Deployment Operations Lead

We are seeking a talented and experienced DevOps Lead/Architect to join our dynamic team at Sonsoft Inc. in San Francisco. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing robust Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) pipelines that enhance our software development lifecycle.The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of DevOps practices, with a focus on automation, monitoring, and cloud infrastructure. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient delivery of high-quality software products.

About Watney RoboticsWatney Robotics is pioneering the future of autonomous robotics to enhance critical infrastructure development. Following a successful seed funding round of $21 million led by Conviction, Abstract, and A*, we are collaborating with some of the world's leading hyperscalers to expedite data center construction and maintenance.This is your chance to join us at a pivotal stage of our journey, where you can influence the growth from prototype to full-scale production fleets. You will be instrumental in delivering operational systems, formulating deployment strategies, and making a significant impact in a transformative robotics company.Your RoleAs the engineering-focused operator, you will oversee the deployment processes for our clients, ensuring seamless systems integration, effective go-live execution, and consistent operational performance. If your background includes coding, log debugging, and managing field operations, this position allows you to leverage your diverse skill set. You will convert pilot programs into large-scale production, showcasing the comprehensive capabilities of Watney's robots and delivering essential tasks that exceed the competition.Your ResponsibilitiesManage end-to-end deployments: Conduct site surveys, security assessments, integration mapping, phased rollouts, and transition processes.Develop operational frameworks: Create runbooks, SOPs, and dashboards; oversee uptime, task accuracy, MTTR/MTBF, and quality; lead root cause analysis and resolution efforts.Feedback integration: Translate field insights into precise requirements for autonomy, control systems, and teleoperations; prioritize enhancements that impact key metrics.Act as the customer liaison: Collaborate with operators, IT teams, and executives regarding service level agreements and acceptance criteria; build trust through effective on-site and virtual communication.Standardize processes: Package deployment playbooks and reusable integrations to scale from initial sites to global implementations.Deliver lasting integrations: Connect robots with DCIM/CMMS (ServiceNow), ticketing systems, inventory management, IAM/SSO, network configurations, and observability tools; define and implement APIs, schemas, webhooks, and messaging queues (REST/gRPC, JSON, Kafka/MQTT).Your QualificationsProven operator (5–10 years): Experience leading critical deployment initiatives; evaluate success based on outcomes rather than activities.Executive presence: Capable of setting clear expectations, delivering succinct updates, and influencing stakeholders.Exceptional delivery: Skilled in providing high-touch service and ensuring customer satisfaction.

At Trunk, our vision is to empower teams to produce exceptional software efficiently. We have collaborated with engineering teams at leading companies such as Google X, Zillow, and Brex to identify the root causes of build failures, tackle flaky tests, and accelerate code deployment without compromising on reliability. While AI has revolutionized code writing, the deployment process remains a bottleneck. Issues such as merge conflicts, unreliable tests, and inconsistent code quality hinder productivity and morale. Our goal is to help engineering teams maintain focus on design, implementation, and delivery, fostering a more satisfying work environment.Founded in 2021 by former engineers from Uber, Google, YouTube, and Microsoft, Trunk has successfully raised $25 million in Series A funding, led by Initialized Capital and a16z, with additional investments from notable industry figures including the founders of GitHub and Apollo GraphQL.Our CI pipelines often operate as black boxes, causing engineers to spend valuable hours troubleshooting failures that may stem from flaky tests or other infrastructural issues. Trunk aims to demystify this process by making failures visible and actionable.We are on the frontier of innovation, building a data layer that enables AI agents to analyze CI processes, diagnose failures, propose solutions, and ultimately facilitate autonomous code deployment.We are seeking a Tech Lead who will take ownership of the data platform driving our flaky test detection and CI analytics solutions. You will be responsible for designing and developing systems capable of processing millions of test runs every hour, unveiling actionable insights, and establishing the groundwork for AI-enhanced CI workflows.We are at a pivotal moment in our growth. The challenges of scalability are significant and increasing. The future of development tools is evolving with AI at its core, and we are laying the foundational data infrastructure to support this transformation. If you are passionate about solving complex systems problems that have a direct impact on customers, this role is for you.

About the RoleJoin the Engineering Acceleration Delivery / Continuous Deployment team at OpenAI, where we develop and maintain systems designed to securely deploy OpenAI’s infrastructure and product code into production.Our team is responsible for the deployment platform, release pipelines, and safety mechanisms that empower engineers across OpenAI to make rapid changes while minimizing operational risks. Our goal is to streamline production deployments, enhancing speed, safety, and autonomy.This position is a unique opportunity to work at the convergence of developer productivity, distributed systems reliability, and large-scale infrastructure orchestration.In This Role, You WillArchitect and implement continuous deployment infrastructure that efficiently manages changes across multiple Kubernetes clusters and global regions.Create systems for progressive delivery, incorporating techniques like canary releases, staged rollouts, and automated rollback processes.Enhance engineering velocity by reducing friction within the release pipeline and automating operational workflows.Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to ensure their services are deployable, observable, and resilient at scale.Refine and adopt deployment methodologies such as GitOps, infrastructure-as-code, and progressive delivery patterns.Develop systems that automatically assess deployment health through metrics, logs, traces, and alerts to identify regressions and initiate safe rollbacks.Create systems that facilitate agent-assisted or fully autonomous deployment workflows using cutting-edge AI tools.Technologies you will work with include:Kubernetes for large-scale container orchestration and runtime infrastructurePython and FastAPI for internal servicesTerraform for infrastructure as codeGitOps-based deployment workflows (e.g., ArgoCD, Flux, or similar systems)Buildkite for CI orchestration

We are seeking a talented and experienced Senior Continuous Integration Engineer to join our dynamic team at usm2 in San Francisco. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in enhancing our continuous integration processes and infrastructure, ensuring seamless deployment and integration of software solutions.As a Senior Engineer, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, drive best practices in CI/CD, and leverage your expertise to implement innovative solutions that improve our development lifecycle. Your contributions will directly impact the efficiency and quality of our software products.

Join our dynamic team at Sonsoft Inc. as a DevOps Architect in the vibrant city of San Francisco! We are seeking an experienced professional who is passionate about bridging the gap between development and operations. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing and implementing robust DevOps solutions that enhance our software development lifecycle.

Join our innovative team at 360 IT Professionals as a DevOps Architect, where you will lead the design and implementation of our cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices. You will work closely with development and operations teams to streamline deployment processes, enhance system reliability, and accelerate the delivery of high-quality software solutions.

Join Intercom as a Senior AI Deployment Architect, where you will play a pivotal role in designing and implementing AI solutions that revolutionize customer communication. You will work alongside a talented team of engineers and data scientists to build state-of-the-art AI models and systems. Your expertise will be essential in deploying scalable AI applications that enhance user experiences across various platforms.

About Our ClientJoin an innovative AI platform that develops autonomous AI Receptionists and Agents designed to enhance customer interactions for small and medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2023 by a seasoned entrepreneur whose previous AI venture exceeded 50 million users worldwide, this rapidly growing company is supported by top-tier investors and has successfully deployed 15,000 AI agents across 10,000 businesses globally.Recently securing $25 million in Series A funding, our client has demonstrated remarkable growth, doubling its revenue in just the last two months of 2025 as it aims to scale towards deploying 1 million AI agents.Mission StatementOur mission is to transform traditional, costly, and erratic customer communications into efficient, revenue-generating solutions powered by autonomous AI. With our platform, businesses can deploy a fully configured AI receptionist in just three minutes—no coding skills required. Experience unmatched performance with sub-second latency, 99.99% uptime, and seamless integrations across over 200 platforms, including phone, SMS, email, web chat, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, and more.Career OpportunityWe are assembling a dynamic team of Solutions Architects to oversee the deployment of AI agents across our partners and customers in North America and EMEA. This is an exciting time to join a well-funded, fast-growing team that is developing the infrastructure thousands of SMBs depend on.We are looking to hire 3-5 Solutions Architects for immediate openings. If you're a driven early-career technologist from a top program eager to take ownership, make a significant customer impact, and build production AI systems, we encourage you to apply.Key ResponsibilitiesAnalyze partner and customer business requirements, translating them into comprehensive technical specifications and deployment strategies.Configure and tailor AI agent solutions to ensure smooth integration with existing platforms such as CRMs, booking tools, and payment systems.Manage end-to-end implementations—from project kickoff to go-live—while coordinating with stakeholders to ensure timely delivery.Act as the primary technical contact during partner discussions; confidently present solutions with minimal oversight.Identify and address technical risks throughout the implementation process.Contribute to the development of scalable deployment practices as the team expands.

Join Sonsoft Inc. as a Java Architect specializing in DevOps. In this full-time role, you will leverage your expertise to design and implement high-performance Java applications while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance continuous integration and deployment processes.

About RilletAt Rillet, we are transforming the landscape of accounting and finance for teams across industries. Our mission is to empower the financial experts in our clients' organizations, equipping them with the tools for unparalleled speed, precision, and insightful analytics.As an AI-driven ERP system, Rillet is designed for a zero-day close, distinguishing itself through a unified source-of-truth data model and an extensive array of native integrations with platforms like Stripe, Ramp, and Salesforce. Our automated workflows and multi-entity consolidation capabilities enable our clients to operate at the pace of their growth, and our specialized AI agents (covering areas such as accruals, audits, and P&L flux) contribute to our consistent perfect customer satisfaction score. Leading companies such as Mercer, Windsurf, and Function Health rely on our rapid deployment to keep their financial systems agile.With a robust funding of $100M from top-tier investors like Sequoia, a16z, and First Round, we are poised to revolutionize how businesses handle their financial operations.Our CultureRillet is a fast-paced environment that demands intelligence, agility, and a proactive mindset. Our team members, known as Rilleteers, are self-starters who take ownership of their missions, devising strategies that yield innovative and effective results.Success at Rillet is driven by a customer-centric approach. Our team thrives on delivering impactful solutions that exceed expectations, even beyond the initial scope of work.While accounting knowledge is not a prerequisite for this role, a strong appreciation for the transformative power of financial tools is essential. Rilleteers are passionate about empowering the financial engines of rapidly growing businesses.Position OverviewWe are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Deployment Lead - Accounting Solutions to spearhead the onboarding and implementation of our Rillet application for new clients. This role requires exceptional project management skills, familiarity with ERP systems or accounting processes, and the capability to juggle multiple client deployments simultaneously.Ideal candidates will value collaboration and be located within commuting distance of our San Francisco or NYC offices, or be open to relocation, although we welcome remote applications as well.

About ApiphanyApiphany is a groundbreaking foundational AI company dedicated to advancing physical product development. We empower innovators across automotive, aerospace, medtech, energy, and industrial sectors to convert vast amounts of unstructured technical data into immediate, actionable insights. Supported by prestigious investors including Markforged, Databricks, GM, and Character, our mission is to transform engineering decision-making, simplifying complexities for leading manufacturers worldwide.Our models are meticulously designed to handle the intricacies of engineering and manufacturing, comprehending principles of physics, design specifications, and program constraints. Our elite team comprises builders from Stanford, Berkeley, MIT, UW, and CMU, along with industry experts from GM, Ford, and Genesis Therapeutics. We are passionate about revolutionizing hard-tech and collectively establishing a category-defining company.About the RoleAs the Lead Deployment Strategist at Apiphany, you will bridge the gap between product, data, and customer success. Your goal will be to convert our partners' most intricate manufacturing and engineering challenges into substantial AI-driven outcomes.You will work closely with engineers, product designers, and executives—both internally and within customer organizations—to pinpoint high-impact problems, outline workflows, and implement Apiphany’s intelligence platform in practical settings. Your role will involve translating data insights into decisions that enhance the design and construction of the world's most advanced products.This position is ideal for analytical, product-oriented problem solvers who excel in uncertain environments, enjoy direct customer interaction, and aspire to connect AI technology with real-world change.

Join Netic, the leading AI revenue engine powering essential services that form the backbone of the American economy.With $43 million in backing from Founders Fund, Greylock, Hanabi, and Dylan Field, who led our Series B, we have enabled our clients to secure hundreds of thousands of jobs across service sectors in North America. Companies are now operating entirely AI-first thanks to Netic.Become a part of our dynamic team composed of relentless builders from Scale, Databricks, HRT, Meta, MIT, Stanford, and Harvard, as we integrate frontier AI into the physical economy, tackling complex challenges with immediate and significant impact.As a Deployment Engineer, you will bring Netic’s AI agents to life for clients in essential service industries. You will operate at the crossroads of software, AI, and operations, managing customer deployments and resolving intricate technical and business challenges to drive measurable business results.

About UsZeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is at the forefront of marketing innovation, providing an AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that harnesses cutting-edge artificial intelligence and vast consumer data to simplify the customer acquisition, growth, and retention processes for marketers. Our vision through the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP) is to streamline sophisticated marketing efforts by consolidating identity, intelligence, and omnichannel activation into a single, cohesive platform. With one of the industry's most extensive proprietary databases, we empower our enterprise clients across diverse verticals to deliver highly personalized consumer experiences, resulting in enhanced marketing outcomes. Founded in 2007 by industry leaders David A. Steinberg and John Sculley, our headquarters is located in New York City, with a global presence. To learn more about us, visit www.zetaglobal.com.Position OverviewAs a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will spearhead initiatives aimed at enhancing the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of both our production and development environments. You will take charge of significant infrastructure and automation projects, refine tools and processes, and ensure the smooth deployment, monitoring, and operation of critical applications. This role involves guiding our CI/CD strategy, advancing infrastructure-as-code practices, and providing operational leadership across our engineering teams.

About Our TeamAt OpenAI, our Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team collaborates with clients to transform cutting-edge research into robust production systems. We sit at the confluence of customer engagement and fundamental platform enhancement.About the PositionAs the Technical Deployment Lead (TDL) specializing in Life Sciences, you'll be instrumental in shaping how OpenAI delivers complex systems to our clients. You will oversee the development, deployment, and integration of these systems, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Your role includes translating strategic goals into actionable technical plans, managing the day-to-day activities of FDEs, researchers, and customer engineers, and collaborating with client teams to ensure that our solutions meet their unique needs.Your primary focus will be on the Life Sciences sector, working alongside pharmaceutical firms, clinical research organizations, and data service providers to implement innovative AI solutions for drug discovery, development, and operational processes. You will take charge of the entire delivery process: engaging with Life Sciences clients to delineate workflows and success metrics, ensuring timely component shipments, and leading readiness and change management efforts for effective user adoption. You’ll monitor progress, manage interdependencies, make sequencing decisions, and drive the development of prototypes from concept to MVP and beyond. Additionally, you’ll convey field insights to our Product and Research teams, helping to shape our strategic roadmap and priorities.Your success will be gauged primarily by the impact of your deployments—delivering tangible value that aligns with client objectives, fostering widespread adoption, and becoming integral to their operations. Other success indicators include delivery reliability, operational efficiency, quality of judgment under pressure, and the influence of your work on product development.This position offers a high level of trust and autonomy. To excel, you’ll need profound technical project management skills, a strong sense of ownership regarding outcomes, and the ability to deeply understand client workflows while collaborating with their teams to tackle intricate engineering challenges swiftly.Your Responsibilities Include:Leading the technical delivery strategy for multiple interconnected workstreams. Convert business goals into a comprehensive roadmap with milestones, dependencies, and acceptance criteria.Overseeing daily engineering operations. Monitor and drive the delivery across OpenAI FDE and client teams.

About Our TeamAt OpenAI, our Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team is dedicated to transforming groundbreaking research into robust production systems. We work closely with our clients to tackle significant challenges, serving as the driving force behind our most intricate large-scale projects. Our agile approach allows us to rapidly transition from prototypes to production, establishing reusable patterns that enhance our platform. We function at the nexus of deployment and development, collaborating extensively with OpenAI Research, Product, and Partnerships.About the PositionAs a Technical Deployment Lead (TDL), you will be instrumental in defining the delivery of sophisticated systems to our clients. You will oversee the construction, shipping, and adoption processes. Your role involves translating business objectives into actionable technical plans, managing daily operations across FDEs, Researchers, and Customer Engineers, and collaborating with customer teams to ensure the delivery aligns with their objectives.You will manage the entire delivery process: engaging with customers to outline workflows and success metrics, ensuring timely shipping of components, and leading readiness and change management efforts for successful adoption. Your responsibilities will include tracking progress, managing dependencies, making sequencing decisions, and driving prototypes from initial concept through to MVP and scaling. Additionally, you will provide field insights to Product and Research to inform roadmaps and priorities.Your success will primarily be measured by the impact of deployments that yield quantifiable value aligned with customer goals, increase adoption, and become integral to their workflows. Other success metrics include delivery reliability (meeting milestones, minimizing reopen/churn), operational efficiency (reusing patterns across deployments), sound judgment under pressure, and product impact (field feedback influencing roadmaps/architectures).This role is characterized by a high level of trust and autonomy. To excel, you will need profound technical project management skills, a strong sense of ownership over outcomes, and an ability to immerse yourself in customer workflows while partnering with their teams to resolve complex engineering challenges swiftly.This position is based in San Francisco. We adopt a hybrid working model, requiring three days in the office each week. Relocation assistance is available, and travel of 25%-50% is anticipated.

Join Anthropic as an Engagement Manager on our Applied AI team, where you will spearhead the delivery of cutting-edge AI solutions for Fortune 500 companies. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with customers to create bespoke AI agents that enhance their core business processes. You will oversee the entire project lifecycle from the signed Statement of Work (SOW) to production deployment, coordinating cross-functional teams that include Engineering, Product, Design, and key customer stakeholders. This position goes beyond traditional project management; you will adeptly navigate complex enterprise environments, eliminate technical and organizational obstacles, and drive measurable business outcomes while upholding our commitment to safety and reliability. Work closely with Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) to manage stakeholder relationships and organizational intricacies, ensuring seamless delivery of AI innovations. Additionally, you will champion our mission in the field and develop the frameworks that enable scalability in our growing initiatives.

As the Deployment Director at endeavorAI, you will play a pivotal role in leading our deployment initiatives and ensuring the successful execution of our cutting-edge AI solutions. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to strategize, oversee, and optimize deployment processes, ensuring that our technology meets the highest standards of quality and performance.

About the TeamAt OpenAI, our Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) organization exists at the crucial intersection of product design, engineering, research, and market strategy. We are dedicated to transforming cutting-edge platform capabilities into practical applications by collaborating with design partners, converting raw customer feedback into tangible software, repeatable processes, and robust products.The FDE Platform team acts as a vital leverage function that amplifies the impact of the FDE organization on OpenAI’s products and platform. By integrating with customer-focused FDE pods, we provide hands-on support in areas such as architecture, product development, refactoring, and construction. This position is ideal for collaborative software engineers who are passionate about innovating with fellow creators on state-of-the-art products.About the RoleAs a pioneering Technical Deployment Lead (TDL) for the FDE Platform team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the success of our earliest deployments with design partners, guiding them from initial planning and defining success metrics through to production and measurable value realization.This role is both operationally intensive and technically demanding: you will foster alignment among OpenAI and customer stakeholders, oversee the delivery plan across interconnected workstreams, and proactively address enterprise constraints to avoid late-stage discoveries. You will collaborate closely with both B2B and FDE Platform teams to ensure precise execution, transparent tradeoffs, and a scalable rollout strategy for our platform design partners. Success will be evaluated based on delivered outcomes and adoption within critical workflows rather than mere activity metrics.Your success will be quantified through impactful platform outcomes, which include successful deployments that deliver measurable value aligned with customer objectives, foster user adoption, and become integral to their workflows. Additional success metrics will encompass delivery reliability (on-time milestones, minimal reopen/churn), operational leverage (reuse of patterns across deployments), capacity for sound judgment under pressure, and product impact (field data that influences roadmaps and architectures).This position is based in San Francisco or New York City. Our hybrid work model requires employees to be in the office three days per week. We provide relocation assistance, and travel up to 50% is expected.In This Role, You WillDefine Pilot Scope and Success Criteria: Collaborate with customer sponsors and technical leads to translate goals into actionable plans, measurable outcomes, and clear acceptance criteria.Oversee Delivery Plans Across Workstreams: Manage the delivery process across multiple interdependent streams to ensure cohesive execution and successful deployment.