Senior DevOps Engineer, Robotics

Knightscope, Inc; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Knightscope is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to own build, deployment, and release infrastructure for its autonomous security robot fleet.

You will manage CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and OTA deployment systems across the US, working with a small, efficient team that spans robotics, ML, and firmware stacks.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering with ownership of CI/CD systems and production deployments.
• Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions or GitLab CI and Git-based workflows at scale.
• Strong Linux systems expertise including networking, storage, performance, and security.
• Practical experience with AWS and container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience supporting C++ and Python development teams on Linux.
• Python scripting and automation tooling experience.

Responsibilities

• Build, operate, and improve end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for a robotics platform.
• Own the OTA update pipeline: multi-image builds, staged rollout, and rollback across targets.
• Manage cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes deployments supporting ML training and telemetry.
• Triage CI failures and drive resolution with clear ownership.
• Improve observability across pipelines through metrics, logging, and monitoring.
• Build internal tooling and automate workflows using AI to reduce toil.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to platform architecture decisions.

Skills

CI/CD ownership

Linux systems

Python scripting

GitHub/GitLab workflows

Support for C/C++/Python teams

Networking & security

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

ROS2 workflows

CI tooling (GitHub Actions / GitLab CI)

Job description

AboutKnightscope

Knightscope (NASDAQ: KSCP) is a security technology company building the nation's first Autonomous Security Force — autonomous machines, AI-driven software, and elite security professionals operating as one integrated managed service. The Company is on a mission to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. One Team. One Force.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to own the build, deployment, and release infrastructure that keeps Knightscope's autonomous security robot fleet running. You will work across a small, highly efficient team, owning CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and the OTA deployment systems that push software and ML models to a production fleet of robots operating around the clock across the US.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, operate, and continuously improve end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for a production robotics platform spanning autonomy, security perception, and embedded firmware stacks.
• Own the OTA update pipeline: multi-image container builds, staged fleet rollout, and rollback across heterogeneous hardware targets.
• Manage cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes deployments supporting ML training pipelines, model registry, and fleet telemetry.
• Triage CI failures, distinguish infrastructure from product issues, and drive resolution with clear ownership.
• Improve observability across pipelines and deployed systems through automation, metrics, logging, and monitoring.
• Build and maintain internal tooling, leveraging AI to automate workflows, reduce toil, and improve CI failure analysis.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to platform architecture decisions across the team.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering with ownership of CI/CD systems, cloud infrastructure, and production deployments.
• Hands‑on experience with GitHub Actions or GitLab CI, Git-based workflows, and collaborative software development at scale.
• Strong Linux systems expertise including networking, storage, performance, and security.
• Practical experience with AWS and container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience supporting C++ and Python development teams on Linux.
• Python scripting and automation tooling experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ROS2‑based robotics development workflows, multi‑repository builds, and platform‑specific targets.
• Experience with multi‑architecture CI environments spanning x86 and ARM64 embedded targets.
• Experience with OTA update systems or fleet deployment pipelines for embedded or edge hardware.
• Background in ML model deployment pipelines: model packaging, registry management, and staged rollout to edge devices.
• Previous experience in release engineering including branching strategies, artifact management, and CDN distribution.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $180,000 to $220,000 (DOE)
• Equity: Stock options
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off
• Location Requirement: Full-time, on-site at Sunnyvale HQ