFollow site and the Cently browser extension, have helped save shoppers over $400+ million by intelligently finding coupons, discovering deals, and earning rewards.

We're a truly global team of almost 100 people, with our engineering talent located primarily in Poland, but also in Pakistan and the Philippines, and our business team based in the U.S. We thrive in a remote-first culture, while still enjoying occasional in-person meetups. Additionally, our cozy office in Toruń, Poland, provides a hub for collaborative events.

About the Role and Your Impact:

We’re looking for a DevOps Lead to guide our small but growing DevOps team in Poland (two Senior DevOps Engineers and an IT Admin) and help strengthen the connection between DevOps, product engineering, and other teams. You’ll report to the engineering lead in Poland.

In this hands‑on leadership role, you’ll drive our DevOps strategy, mentor the team, and nurture a culture of reliability, automation, and continuous improvement. You’ll work primarily with Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and other modern PaaS tools to keep our platform scalable, secure, and blazing fast.

What You Will Do:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high‑performing DevOps team.
  Act as hiring manager for new engineers and conduct performance reviews.

• Partner with seven software engineering teams to deliver products efficiently and reliably — including CouponFollow.com, the Cently browser extension, and our monetization and offer feed services.

• Drive our DevOps Guild — a cross‑functional group of engineers that promotes best practices, reliability, and shared learning.

• Manage team roadmap - collaborate with engineering leaders and stakeholders to identify challenges, prioritize improvements, and unblock teams.

• Shape our CI/CD, observability, and cloud infrastructure strategy with a focus on automation, performance, and security.

• Manage external vendors and budgets, ensuring alignment and cost efficiency.

• Oversee incident response, root cause analysis, and post‑mortems to continuously improve platform stability.

• Contribute to architectural discussions and cross‑team engineering initiatives.

• Participate in the DevOps on‑call rotation to maintain uptime and reliability.

What We Offer:

• B2B contract with a U.S.-based company

• Remote‑first work environment

• Flexible working hours

• Hourly rate: $45-55 + FX Bonus (quarterly PLN–USD adjustment program, up to 4 PLN = 1 USD)

• 10 days (80 hours) of paid Recharge Days per year, available after one year with the company

• Annual performance bonus

• $1,000 annual training budget

• All necessary equipment and software licenses provided

• Friendly, collaborative culture — we’re no longer a startup, but not quite a corporation either

• Annual Company Summit, local meetups, and internal learning sessions

• Modern technologies and plenty of room to innovate

• Flat structure — your ideas and input make a real difference.

What You Bring:

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and automation

• 5+ years of team leadership or management experience

• Excellent command of English and Polish (at least C1)

• Strong coaching, communication, and people management skills

• Proven strategic thinking and architecture experience

• A product mindset — customer‑oriented, outcome‑driven, and collaborative

• Deep technical knowledge of Microsoft Azure Cloud (App Services, Functions) and Azure DevOps

• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or Bicep)

• Excellent prioritization and time management.

Additional Assets:

• Background as a software engineer (.NET/SQL Server or Node.js/MongoDB)

• Experience building developer platforms or self‑service automation tools

• Familiarity with vendor evaluation and relationship management

• Understanding of core security practices (permissions, network design, supply chain, web app security)

• Experience working in distributed, international (engineering) teams

• Experience with adopting AI‑powered automation to improve developer experience and delivery speed.