Senior DevOps Engineer

Faro Health; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 174,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Retirement Plan (401k)

Life Insurance

Disability Coverage

Paid Time Off

Training & Development Reimbursement

Hybrid Work Environment

Stock Option Plan

Office amenities (San Diego)

Job summary

Faro Health seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to drive CI/CD automation and infrastructure as code, across Azure and AWS cloud platforms. You will design scalable deployments, manage resilient pipelines, and collaborate with software teams to support cloud-native SaaS apps.

The role emphasizes container orchestration, security patterns, and evolving with new technologies while enabling rapid iteration in a growth-oriented startup.

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on CI/CD experience with 5+ years in software engineering and DevOps.
• Experience managing infrastructure for high-scale cloud-based systems.
• Ability to adapt in a fast-moving startup environment and evolve requirements.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native applications and modern tooling.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable React apps with performance in mind.
• Design, implement, and maintain deployments at scale and reliability.
• Manage always-available infrastructure, pipelines, and tooling to reduce downtime.
• Collaborate with software teams to architect infra for cloud-native SaaS apps.
• Research and integrate new technologies to enhance platform.
• Partner with product teams to execute the roadmap and solve technical challenges.

Skills

Cloud platform mastery

Container orchestration

CI/CD workflow automation

Streaming technologies

Node.js & Python

Scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

Monitoring & reliability

AI/LLM in DevOps

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Istio

GitHub Actions

Ansible

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Job description

Faro Health aims to improve lives by helping life sciences companies answer complex clinical questions, simply, efficiently, and effectively. Our software platform is used to orchestrate complex clinical development with a single source of truth. It brings words, data, and teams together, empowering researchers to design more intelligent trials, master complexity, and reach milestones faster.

The Senior DevOps Engineer is a key member of the development team who will be entrusted to manage the complexity of change and ensure sanity and stability through CI/CD automation. By managing infrastructure as code, you will create the foundation for building amazing and intuitive software for clinical trial designers. At the intersection of development and operations, this position will have responsibility for designing and building tools for Azure and AWS Cloud using advanced patterns for Zero-Trust security, container orchestration, and distributed microservice scaling for our cloud-based apps.

Position open to current residents of California only.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Build highly interactive, single-page React apps that can scale with both increased interaction complexity and volume.
• Design, implement, and maintain deployments at scale, infrastructure, reliability, and scalability; then iterate and optimize continual improvements.
• Manage always-available infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and platform tooling to eliminate downtime and improve the manageability of services and systems.
• Collaborate with Software Engineering teams to architect and develop infrastructure and automated deployments for cloud-native SaaS applications.
• Research and integrate new technologies and innovative solutions to continuously enhance platform functionality and performance.
• Partner with peers on product development to define and execute the company's roadmap and to address critical technical challenges.

Qualifications

• You possess significant hands‑on experience in Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), with at least 5 years of experience in software engineering and DevOps.
• You have demonstrable expertise in managing complex infrastructure for high‑scale, cloud‑based systems.
• You thrive in a fast‑moving, growth‑minded startup environment and are adaptable to evolving requirements.
• You have a thorough and current understanding of technologies and frameworks involved in building robust cloud‑native applications.
• You maintain a strong balance of idealism and pragmatism, driving innovative solutions while ensuring practical implementation.

Skills and Competencies

• Cloud Platform Mastery: Extensive experience with cloud-service providers like AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud. Mastery of at least one cloud provider is essential. Hands‑on experience in managing cloud infrastructure as code through Terraform.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Deep knowledge and hands‑on experience with containerization and clustering technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, HELM, and Istio.
• CI/CD & Workflow Automation: Solid expertise in CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Ansible, Jenkins, BitBucket Pipelines, Azure DevOps, and serverless architectures. Proven ability to design and implement robust workflow automation.
• Streaming Technologies: Experience with streaming technologies such as Kafka, Event Hubs, and RabbitMQ.
• Application Development Support: Experience in developing and supporting server‑side rendered applications using Node.js and Python, including full‑stack considerations for containerized applications.
• Scripting: Proficiency in UI scripting languages, including Python, Bash, and PowerShell.
• Monitoring & Reliability: Expert in monitoring, logging, and observability tools. Understanding of system reliability, troubleshooting, and incident response practices.
• Data Presentation & Analytics: Experience in data presentation and analytics is a plus.
• Familiarity with generative AI (LLMs) and ability to apply prompt engineering for DevOps automation (e.g., config generation, runbooks).
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to blend traditional DevOps practices with next‑gen AI capabilities.
• Self‑motivated and able to work effectively with minimal supervision.
• Willingness and ability to rapidly learn new technologies and embrace diverse assignments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent practical training and experience.

Salary

Salary range for this position is $174,000 to $205,000 per year.

Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training

Equity

In addition to this position's salary (listed above), equity will be a major component of the total compensation for this position. We aim to offer higher‑than‑average equity compensation for a company of our size, and communicate equity amounts at the time of offer issuance.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic)
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Paid Time Off (Flexible Vacation Policy; Paid Sick & Public Holidays Observed)
• Training & Development Reimbursement
• Hybrid Work Environment
• Peer‑to‑peer bonus program
• Company/department outings and events
• Stock Option Plan
• San Diego Office On‑Premises Amenities; gym, restaurant tenant discount, Padel Nine