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# DevOps Engineer, Flight Software

- **Company:** Reliable Robotics
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $145,000.0 - $230,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Application Release Automation, Bash Shell, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Software in the Loop, Containerization, Information Technology, Build Tools, Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** September 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18310046?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18310046%2FDevops-Engineer-Flight-Software-California-San-Diego

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
 * 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps engineering, release automation, or cloud infrastructure
 * Strong hands-on experience scaling CI/CD pipelines (GitHub actions / workflows preferred)
 * Proven ability to manage and provision AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
 * Strong proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Bash, etc.) and Linux system administration

Preferred Criteria

 * Demonstrated success in taking ownership of CI/CD systems and maturing development processes in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
 * Familiarity with the unique challenges of embedded systems, including cross-compilation and integration with physical devices / Hardware in the Loop (HITL) testbeds
 * Experience supporting software teams writing in compiled languages like C++ or Rust
 * Experience with containerization (Docker) and optimizing containers for efficient scaling

## Description

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to make the developers at Reliable love working on safety-critical software. You will help identify frustration points and build solutions that delight Reliable developers, including:

 * Core Infrastructure: build systems
 * Internal tools: Meta-build, IDE integration
 * CI/CD Integration on AWS/Github: highly reproducible and observable pipelines

Responsibilities

Write software and integrate with existing tools and infrastructure to create a world-class developer experience including:

 * Identify workflow frustrations and develop solutions that delight our developers
 * Architect and scale reliable CI/CD pipelines via AWS/GitHub workflows to support automated, reproducible and observable testing
 * Provision and manage AWS and on-premise computing resources using Terraform
 * Bridge the gap between embedded flight software, simulation, test and IT infrastructure
 * Support scaling of Software in the Loop (SIL) and Hardware in the Loop (HITL) test infrastructure


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