Senior Software Engineer - DevOps at AKASA | San Francisco

About ArtisanAt Artisan, we're pioneering the development of AI employees – not mere chatbots or copilots, but fully autonomous digital workers capable of performing real jobs.Our flagship product, Ava, is an AI Business Development Representative (BDR) already utilized by hundreds of companies. Ava autonomously researches leads, crafts and sends emails in a customer's voice, executes complex outbound sequences, manages her own deliverability infrastructure, optimizes her performance over time, and effectively handles objections and meeting scheduling. Rather than being just a tool, Ava acts as a vital teammate.As a Y Combinator W24 company, we've successfully raised over $35 million from esteemed investors and have reached over $8 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). Currently, we are ambitiously developing Ava 2.0, which represents a significant leap in the capabilities of AI employees. The engineering challenges we face are complex and the scope of our work is vast.Your RoleAs a Staff DevOps Engineer at Artisan, you'll be responsible for our platform that manages hundreds of millions of leads, orchestrates autonomous AI agents in real-time, and facilitates massive-scale email distribution across thousands of customer mailboxes. You will play a key role in delivering a product suite that effectively replaces an entire sales stack, including CRM, inbox, dialer, lead database, and campaign engine. The infrastructure that underpins this functionality is critical to our success.In this staff-level position, you will take ownership of the entire DevOps and infrastructure layer at Artisan, setting the groundwork, defining best practices, and developing the systems that all other functions rely on.Your key responsibilities will include:Kubernetes and Container Orchestration: You will manage our AWS-based Kubernetes infrastructure, overseeing cluster management, scaling policies, resource optimization, and the compute layer that supports AI workloads, data pipelines, and customer-facing product infrastructure.CI/CD and Deployment Pipelines: We implement continuous shipping practices. You will design and maintain the deployment infrastructure that allows engineers to deploy with confidence multiple times a day, including automated testing, staging environments, rollback strategies, and feature flags.Observability and Reliability: You will build a comprehensive observability layer from the ground up, ensuring effective monitoring, alerting, logging, and tracing. Quick detection and understanding of failures, such as an AI agent failing to send an email or a stalled pipeline, will be a priority.Email Deliverability Infrastructure: Ava’s ability to send emails at scale across thousands of domains and mailboxes relies on intricate sender reputation management, domain warming, DNS configuration, and IP management.Security and Compliance: Managing customer data and email credentials requires strict adherence to security standards and compliance regulations.

What artisan IsAt artisan, we are pioneering the development of AI employees—autonomous digital workers capable of performing real jobs, beyond just being chatbots or copilots.Our flagship product, Ava, serves as an AI Business Development Representative (BDR) utilized by hundreds of companies. Ava conducts lead research, composes and dispatches emails in the voice of the customer, orchestrates complex outbound sequences, manages her own deliverability infrastructure, optimizes her performance over time, and adeptly addresses objections while booking meetings. She is not merely a tool; she is a true teammate.As a YC W24 company, we have raised over $35 million from esteemed investors, including Y Combinator, and currently boast an annual recurring revenue (ARR) exceeding $8 million. We are in the process of developing Ava 2.0, a transformative iteration that will redefine the capabilities of AI employees. The engineering challenges we face are significant, with a broad surface area to navigate.The RoleIn this foundational engineering role, you will be responsible for developing the backend that enables our AI employees to function effectively.We process millions of signals, including lead data, email engagement, deliverability metrics, and behavioral patterns, to facilitate autonomous decision-making. The backend is integral to our operations, powering the AI, running the platform, and influencing Ava's performance for each customer. You will take ownership of significant components of this system.Here’s what your work will entail:High-throughput AI orchestration.Design and construct the services and pipelines that empower Ava to process substantial volumes of signals and render swift, reliable decisions.Platform infrastructure.Artisan integrates an entire sales stack—covering email infrastructure, CRM, lead databases, campaign engines, inbox management, and AI coordination—into a single product. You will be entrusted with key aspects of this platform.High ownership, end to end.You will design, build, deploy, and monitor projects. We emphasize a holistic approach, where architecture and implementation are intertwined. You will be accountable for outcomes, not merely task lists.Our pace is rapid, and iteration is key:You will continuously deliver updates. Our engineering organization operates with minimal bureaucracy, facilitating a flat structure.Our technology stack includes TypeScript/Node, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, Mastra, Temporal, Langfuse, ECS, EC2, all deployed on AWS. We practice continuous release cycles.Who You AreYou possess 6+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally in a high-performance environment.

About ArtisanAt Artisan, we are pioneering the development of AI employees—autonomous digital workers that perform real tasks rather than merely serving as chatbots or copilots.Our flagship product, Ava, is an AI Business Development Representative utilized by numerous companies. She autonomously researches leads, crafts and sends emails in a customer’s voice, executes multi-step outbound sequences, manages her own deliverability infrastructure, self-optimizes, and adeptly handles objections and meeting bookings. Ava is not just a tool; she is a vital teammate.As a Y Combinator W24 company, we have successfully raised over $35M from prominent investors and currently boast an ARR exceeding $8M. We are in the process of developing Ava 2.0, which represents a significant leap forward in what is possible with AI employees. The engineering challenges we face are complex, and the potential for innovation is vast.Role OverviewAs the inaugural Data Engineer on our team, you will take ownership of all data-related initiatives at Artisan. You will be tasked with managing a database containing hundreds of millions of leads and generating real-time intent signals that monitor data fields for these leads.Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines capable of processing and transforming large volumes of both structured and unstructured data.Oversee data ingestion from third-party APIs, internal systems, and customer datasets.Develop and uphold data models, data schemas, and storage systems optimized for machine learning and product performance.Collaborate closely with machine learning engineers to prepare model-ready datasets, embeddings, feature stores, and evaluation data.Implement robust data quality monitoring, validation, and observability practices.Work in tandem with product engineers to support new features reliant on intricate data flows.Optimize systems for performance, cost-effectiveness, and reliability.Contribute to foundational architecture decisions, infrastructure design, and best practices for data governance and management.Create tools that empower the entire team to access clean, well-structured data seamlessly.Location: San Francisco, New York, or Remote USATeam: EngineeringReports to: CPTO, Sam StallingsWho You AreAt least 3 years of experience as a Data Engineer.Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and modern data tools (such as dbt, Airflow, Dagster, etc.).Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Join our innovative team at litellm as a DevOps Engineer. In this role, you will be instrumental in enhancing our development and operations processes, ensuring seamless integration and delivery of our services. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and manage scalable infrastructure solutions.We are looking for a passionate individual with a strong foundation in cloud technologies, automation, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices. Your expertise will help us drive efficiency and reliability in our software delivery lifecycle.

About CodeRabbitCodeRabbit is a pioneering research and development firm that specializes in crafting highly efficient human-machine collaboration systems. Our mission is to develop the next wave of AI-driven code review solutions—a collaborative synergy between human creativity and advanced algorithms that surpasses the capabilities of individual engineers. By integrating state-of-the-art language models with human insight, we aim to redefine the standards of software development efficiency and quality.Role OverviewAs a DevOps Engineer at CodeRabbit, you will be instrumental in scaling, securing, and fortifying the infrastructure that supports our AI-powered developer tools. Collaborating with our platform engineers, backend team, and applied AI specialists, you will ensure our systems are robust, observable, high-performing, and easy to deploy.This position is hands-on and tailored for an individual who excels in a dynamic environment, takes initiative in managing critical infrastructure, and is eager to develop tools that empower an ambitious engineering team.ResponsibilitiesDesign, implement, and manage scalable CI/CD pipelines.Develop and oversee infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi).Enhance system reliability through effective monitoring, alerting, logging, and failover strategies.Collaborate with platform and backend teams to identify and mitigate performance bottlenecks.Contribute to deployment workflows, environment automation, and developer tooling enhancements.Ensure that infrastructure security and compliance measures are rigorously enforced.

Join CodeRabbit as a Senior DevOps Engineer!At CodeRabbit, we are at the forefront of research and development, crafting cutting-edge systems for human-machine collaboration. Our mission is to revolutionize software development by creating the next generation of AI-driven code review tools. These advancements represent a powerful synergy between human creativity and advanced algorithms, allowing us to maximize productivity and elevate code quality to unprecedented heights.As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be instrumental in scaling, securing, and optimizing the infrastructure that fuels our AI-powered developer tools. Collaborating closely with our platform engineers, backend developers, and applied AI teams, you will ensure our systems are robust, efficient, and easy to deploy, all while maintaining high standards of observability and resilience.This position is ideal for a proactive individual who thrives in dynamic environments, takes initiative with critical infrastructure, and is passionate about developing tools that empower an ambitious engineering team.

Join Lever, a pioneering force in the recruitment technology sector, as a DevOps Engineer. This position is crucial in enhancing our platform that powers the hiring processes for top-tier companies like Netflix, Shopify, and Spotify. You will play a vital role in our mission to innovate and streamline talent acquisition.Lever, founded a decade ago, is committed to redefining how organizations attract and hire the best talent. We are proud to be recognized as the #1 workplace in San Francisco and a top company to work for across the United States. Our culture is centered around our team members, whom we refer to as “Leveroos,” and we continuously invest in their growth and success.

Why Choose Flux?At Flux, we are transforming the hardware landscape by creating the world's first AI Hardware Engineer. Our mission is to democratize access to cutting-edge hardware development and revolutionize global electronics design and manufacturing.About the OpportunityAs a DevOps Engineer at Flux, you will be integral in ensuring the smooth operation of our innovative platform. Your work will encompass a wide range of full-stack systems, impacting various aspects of our service, including billing, authentication, onboarding, and seamless integrations.Your contributions will directly influence user experience, and your role will be crucial in maintaining operational efficiency as Flux continues to scale.Key ResponsibilitiesEnhance the reliability, availability, and operational health of our production systems.Establish observability standards across services, including metrics, logs, and error tracking.Define Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs) while implementing effective alerting strategies.Collaborate with engineering teams to design robust systems and proactively mitigate operational risks.Develop internal tools to enhance system safety, debugging capabilities, and developer productivity.Manage infrastructure using Pulumi across GCP, AWS, and Firebase.

About daydreamAt daydream, we are revolutionizing the SEO landscape by developing the world's most advanced SEO agent, complemented by a team of top 1% human experts. Our goal is to manage organic search intricately, freeing our clients from the burdens of hiring specialized teams, evaluating multiple tools, or managing external agencies.In today's competitive environment, excelling in search demands the production of expert-level content at scale, alongside constant adaptation to shifts in ranking systems and user behavior. Traditional tools merely provide metrics without actionable insights, while agencies rely on cumbersome manual workflows that fail to generate compounding growth. Even well-resourced teams often find it challenging to translate sustained efforts into consistent results.daydream simplifies this landscape by consolidating fragmented tools and external vendors into a single coherent system that continuously plans and executes SEO strategies. Our SEO agent takes charge of analysis, planning, and content generation, while seasoned Growth Leads translate this work into actionable outputs—shipped pages, technical adjustments, and updated priorities—holding accountability for performance over time.We have successfully raised over $20M from notable investors including First Round Capital, Basis Set Ventures, WndrCo, and SOMA Capital, and our growth is supported by industry leaders from Notion, Airtable, Webflow, and Dropbox, such as Lenny Rachitsky and Eli Schwartz, author of Product-Led SEO.The TeamYou will collaborate closely with a dedicated, senior team across engineering, design, and growth:Shravan (CTO), who previously served as an Engineering Lead at Flixed and a Software Engineer at Facebook, focusing on large-scale web scraping for Facebook Jobs and Meta Reality Labs.Vishruth (Founding Applied AI Engineer), a former Data Scientist at Klaviyo specializing in NLP, with a robust research background from Cornell.Daniel (Founding Applied AI Engineer), who previously worked as a Data Engineer on Tesla’s Autopilot team, specializing in large-scale data systems and applied machine learning, and was formerly the Lead Data Engineer at Replit.Tom (Founding Designer), who led product design at Blockless and plays a significant role in UI engineering.You will also interact directly with Growth Leads, senior SEO practitioners who manage the system daily and provide invaluable feedback on AI performance in real-world applications.Your ImpactIn your role as a Staff Engineer at daydream, you will provide vital technical leadership across the product while remaining deeply engaged in hands-on execution. You will closely collaborate with the CTO to define system architecture, guide project execution, and elevate quality standards throughout the engineering organization.

About ArtisanAt Artisan, we are pioneers in creating fully autonomous AI employees – not mere chatbots or copilots, but digital workers capable of performing meaningful tasks.Our flagship product, Ava, is an AI-powered Business Development Representative (BDR) utilized by hundreds of companies. Ava excels at researching leads, crafting and sending emails in clients' unique voices, managing complex outbound sequences, autonomously optimizing her performance, and even addressing objections while scheduling meetings. She is not just a tool; she is a collaborative teammate.As a proud Y Combinator W24 company, we have successfully raised over $35 million in funding and are currently achieving over $8 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR). We are now embarking on the development of Ava 2.0, which will redefine the capabilities of AI employees. The engineering challenges involved are substantial, and the scope of our project is vast.Role OverviewJoin our innovative team as the third Applied AI Engineer at Artisan! You will be instrumental in pushing the boundaries of AI employee capabilities and guiding our product's future direction.Evaluate LLMs: Select optimal models for various tasks while considering cost, latency, reliability, and accuracy.Architect Prompt Frameworks: Design agent behaviors for Ava's essential workflows such as email generation, chat interactions, meeting scheduling, prospect research, and more.Optimize Multi-Step Agent Chains: Implement retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), integrate web searches, and utilize tools like CRMs and APIs.Drive Infrastructure Decisions: Lead choices related to routing, orchestration, evaluation loops, and persistent memory for agents.Build Safety and Trust Mechanisms: Collaborate with the product team to design user guardrails, fail-safes, and success metrics.Explore Emerging Modalities: Investigate and deploy voice AI, talking head technology, and multi-modal reasoning to enhance Ava's human-like interactions.Design Autonomous Agent Workflows: Create workflows that enable strategic decision-making, real-time self-optimization, and measurable outcomes.Location: San Francisco, New York, or Remote USATeam: AIReports to: CPTO, Sam Stallings

Why Join Flux?At Flux, we are pioneering the future of technology by creating the world's first AI Hardware Engineer. Our mission is to make cutting-edge hardware accessible to everyone, transforming the landscape of electronics design and development globally.About the OpportunityAs a Senior DevOps Engineer at Flux, you will be crucial in ensuring the seamless operation of our innovative platform. Your focus will extend beyond the code editor to vital systems such as billing, authentication, user onboarding, and integrations.You will have the opportunity to deliver production features that impact all users, maintain operational stability, and enable Flux's growth trajectory.

About Plaud Inc.Plaud is pioneering the development of a highly trusted AI work companion tailored for professionals, enhancing productivity and performance through innovative note-taking solutions that have garnered the affection of over 1,500,000 users globally since its inception in 2023. Our mission is to amplify human intelligence by constructing next-generation infrastructure and interfaces capable of capturing, extracting, and utilizing verbal, auditory, visual, and cognitive information.Headquartered in San Francisco and incorporated in Delaware, Plaud Inc. is at the forefront of merging human and AI intelligence through an integrated hardware and software approach. We adhere to the highest standards of data security and privacy protection, with compliance certifications including ISO 27001, ISO 27701, GDPR, SOC 2, HIPAA, and EN 18031.Discover more about us at https://www.plaud.ai and connect with us on Instagram, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.Why You Should Join UsBe part of a bootstrapped, rapidly growing, and profitable company that has achieved an impressive $250 million revenue run rate within just three years.Help define the future of human-AI interaction.Engage with cutting-edge AI tools and contribute directly to our international growth.Collaborate with enthusiastic colleagues who prioritize innovation, teamwork, and customer success.Advance your career in a culture that promotes continuous learning and development.

At Tanagram, we are on a mission to revolutionize agentic coding by transforming the way engineering lessons are harvested from codebases, code reviews, incident post-mortems, and Slack communications. Our innovative approach provides real-time guardrails that identify and rectify risky coding patterns, empowering teams to accelerate their shipping process while minimizing potential pitfalls.We are assembling a small, diverse group of outstanding engineers who are passionate about the future of agentic coding. Our ideal candidates are detail-oriented, possess a high level of agency, and are adept at identifying critical problems to solve, building exceptional products, and continuously iterating towards superior solutions.In this role, you will engage with our entire technology stack, from our Typescript + React frontend to our Python/Go backend and LLM infrastructure. You should possess a keen intuition for selecting the right tools and configuring them to achieve optimal user results.You are proactive and prefer to take immediate action rather than postponing tasks. You communicate your intentions clearly and follow through promptly.We operate in a hybrid work environment, primarily based in San Francisco (Mission Bay) and NYC, but we welcome strong remote candidates. For more insight into our work culture, refer to our guidelines.

About MetaDAOMetaDAO is at the forefront of revolutionizing decision-making through innovative decision markets, empowering individuals and organizations to shape the most critical choices in the world.Our flagship offering is a cutting-edge fundraising platform that leverages decision markets to minimize the risks of fraud and misallocation for investors. Since its monetization in October 2025, the platform has achieved a remarkable run rate revenue of approximately $9 million annually.With $12 million raised from leading investors, we are dedicated to assembling a world-class team. If you share our belief in the transformative power of markets, we invite you to join us in this exciting journey.

Join our dynamic team at rillet as a Staff Software Engineer. We are looking for a talented engineer who is passionate about building innovative solutions and driving impactful projects. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain high-quality software applications that meet the needs of our customers.If you have a strong foundation in software engineering principles and a desire to work in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you!

Are you a passionate and experienced DevOps engineer looking to elevate your career? Join us at 360 IT Professionals, where we pride ourselves on innovation and excellence in IT solutions. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our deployment processes, ensuring the reliability and scalability of our infrastructure, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive project success.Your expertise will help us optimize our cloud environments and implement best practices in CI/CD pipelines. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are eager to tackle challenging problems, we want to hear from you!

About SpotOnAt SpotOn, we are revolutionizing the restaurant industry by providing independent restaurants with cutting-edge technology to thrive in a competitive market. From our award-winning point-of-sale systems to advanced AI-driven profit enhancement tools, every solution we offer empowers operators to increase profitability, optimize operations, and retain top talent. Our commitment to our clients is backed by a dedicated team that genuinely cares about their success.Ranked #1 Restaurant POS by G2 (Fall 2025), based on user feedbackRecognized as the top-rated point-of-sale (POS) for restaurants, bars, retail, and small businesses by Capterra usersHonored as a Great Place to Work and recipient of Built In’s Best Workplaces awards for consecutive yearsWe prioritize agility, empathy, and advocacy for independent restaurant operators, allowing them to focus on their passion. If you aspire to make a meaningful impact with dedication and drive, SpotOn is your ideal workplace.About the Accelerate TeamThe Accelerate team, consisting of five skilled engineers, is dedicated to redefining software development within the fintech realm through AI-native engineering practices. With direct support from senior leadership and defined project goals, we are committed to setting new industry standards in software building.We are seeking a Staff/Principal Individual Contributor (IC) with proven experience in AI-assisted engineering at scale. This is not a role for the AI-curious; you are someone who integrates AI into coding daily. You have developed agents that deliver tangible results. Your insights on model selection, agent limitations, and effective guardrails are backed by real-world experience. You are eager to apply what you’ve learned on a larger scale.As the most senior technical AI expert on the team, you will be the go-to person for architectural guidance, tackling complex challenges, and establishing technical benchmarks.The Role: Technical Lead, Not ManagerThis position is not about merely setting up CI/CD pipelines or integrating Copilot. You are the architect behind the systems that transform how SpotOn engineers develop software. You will:Establish yourself as the technical authority in AI engineering. You will define the standards for AI utilization in code generation, review, testing, and task automation. Your focus will be on designing systems, workflows, and guardrails that ensure AI-aided development is safe, measurable, and scalable in a PCI-compliant environment.

About AbridgeFounded in 2018, Abridge is dedicated to enhancing healthcare understanding through innovative AI solutions. Our platform is tailored for medical conversations, streamlining clinical documentation and allowing healthcare professionals to prioritize patient care.We offer cutting-edge technology that converts patient-clinician dialogues into structured clinical notes in real-time, seamlessly integrating with EMR systems. With our auditable AI and the unique capability to map AI-generated summaries to verified data, we build trust among healthcare providers. As trailblazers in generative AI for healthcare, we are establishing industry best practices for responsible AI deployment across health systems.Our dynamic team comprises practicing MDs, AI specialists, PhDs, creative thinkers, technologists, and engineers, all focused on empowering individuals and making healthcare more comprehensible. Our offices are located in San Francisco's Mission District, New York's SoHo, and Pittsburgh's East Liberty.The RoleIn the position of Staff IT Automation Engineer, you will take on a pivotal technical leadership role, responsible for enhancing efficiency and scalability throughout our corporate IT infrastructure and enterprise ecosystem. You will architect, develop, and maintain essential automation solutions that remove manual processes, enhance security, and elevate the global employee experience. This role demands extensive engineering expertise, a product-oriented mindset for automation, and the ability to mentor junior engineers while addressing complex integration and scaling challenges. You will collaborate closely with IT leadership, Security leadership, and departmental heads across the organization.What You'll DoSaaS Ecosystem Automation: Spearhead the design and implementation of automated workflows for provisioning, de-provisioning, and user management across key SaaS applications, including Google Workspace, Slack, GitHub, Notion, Rippling, and other core business tools.Workflow Automation: Create scalable, resilient workflow automation solutions to optimize essential business processes such as onboarding, offboarding, access requests, compliance enforcement, and self-service IT support.Asset Management Automation: Develop and implement solutions for the automated lifecycle management of various endpoints and assets, including corporate laptops, among others.

Join Giga's Innovative TeamAt Giga, we're on the cutting edge of technology, having successfully raised $61 million in Series A funding. Our pioneering real-time AI agents are designed to understand emotions, resolve customer issues instantaneously, and scale across some of the largest enterprises globally. We are proud to serve notable clients, including DoorDash.As we stand at a crucial turning point in our journey, we invite talented engineers to join us in achieving our vision of becoming the leading AI platform for enterprise automation, powered by our voice superintelligence.The work we do impacts millions daily, providing our engineers with the autonomy to shape their projects and make a tangible difference. With visionary founders, a successful business model, and a clear roadmap for future growth, this is an extraordinary opportunity to join a generational company.Learn more about us through these articles:Voice AI startup Giga raises $61M Series ADoorDash and Giga PartnershipYour Role as a Staff Backend EngineerWe are seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to be a key player in defining the technical strategy of our backend systems. You will be responsible for leading complex projects, making pivotal architectural decisions, and elevating engineering standards across our team.This position is tailored for those who want to be builders at heart. You will write code, take ownership of systems, and deliver results while also looking ahead to determine future development directions for our team.Key ResponsibilitiesYou will spearhead technical initiatives across the organization, including:System architecture: Innovating our agent infrastructure to seamlessly scale while balancing speed, reliability, and complexity.Challenging technical problems: Leading high-stakes projects where the consequences of failure could significantly impact our business.Technical strategy: Proactively identifying system gaps and proposing solutions to enhance our platform.