Senior DevOps Engineer, Ephemeral Platform

Upstart

Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Canada
Salary
$166,900–$230,900 / yr
Posted
7 days ago
Closes
Sep 29, 2026

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $199k
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This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $199k versus about $177k for comparable roles.

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About Upstart

Upstart is an AI lending platform that partners with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit using non-traditional variables.

Upstart currently has 61 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $172,100–$238,300 across 61 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Senior DevOps Engineer, Ephemeral Platform

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Upstart’s EPA & Quality team, you will play a pivotal role in evolving the Ephemeral Infrastructure platform by designing and operating Kubernetes-based environments that enable efficient software development. Your responsibilities include enhancing reliability and scalability through automation, collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate infrastructure capabilities, and building self-service tools to reduce operational overhead. You will also contribute to observability and incident response practices, ensuring high standards for security and performance. This role requires expertise in Kubernetes, AWS services like EKS and EC2, and experience with Go or a comparable language, as well as proficiency in Terraform, Helm, and GitOps practices.

What you'll do

  • Design and build Kubernetes-based ephemeral environments for efficient software development.
  • Enhance the reliability and scalability of Upstart's Ephemeral Infrastructure platform through automation.
  • Develop infrastructure automation and self-service capabilities to reduce operational tasks.
  • Improve observability and incident response practices for better platform health and productivity.
  • Collaborate with various teams to integrate infrastructure capabilities and optimize developer workflows.

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of experience designing and operating production Kubernetes environments.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical software engineering experience.
  • Experience building cloud infrastructure on AWS with services like EKS, EC2, IAM, and networking components.
  • Proficiency in developing automation using Go or a comparable programming language.
  • Expertise in implementing infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines in production environments.
  • Knowledge of Kubernetes operators, controllers, and cloud-native platform architecture.
  • Experience enhancing observability and reliability in distributed systems.

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