Cloud Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid certifications

Conferences

Learning time

Job summary

StartupForge in Bakersfield, CA is seeking a Cloud Engineer to drive code quality and deliver medium-to-large technology initiatives. You will work onsite to translate requirements into reliable, scalable deployments and tackle incidents across Pulumi-based apps.

We offer a base salary of $83,000–$115,000 with growth through paid certifications, conferences, and dedicated learning time in a startup-friendly environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years that taught you which corners can be cut.
• Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to accuracy.
• A track record of purpose-led delivery in a hybrid structure.
• Working knowledge of Docker alongside transferable Elasticsearch chops.

Responsibilities

• Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis.
• Break large technology initiatives into RabbitMQ increments Bakersfield can actually deliver.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Pulumi-based applications.
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence.
• Sit with technology users in Bakersfield to learn what the ArgoCD tool really needs.

Skills

Docker

Elasticsearch

RabbitMQ

Tools

Pulumi

ArgoCD

Job description

We believe the best technology engineers ask why before they ask how, and that's the Cloud Engineer we're recruiting in Bakersfield. Cut to the chase and you get $83,000 - $115,000, a technology mandate, and StartupForge colleagues who treat ownership as the default.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis
• Break large technology initiatives into RabbitMQ increments Bakersfield can actually deliver
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Pulumi-based applications
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence
• Sit with technology users in Bakersfield to learn what the ArgoCD tool really needs

What You'll Bring

• 5 years that taught you which corners can be cut
• Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to accuracy
• A track record of purpose-led delivery in a hybrid structure
• Working knowledge of Docker alongside transferable Elasticsearch chops

You won't find StartupForge on every billboard, but inside technology circles across CA, this quietly-excellent team is well known. Disagreement is welcome here, but once we decide, the whole StartupForge team rows in the same direction.

Beyond the $83,000 - $115,000 base, StartupForge invests in your growth through paid certifications, conferences, and dedicated learning time.

Re-dated this morning, StartupForge continues hiring for the Cloud Engineer role.

Let the StartupForge team in Bakersfield, CA meet the person behind the ArgoCD on your resume.