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# DevOps Engineer

- **Company:** Pumps Incorporated
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Applications Architecture, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, NoSQL, SQL Databases, Web Applications, Technical Debt, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** June 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1a4aa65c036cbb76

## About the Role

Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

 * 5+ years of experience as an infra or devops engineer, with a focus on building scalable and reliable web applications, preferably at a pre-Series B startup. Tech Lead experience is a plus.
 * Ability to decompose large problems into concrete deliverables and milestones and then deliver against the committed plan.
 * Strong proficiency AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
 * Expertise with SQL and NoSQL databases. We use Postgres and Dynamo!
 * Expertise with Docker and container orchestration systems (e.g. Kubernetes).
 * Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
 * Experience with and enjoys creating prototypes and experimenting quickly.

## Description

Cloud spend is a whopping $500 billion/yr, the biggest growing expense category for any tech company. Tackling these costs requires continuous effort and time from DevOps teams., Skills: AWS, Postgres, Kubernetes, Python, Terraform

You will play a critical role in building our platform, driving the technical direction of our company. This is a hands-on position that will involve working on all parts of our infra, from our environments to the services that run on them, and collaborating with other engineers, designers, and founders. A great opportunity for someone to create a lasting impact not only on the primary product but also on the company's values and vision, given our early stage. We hope Pump will be that career-defining opportunity for all of us!

Responsibilities:

 * Take ownership of our AWS infrastructure. Ensure our environments are usable and stable.
 * Create tooling to allow our developers to safely and efficiently use our AWS environment to develop applications.
 * Collaborate with other engineers and designers to build a user-friendly and intuitive platform that meets our customers' needs.
 * Help define and execute the technical roadmap for our platform, balancing technical debt and innovation to ensure we can deliver on our business goals.
 * Inventing, extending, and maintaining development processes, tools, and workflows.


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