Senior DevOps Engineer

Role: Founding Senior DevOps Engineer

Function: DevOps / SRE / Infrastructure Engineering

Industry: Consumer Tech, AI, Social Platforms

Location: Gurgaon

Type: Full-time

Work-ex: 4-9 years of Work Experience

Compensation: 40-60 LPA + ESOPs

About the Company:

An early-stage, US-based venture-backed technology company focused on creating innovative platforms for building meaningful relationships. They aim to transform how people connect by harnessing artificial intelligence, fostering community engagement, and delivering tailored content.

Rather than developing another conventional social app, they’re crafting a unique experience that resonates deeply with users, making them feel truly understood. Central to our platform is a dynamic, machine-learning-powered recommendation system, drawing inspiration from the personalised discovery engines of leading music and video platforms.

With strong financial backing from top-tier venture capital firms in India and the United States, they are well-positioned to advance our mission with innovation and impact.

Position Overview

You will own the architecture and delivery of the cloud infrastructure that powers real-time AI and social experiences. You will define standards, build automation, and drive reliability from zero to scale. Your work will set the technical foundation for future engineers and guarantee a seamless user experience.

Role & Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable, highly available cloud infrastructure on AWS or GCP.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Manage containerised environments using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS or GKE preferred).
• Develop Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation.
• Set up observability stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.
• Manage and optimise database infrastructure for MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Cassandra, including backups, replication, scaling, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with backend, iOS, QA, and security teams to streamline and secure software delivery.
• Implement and enforce DevSecOps best practices across environments and workflows.
• Drive automation, environment standardisation, and cost optimisation across infrastructure components.
• Own uptime, incident response, rollback planning, and post-mortems.

Must have Criteria

• 4-9 years of hands-on experience in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering roles.
• Strong command of AWS or GCP services covering compute, networking, IAM, and monitoring.
• Proven ability to build and scale CI/CD pipelines for rapid, safe releases.
• Solid knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm, and container orchestration best practices.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or Go.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Sound understanding of networking fundamentals, DNS, firewalls, security groups, and load balancers.
• Comfort with monitoring, logging, and alerting stacks like ELK, Prometheus, or Datadog.
• Strong debugging, incident resolution, and system-design thinking.
• Bias for ownership, a hands-on mindset, and ability to thrive in ambiguity.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to startup environments or zero-to-one infrastructure builds.
• Interest in privacy, security, or compliance for consumer apps.
• Familiarity with cost optimisation, autoscaling, or spot-instance strategies.
• Experience with mobile app backend systems such as push infrastructure or image/video processing.
• Background with ML Ops pipelines for model deployment, versioning, and monitoring.
• Understanding of GPU optimisation and autoscaling for AI/ML workloads.

What We Offer

• Become the first DevOps hire and architect a modern infrastructure from scratch.
• Build systems that support real-time AI and social interactions at scale.
• Work with a founding team of repeat entrepreneurs and technology leaders backed by top-tier VCs.
• Enjoy autonomy, high velocity, a product-first culture, and global ambition.
• Receive competitive salary and ESOPs for meaningful ownership.