DevOps Engineer

Strativ Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k)

Pension plan

Job summary

A growing fintech company in San Francisco is seeking a DevOps Engineer to own and evolve the cloud infrastructure. You will design and operate AWS infrastructure while automating operations and ensuring security. Ideal candidates have robust AWS experience, proficiency with infrastructure-as-code, and a collaborative spirit. This full-time position offers competitive compensation and equity, along with the opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS in production environments.
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools, ideally Terraform.
• Experience automating systems using Python or similar scripting languages.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate cloud infrastructure on AWS using infrastructure-as-code.
• Own deployment pipelines and automate operational workflows.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability to ensure system health.

Skills

AWS

Infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform)

Python or similar scripting languages

PostgreSQL operations

Modern observability tools (e.g. New Relic, Sentry, Datadog)

Cloud security fundamentals

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes or container orchestration

Job description

Base pay range

$180,000.00/yr – $275,000.00/yr

We’re building an AI-native fintech platform that’s modernizing how finance teams operate. Backed by top tier investors and serving a fast growing customer base, we’re focused on creating secure, scalable systems that can support complex financial workflows at speed.

Position

DevOps Engineer – Own and evolve the cloud infrastructure that underpins our product. Deeply cares about reliability, security, and automation, and enjoys working closely with application engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate cloud infrastructure on AWS using infrastructure-as-code.
• Own deployment pipelines and automate operational workflows to keep the team moving fast.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability to ensure system health and rapid incident response.
• Manage and optimize production databases, including performance tuning, backups, and replication.
• Establish and enforce infrastructure security best practices across environments.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to support smooth releases and resolve production issues.
• Build for high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery from day one.

Qualifications

• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS in production environments.
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform or equivalent).
• Experience automating systems using Python or similar scripting languages.
• Solid understanding of PostgreSQL operations and performance considerations.
• Familiarity with modern observability tools (e.g. New Relic, Sentry, Datadog).
• Strong grasp of cloud security fundamentals, including IAM and network design.
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and containerized workloads.
• Experience operating systems in high‑traffic or mission‑critical environments.
• Exposure to Kubernetes or container orchestration at scale.
• Knowledge of additional scripting or systems languages.
• Experience working in early‑stage or high‑growth startups.
• Own critical infrastructure at a growing, well‑funded AI‑native fintech.
• Work closely with a small, highly capable engineering team.
• In‑person, highly collaborative culture based in San Francisco.
• Competitive compensation and meaningful equity.
• Opportunity to build foundational systems that will scale with the company.

If you enjoy building reliable systems, automating everything you can, and being close to both product and engineering decisions, this role offers real ownership and impact.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Finance and Accounting/Auditing

Industry

Financial Services and Accounting

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• 401(k)
• Pension plan