Staff DevOps Engineer

Cognichip, Inc.; Redwood City (CA); Hybrid; USD 194,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognichip is seeking a Staff DevOps Engineer to architect and implement DevOps and MLOps frameworks for our enterprise-grade semiconductor design platform. You will shape the core infrastructure on AWS, applying IaC and modern container orchestration to accelerate development and deployment.

In this hybrid role, you will build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Git, implement robust monitoring and security practices, and support ML infrastructure and MLOps workflows across teams.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 36 months of experience as a DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Systems Engineer, or related.
• Experience designing and managing AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Terraform IaC experience.
• Docker and Kubernetes containerization and orchestration.
• CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Git.
• Monitoring/observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack.
• Experience with ML/AI infrastructure or MLOps deployment pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement DevOps and MLOps frameworks for the platform.
• Design, provision, and manage AWS infrastructure using IaC.
• Develop and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines.
• Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting for high availability.
• Implement security practices across cloud infrastructure.

Skills

DevOps

AWS

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Jenkins

Git

Monitoring

MLOps

Education

Master's degree

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Git

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Job description

At Cognichip, we are building AI-native tools that transform how semiconductor engineers create, verify, and optimize chips. Our platform combines large proprietary models, agentic workflows, domain-specific engineering intelligence, and high-performance simulation infrastructure to accelerate one of the world’s most complex engineering disciplines.

About the Role

Cognichip is looking for a motivated Staff DevOps Engineer to join their team. You will architect and implement comprehensive DevOps and MLOps frameworks to support an enterprise-grade semiconductor design automation platform. Your work will directly impact our core infrastructure by designing, provisioning, and managing AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and modern container orchestration technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement comprehensive DevOps and MLOps frameworks to support an enterprise-grade semiconductor design automation platform.
• Design, provision, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and modern container orchestration technologies.
• Develop and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to enhance development efficiency and deployment velocity.
• Establish and maintain advanced monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure high system availability and performance.
• Implement security best practices, access controls, and compliance measures across the cloud infrastructure.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Experience: 36 months of experience as a DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Systems Engineer, or related.
• Designing and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Containerization and orchestration utilizing Docker and Kubernetes.
• Building CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Git.
• Setting up monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack).
• Supporting ML/AI infrastructure or MLOps deployment pipelines.

What It's Like Here

We're a fast-moving AI startup with a collaborative, high-trust culture. We value technical excellence, ownership, and the freedom to experiment. Our best work happens when our builders and innovators work closely together to turn ambitious ideas into category defining products. We operate on a hybrid schedule with four days in office, one day remote. If you're excited to build cutting edge tools that empower semiconductor engineers and reshape how chips are designed, you'll feel right at home.

Location: Redwood City, CA, US FULL_TIME

Salary: 194,000-210,000 USD / year