DevOps Engineer

span.app; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

span.app is searching for a proactive DevOps/Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate the cloud infrastructure supporting our software platform. You will drive automation, define scalable pipelines, and partner with engineering to ensure reliable, secure deployments at speed.

The role combines infrastructure as code, production support, and cost awareness, with hands-on work in AWS/GCP/Azure, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in DevOps, SRE, or related infra role.
• Hands-on cloud infra experience (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Experience with IaC and CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI).
• Experience with containers/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Scripting in Python, Bash, or Go.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and scale secure cloud infrastructure.
• Build and improve automated pipelines for build, test, and deployment.
• Replace manual work with infrastructure as code and automation.
• Improve reliability via monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response.
• Investigate production issues and implement durable fixes.
• Collaborate with engineering and security on access controls and practices.
• Track resource use to optimize performance and cloud costs.

Skills

Cloud infra

DevOps

CI/CD

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Bash

Go

Observability

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

CircleCI

Terraform

Job description

Role overview

Build and operate the cloud infrastructure behind a software platform, helping engineering teams deliver changes reliably and securely. The role combines infrastructure design, automation, production support, and improvements to the tools and workflows developers use every day.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and scale secure cloud infrastructure.
• Build and improve automated build, test, and deployment pipelines.
• Replace manual operational work with infrastructure as code, scripts, and other automation.
• Improve system reliability through monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response practices.
• Investigate production issues and implement durable fixes.
• Work with engineering and security partners on infrastructure needs, access controls, and security practices.
• Track resource use to improve performance and manage cloud costs.

Requirements

• At least 4 years in DevOps, site reliability, platform engineering, or a related infrastructure role.
• Hands-on cloud infrastructure experience; AWS, GCP, or Azure experience is relevant.
• Experience with infrastructure as code, such as Terraform, and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
• Experience with containers and orchestration, such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Scripting skills in Python, Bash, Go, or a similar language.\
• Knowledge of observability, Linux, networking, cloud security, and production troubleshooting.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership, and communicate well with engineering partners.

Nice to have

Experience in an early-stage or high-growth company; SaaS or data-intensive systems; AI/ML workloads; customer-managed cloud or BYOC setups; SOC 2 controls; distributed systems and high-volume data processing; or internal developer platforms.