Updater · 2 months ago
Lead DevOps Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $215K/yrUpdater is a leading technology platform helping major brands acquire and retain customers at scale. As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will drive initiatives to enhance deployment velocity, system reliability, and developer experience while building the necessary infrastructure and tooling for efficient engineering workflows.
AppsInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Embody a culture of continuous improvement and shared ownership backed by clear documentation, runbooks, and other shift left contributions
Build strong, collaborative relationships evidenced by proactive engagement from product teams
Continually improve system reliability and observability coverage
Reduce tooling and config complexity so that engineers spend less time fighting tools and more time building features
Optimize Infrastructure costs without compromising reliability
Reduce time-to-production for new features and services
Ensure reliable, repeatable, and better standardized deployments with minimal manual intervention
Qualification
Required
Excellent cross-functional collaboration abilities—your work spans the entire engineering organization, requiring you to build and utilize relationships and champion DevEx improvements across teams
Ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences alike, and leverages visuals, data, and concise documentation to build shared understanding
Deep empathy for DevEx—you genuinely understand engineer pain points, involve users in design decisions, and measure success by how much you improve their daily work
Positive, team-oriented mindset that treats every day as an opportunity to improve and inspire others through your can-do attitude
Previous experience on a platform engineering team where you led complex infrastructure or tooling migration efforts and built useful dev-focused tools
Deep practical experience architecting and implementing solutions in AWS, backed by strong command of cloud design patterns and technologies
Deep expertise in Kubernetes containerized workloads and orchestration
Strong command of observability tools like DataDog or Prometheus
Proficiency in Terraform IaC
Experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and associated best practices
Solid experience with Git via Gitlab, Github, or Bitbucket
Familiarity with GitOps tooling like Spacelift or Flux
Strong project management skills that balance interrupt-driven and roadmap work
Eagerness to learn new and evolving technologies in the Platform Engineering ecosystem
Preferred
Frontend or backend development skills
Previous experience as project lead or team lead
Use of AI tooling to help improve efficiency in your daily work
Previous experience tuning SQL and caching technologies
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Flexible PTO
13 paid company holidays annually
Updater Stock Options
401(k) with employer match
Wellbeing Subsidy
One Medical membership
Virtual on-demand healthcare through Teladoc and Talkspace
Flexible spending account (FSA)
Health savings account (HSA)
Supplemental Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
Supplemental Life Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Company
Updater
Updater is a tool designed to simplify the moving experience.
Founded in 2011
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (1)
2022 (6)
2021 (2)
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$474.5MKey Investors
Vista Credit PartnersSecond Century Ventures
2022-05-17Debt Financing· $215M
2021-11-23Convertible Note· $60M
2019-12-19Series Unknown· $95M
Leadership Team
David Greenberg
Founder & CEO
J
Josh Abrams
CPO
Recent News
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