{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"b652d68de14de15f3e10b942","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/b652d68de14de15f3e10b942","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/b652d68de14de15f3e10b942","title":"DevOps Engineer","description":"Every day, over 10,000 eye care professionals log into Crystal's software before they see their first patient. We're the operating system behind independent eyecare — the EHR, practice management, billing, scheduling, and payments platform that keeps these practices running smoothly.\r\nWith new leadership, fresh growth capital from top-tier software and search fund investors, and a clear runway to $35mm+ in ARR, Crystal is at an inflection point. We're not a startup – we're a market leader focused on long-term value creation. That means building the team, the product, and the go-to-market engine to execute on our ambitious goals.\r\nWe're assembling a team that matches the opportunity. If that sounds like your kind of challenge, we'd like to hear from you.\r\nAbout this RoleThe DevOps Engineer will own and evolve Crystal's cloud infrastructure, the backbone that keeps over 10,000 eyecare professionals online and operational every day. This is a high-ownership, hands-on role sitting at the intersection of infrastructure reliability, developer productivity, and operational excellence. You'll work closely with the engineering team while independently driving the maturity of our AWS environment, CI/CD pipelines, containerization strategy, and observability platform.\r\nThis isn't a maintenance role. We have a decent foundation and need someone to scale it. 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