Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer - AWS, Kubernetes, Automation

Venmo; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Balanced hybrid work model

Job summary

Venmo is seeking a Senior Cloud/DevOps Engineer in Austin, TX to ensure seamless operation of Venmo’s cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. You will mentor engineers, guide design decisions, and drive reliability across distributed services.

You’ll work with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform and GitHub Enterprise in a role emphasizing automation, security, and scalable architectures. A balanced hybrid work model is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• 5+ years' experience in software development.
• 3+ years' experience operating distributed applications 24x7x365.

Responsibilities

• Act as a hands-on contributor, while leading by example.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Define the design, identify stakeholders, and coordinate project delivery.
• Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, and implement preventive measures.
• Develop and improve tools and automation to manage infrastructure as code.

Skills

5+ years in software development

3+ years operating distributed apps

Python

Java

Bash

Go

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Enterprise

DataDog

Job description

Venmo is seeking a Senior Cloud/DevOps Engineer in Austin, TX to ensure seamless operation of Venmo’s cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. You will mentor engineers, guide design decisions, and drive reliability across distributed services.

You’ll work with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform and GitHub Enterprise in a role emphasizing automation, security, and scalable architectures. A balanced hybrid work model is offered.