Senior Devops/Sre Engineer
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ppA B2B SaaS AI startup we partner with at Joppy is looking to hire a bSenior DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) /b to help scale and optimize its cloud platform and AI infrastructure./p pThis role focuses primarily on the platform roadmap, occasionally embedding within product squads while driving impactful improvements that affect every engineer.You'll be hands?on, opinionated, pragmatic, and contribute code - this is not an ops?only position./p h3Responsibilities and Qualifications /h3 ul liSecure the data layer, including VPC, DNS, secrets, and IAM /li liImprove CI/CD processes and overall developer productivity /li liEnhance infrastructure observability by implementing clear, actionable metrics and dashboards - especially on AI workload costs and performance /li liOwn and optimize cloud costs with a focus on visibility, predictability, and particularly AI?related spend /li liScale and optimize performance for PostgreSQL, caches, queues, pub/sub, and search/analytics infrastructure (Elasticsearch, BigQuery, ClickHouse, or similar) as required by the product /li liArchitect future platform features, including alerting, team growth, and preparing systems for the next stages of scale /li liParticipate in shared maintenance, including bug fixing, monitoring, and dependency management, collaborating as part of a rotating squad /li liUse AI daily to automate infrastructure, debug, write code, and monitor systems /li liMigrating PostgreSQL and MongoDB databases behind a VPC without downtime, while enhancing secrets and IAM management /li liInstrumenting AI workflows to measure, control, and optimize infra cost and performance as AI use scales /li liStreamlining CI/CD and preview environments to boost shipping speed for engineers and AI agents /li liIdentifying and fixing key performance bottlenecks, optimizing queries/endpoints, and mentoring the team on best practices /li liLeading decision processes for adopting new analytics/search infrastructure based on real product needs /li li5+ years of engineering experience, including time on a platform, infrastructure, or SRE team at a growing startup or scale?up maintaining production systems /li liHands?on expertise with cloud infrastructure, VPCs, networking, IAM, and secrets management /li liExperience improving CI/CD and developer productivity in dynamic teams /li liProven ability to optimize data layer performance: index design, partitioning, working with caches, queues, or pub/sub in production /li liProficient with at least one analytics/search tool at scale (such as Elasticsearch, BigQuery, ClickHouse, etc.) /li liComfortable using AI tools daily for work automation, debugging, coding, and monitoring /li liAbility to write clean code and contribute to a product monorepo (beyond traditional ops duties) /li liFluent in Spanish and comfortable working in English (Spanish used for daily communication, English for documentation/projects) /li /ul h3Benefits /h3 ul liOpportunity to shape and set engineering standards in the first platform?focused role as part of a fast?growing startup /li liAccess to a bright, modern office in Barcelona (Poblenou) /li liHybrid work model with 2 in?office days per week /li liAccess to cutting?edge AI tooling for work and experimentation /li liSubsidized Urban Sports Club membership (yoga, HIIT, hot studios, and more) /li liBenefits through Playflow when spending part of your salary /li /ul h3About Joppy /h3 /p #J-*****-Ljbffr
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You'll be hands?on, opinionated, pragmatic, and contribute code - this is not an ops?only position. /p h3Responsibilities and Qualifications /h3 ul liSecure the data layer, including VPC, DNS, secrets, and IAM /li liImprove CI/CD processes and overall developer productivity /li liEnhance infrastructure observability by implementing clear, actionable metrics and dashboards - especially on AI workload costs and performance /li liOwn and optimize cloud costs with a focus on visibility, predictability, and particularly AI?related spend /li liScale and optimize performance for PostgreSQL, caches, queues, pub/sub, and search/analytics infrastructure (Elasticsearch, BigQuery, ClickHouse, or similar) as required by the product /li liArchitect future platform features, including alerting, team growth, and preparing systems for the next stages of scale /li liParticipate in shared maintenance, including bug fixing, monitoring, and dependency management, collaborating as part of a rotating squad /li liUse AI daily to automate infrastructure, debug, write code, and monitor systems /li liMigrating PostgreSQL and MongoDB databases behind a VPC without downtime, while enhancing secrets and IAM management /li liInstrumenting AI workflows to measure, control, and optimize infra cost and performance as AI use scales /li liStreamlining CI/CD and preview environments to boost shipping speed for engineers and AI agents /li liIdentifying and fixing key performance bottlenecks, optimizing queries/endpoints, and mentoring the team on best practices /li liLeading decision processes for adopting new analytics/search infrastructure based on real product needs /li li5+ years of engineering experience, including time on a platform, infrastructure, or SRE team at a growing startup or scale?up maintaining production systems /li liHands?on expertise with cloud infrastructure, VPCs, networking, IAM, and secrets management /li liExperience improving CI/CD and developer productivity in dynamic teams /li liProven ability to optimize data layer performance: index design, partitioning, working with caches, queues, or pub/sub in production /li liProficient with at least one analytics/search tool at scale (such as Elasticsearch, BigQuery, ClickHouse, etc.) /li liComfortable using AI tools daily for work automation, debugging, coding, and monitoring /li liAbility to write clean code and contribute to a product monorepo (beyond traditional ops duties) /li liFluent in Spanish and comfortable working in English (Spanish used for daily communication, English for documentation/projects) /li /ul h3Benefits /h3 ul liOpportunity to shape and set engineering standards in the first platform?focused role as part of a fast?growing startup /li liAccess to a bright, modern office in Barcelona (Poblenou) /li liHybrid work model with 2 in?office days per week /li liAccess to cutting?edge AI tooling for work and experimentation /li liSubsidized Urban Sports Club membership (yoga, HIIT, hot studios, and more) /li liBenefits through Playflow when spending part of your salary /li /ul