Sardine · 18 hours ago
DevOps Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
6+ years expSardine is a leader in fraud prevention and AML compliance, utilizing advanced technologies to combat fraud. The DevOps Engineer will evolve the infrastructure and platform tooling, ensuring systems are reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance developer productivity and system observability.
CryptocurrencyFinTechFraud DetectionSoftware
Responsibilities
Own and evolve our DevOps and platform engineering function, from build and deployment pipelines to monitoring, infrastructure as code, and cost optimization
Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines that are secure, scalable, and built to support rapid product iterations without sacrificing stability
Improve observability via Datadog, GCP, and custom dashboards
Implement and maintain FinOps governance, including showback and chargeback models, to drive cost accountability across engineering teams
Enable developer productivity by creating internal tooling, reusable modules, and simplifying infrastructure for other engineering teams
Help teams define and measure SLOs setting the standard for how we think about system health and reliability
Serve as a FinOps thought leader, collaborating with Product and Engineering to define the most cost-effective architectural patterns for new services and features
Play a key role in shaping our engineering culture, DevOps best practices, and influencing our long-term DevOps roadmap
Work cross-functionally with product engineering, security, finance, and other teams to align technical spending with business unit economics and financial goals
Qualification
Required
6+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or software engineering roles, ideally in high-growth startup environments
Proficiency in Python or Go, with strong software engineering fundamentals
Proven ownership of production infrastructure and platform tooling, with strong debugging skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems and diagnose unforeseen financial spikes
Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing highly secure and robust infrastructure, particularly in environments with stringent regulatory requirements such as those used by government agencies and major financial institutions
Deep experience with Kubernetes and tools like ArgoCD, Helm, and Terraform
Hands-on experience with dedicated FinOps tooling (e.g., Kubecost, CloudHealth) or building custom tooling for cost allocation and reporting
Strong experience building CI/CD pipelines and internal developer tooling from the ground up
Hands-on experience with observability tools like Prometheus or Datadog, and participation in an on-call rotation
Preferred
Familiarity with GCP (preferred) or other major cloud providers, with a deep focus on cloud cost management, leveraging reserved instances/savings plans, and implementing cost anomaly detection
Experience with FedRAMP certification is a plus
Benefits
Generous compensation in cash and equity
Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested
Work from anywhere: Remote-first Culture
Flexible paid time off and Year-end break
Health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents - US and Canada specific
4% matching in 401k / RRSP - US and Canada specific
MacBook Pro delivered to your door
One-time stipend to set up a home office — desk, chair, screen, etc.
Monthly meal stipend
Monthly social meet-up stipend
Annual health and wellness stipend
Annual Learning stipend
Company
Sardine
Sardine is a fraud prevention and compliance software company for the digital economy.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$145.6MKey Investors
Activant CapitalAndreessen HorowitzFIS Impact Ventures
2025-02-11Series C· $70M
2022-09-20Series B· $51.5M
2022-08-10Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Alex Kushnir
Head of Commercial Development
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