Sr DevOps Engineer

We’re Blue River, a team of innovators driven to create intelligent machinery that solves monumental problems for our customers. We empower our customers – farmers, construction crews, and foresters - to implement safer and more sustainable solutions, driving increased profitability with less reliance on scarce labor. We believe that focusing on the small stuff – pixel-by-pixel and task-by-task - leads to big gains. With our partners at John Deere, we have the ability to bring innovative computer vision, machine learning, robotics, and product management solutions to scale production, maximizing their potential impact.

Our people are at the heart of what we do. Through cross-discipline collaboration, this mission-driven and daring team is eager to define the new frontier of mobile robotics. We are always asking hard questions, rapidly iterating, and getting our boots in the field and on-site to figure it out. We won’t give up until we’ve made a tangible and positive impact on the planet.

Summary

We are looking for a senior DevOps Engineer to join the CVML Platform team at Blue River Technology. You will work to create a hybrid infrastructure, integrating edge devices, on-premises, and cloud resources into a cohesive CVML and robotics foundation. You will work on the cost-effectiveness, transparency, and security aspects of the platform, focusing on the speed and quality of solutions and services provided. You will work with your peers and stakeholders from other teams to bring alignment on platform vision and technologies. You must show initiative and the ability to organize your work schedule and be comfortable with supporting the application needs of multiple teams, systems, and products.

This position is eligible to be fully remote within the US. Join us to help enable the future of Smart Industrial and develop tech that leaves a visible fingerprint on the world. Blue River Technology is based in Santa Clara, CA. 

Job Responsibilities

• System Design: architect and build various cloud and on-premise applications, systems and infrastructure.
• Hybrid system integration: integrate extremely diverse systems and configure stable integration, uptime, and monitoring.
• Edge device integration: work with edge devices of various formats and integrate them with on-prem and cloud workflows, including networking, low-level OS, and electrical/control integration.
• Low-level performance optimization: optimize the system's performance and throughput on the filesystem, networking, and software levels.
• High-level optimization of cost and stability: optimize the cost, operational stability, and supportability of highly diverse platforms and tech stacks.
• Product Mindset: collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and user-friendly web and mobile data-intensive applications.
• System Integration: build tools that enable users to easily move between different applications and platforms to utilize the strengths of each in a coherent ecosystem.
• Collaboration: work closely with cross-functional teams, including Data scientists, analysts, software engineers, and product managers, to understand data requirements and deliver data solutions that align with business goals.
• Documentation: create and maintain technical documentation, including data flow diagrams, architecture designs, and standard operating procedures.
• Technology Evaluation: stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies related to data engineering, recommending and implementing new tools and frameworks as appropriate.

Required Experience and Skills

• 5+ years of experience building infrastructure with K8S, AWS and bare metal
• 5+ years of experience working with Python and Go (with production experience)
• 5+ years of experience working with infra automation tools: Terraform / Ansible / Pulumi / CDK
• 5+ experience with Linux-based systems and networks
• Track record of building scalable systems in production environments
• Know-how to use git and/or other versioning systems and build automations for CI/CD
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure and networking issues
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality, well-documented code.

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Experience with standard SQL, NoSQL, and MPP databases
• Can understand some C++ or talk with people that do
• Prior experience in the autonomy and robotics space is a huge plus.

At Blue River, we’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity.  While we have more work to do to advance diversity and inclusion, we’re investing in our programs, including recruiting, mentorship, career development, and learning & development to ensure they support our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion goals. We support each employee in living a full life, enabling a thriving career, and accomplishing a meaningful, challenging mission while collaborating with incredible people. We are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align completely with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation. 

The US annual base salary range for this position is $154,000 - $275,000, along with eligibility for Blue River’s bonus and benefit programs.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process. During the recruitment process, we may identify an alternative role or level to which you are more suited. If your ideal role at Blue River differs from the advertised position, we will provide an updated pay range as soon as possible during the hiring process.

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