DevOps Engineer

NEW YORK, NYPosted 17 days ago

Job summary

• Job post source

  This job is from a recruiting firm (Underdog.io) hiring for a separate pre-seed funded cybersecurity company.

• Job overview

  The DevOps Engineer (Founding Infrastructure Engineer) role involves designing and building a scalable, secure infrastructure platform to run millions of parallel compiler jobs, impacting critical infrastructure resilience globally.

• Responsibilities and impact

  The engineer will architect a Kubernetes-based job orchestration system, build container-native CI/CD pipelines, automate cloud infrastructure with IaC, engineer core services like caching and monitoring, implement autoscaling and fault tolerance, and collaborate with security teams to harden systems.

• Compensation and benefits

  The position offers founder-level equity, a competitive salary, and a hybrid work model in NYC with collaboration across U.S. and German hubs.

• Experience and skills

  Candidates need 4+ years in infrastructure or DevOps, Kubernetes expertise, distributed systems knowledge, coding skills in Golang, Python, or Rust, cloud and observability experience, and startup mindset; low-level security and compiler toolchain experience are nice-to-haves.

• Career development

  The role offers the chance to define core infrastructure and culture from day one in a startup environment with global impact on critical infrastructure.

• Work environment and culture

  The company values ownership, mission-driven work, and collaboration across international engineering teams in a hybrid NYC setting.

• Company information

  The hiring partner is a pre-seed funded cybersecurity startup focused on securing critical infrastructure by introducing intelligent variability in software compilation to prevent mass exploitation.

• Team overview

  The candidate will join a mission-driven team of seasoned cybersecurity and systems veterans working across U.S. and German engineering hubs.

• Job location and travel

  The job is hybrid based in New York City, NY, with collaboration across U.S. and German offices.

• Unique job features

  The role is unique in building a greenfield platform for secure, large-scale parallel compiler job orchestration impacting critical infrastructure like energy grids and space systems.

Company overview

Underdog.io is a technology-driven recruiting platform that connects job seekers with top startups and tech companies by allowing candidates to create a profile and receive interview requests directly from employers, reversing the traditional job application process. The company generates revenue by charging employers for access to its curated candidate marketplace and premium hiring tools. Founded in 2014, Underdog.io has established itself as a trusted intermediary in the tech hiring space, emphasizing transparency and efficiency for both sides of the market. Candidates benefit from increased visibility and streamlined communication, while employers gain access to vetted, high-quality talent. The platform is especially popular among early-stage startups and growth companies seeking to hire engineers, designers, and product professionals.

How to land this job

• Position your resume to highlight your expertise in Kubernetes cluster design, workload orchestration, and building scalable, secure infrastructure, as these are central to the Founding Infrastructure Engineer role at Underdog.io.

• Emphasize your experience with cloud automation tools like Terraform or Pulumi, coding skills in Golang, Python, or Rust, and your ability to implement fault tolerance and observability using Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry.

• Apply through multiple channels including Underdog.io's corporate site, LinkedIn job postings, and relevant tech job boards to maximize your visibility for this critical startup role.

• Connect with current infrastructure or security engineers at Underdog.io on LinkedIn; use ice breakers such as commenting on their work in secure infrastructure, asking about challenges in scaling Kubernetes for compiler workloads, or expressing enthusiasm for their mission to secure critical systems.

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