Staff DevOps Engineer

Arm Holdings

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Austin, TX
Salary
$198,100–$268,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $168k
This role $233k
$110k most similar roles pay here $285k

This role pays more than 87% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$209,125 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $233k versus about $168k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Arm Holdings

Arm Holdings plc is a leading British semiconductor and software design firm, established in 1990 and recognized for developing energy-efficient processor architectures that power nearly all smartphones and a vast range of IoT and computing devices.

Arm Holdings currently has 50 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $209,100–$282,900 across 50 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff DevOps Engineer

As a Staff DevOps Engineer within the Engineering Platform Services team, you will provide technical leadership while remaining hands-on in software design, development, testing, deployment, and operation. You will be responsible for building scalable platform services and self-service capabilities to simplify engineering workflows for hardware and software engineers. Your daily work involves designing and operating APIs, building Kubernetes operators, and managing cloud infrastructure using Terraform. The role requires proficiency in Go, Python, Docker, Helm, ArgoCD, and CI/CD technologies while integrating with tools like GitLab, Backstage, and Artifactory. You will manage production workloads on AWS or other major cloud platforms, ensuring reliability through automated testing, code review, and observability. This role focuses on solving internal infrastructure challenges by providing a first-class engineering experience and high-impact incident response for the broader engineering community.

What does a DevOps Engineer earn?

Median $126800 from 102 postings across 28 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, develop, test, and operate APIs and platform services for internal engineering teams.
  • Build Kubernetes operators and automation to enable self-service workflows for developers.
  • Deploy and manage reliable, secure, and scalable workloads in cloud environments.
  • Use Terraform to provision and manage infrastructure as code.
  • Integrate internal tools with platforms such as GitLab, Backstage, and Artifactory.
  • Implement software engineering best practices including automated testing, code review, and observability.
  • Participate in production support and a paid on-call rotation for high-impact incident response.
  • Lead major technical initiatives from requirements through to planning, implementation, and delivery.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive knowledge of cloud services with experience running production workloads in AWS or other major platforms.
  • Strong software engineering experience using Go, Python, or similar languages.
  • Experience designing, developing, testing, and operating APIs and backend services.
  • Practical knowledge of Terraform and infrastructure as code.
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, and CI/CD technologies.
  • Understanding of software engineering practices including automated testing, code review, observability, and secure development.
  • Ability to lead technical projects and communicate engineering decisions clearly.
  • Experience with Kubernetes operators, GitLab internals, supply-chain security, or SRE practices (preferred).

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