Automation & Tools Engineer
About The RoleWe’re looking for an experienced Senior Automation and Tools Engineer to help us scale our platform with reliability, observability, and operational excellence at the core. You’ll partner with engineers and data scientists to build, automate, and maintain the infrastructure that powers our core platform—including data pipelines, ML workloads, and real-time analytics systems.This is a hands-on, high-impact role with visibility across the stack and the opportunity to shape the future of our infrastructure and operations.Key ResponsibilitiesWork closely with SREs and developers to automate and control datacenter and cloud-based infrastructure, with a focus on build and deployment systems, as well as configuration managementImprove system reliability and performance through automation, observability, and proactive capacity planningCreate and configure tools for datacenter provisioning, configuration management, observability using standard and custom toolsImprove developer experience by providing tools for self-serviceImplement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes (SLOs, runbooks, on-call rotations)Collaborate across engineering and data science teams to drive a culture of performance and reliabilityEnsure security, compliance, and operational readiness across our physical and cloud infrastructureDrive post-incident analysis and continuous improvement initiativesMust-Have Qualifications5+ years of experience in Tools development, SRE, DevOps, or platform engineering rolesGood programming skills with IaC (infrastructure as code) languages such as Ansible, Helm, KustomizeGood programming skills with general-purpose languages such as Python or GoDeep experience with containerization (Docker) and KubernetesStrong knowledge of Linux systems and networking fundamentalsExperience with monitoring and observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK, OpenTelemetry)Proficiency with CI/CD tools and pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, etc.)Ability to debug complex systems and automate solutions in scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.)Excellent communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionallyNice-to-HaveFamiliarity with build configuration tools, software dependency management and C++Experience with datacenter automation such as system imaging and configuration managementExperience supporting data-intensive platforms (Spark, Airflow, Kafka, etc.)Familiarity with security practices for cloud-native applications and infrastructureExperience in high-compliance or SOC-2 environmentsWhat You’ll GetOwnership of mission-critical infrastructure in a company solving real-world enterprise problemsA front-row seat to a high-performance engineering cultureThe ability to influence how our platform scales—from deployment to incident managementAn environment that values curiosity, accountability, and impactCompensation Range: $170K - $190K