DevOps Engineer - CI/CD

Location: San Jose, CA

Department: Engineering

Why This Role Matters

This role focuses on automating workflows, improving platform reliability, and supporting engineering teams with efficient development and deployment practices. In a world where digital experiences shape trust and adoption, Devx experience increases development productivity which directly drives product success and customer confidence.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or similar tools to automate build, test, and release workflows.
• Manage and optimize Git-based workflows, including branching, versioning, and release strategies.
• Operate applications using Kubernetes, ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Provision and manage infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Troubleshoot and debug system-level issues across pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and application environments.
• Partner with development teams to improve developer workflows and reduce friction in software delivery.
• Ensure best practices around security, reliability, and performance across platforms.
• Create and maintain documentation for developer tools and platform processes.

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, DevX, Platform Engineering, or similar roles.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps Pipelines or equivalent CI/CD tools.
• Strong working knowledge of Git and modern version control practices.
• Experience deploying and managing workloads on Kubernetes.
• Practical experience with at least one major cloud provider: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong experience using Terraform for infrastructure automation.
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve system and infrastructure issues.
• Comfortable working in Linux environments and writing basic scripts.
• Bonus Skill: Experience with monitoring and observability tools.

This is a 5-day per week in-office role in our San Jose, CA location

About the Company

Kai is the AI company rebuilding cybersecurity for the machine-speed era. Founded by second time founders and trusted by Fortune 500 enterprises, Kai is building a future where security has no categories, no silos, and no human speed bottlenecks. The Kai Agentic AI Platform replaces fragmented, human-limited workflows with agentic AI systems that continuously contextualize, assess, reason, and execute security work at machine speed - making human defenders, superhuman.

Why Join Kai

• Well-funded: With $125M raised, we have the capital, runway, and resolve to rebuild cybersecurity from first principles.

• Proven: We've earned the trust of Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies, and we're just getting started. Their confidence in Kai reflects what we've built: an AI-powered cybersecurity platform that performs at the scale and speed the enterprise demands.

• Experienced founders: Our founding team consists of second-time entrepreneurs, each with over 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry. Their proven expertise and vision drive our ambitious goals.

• World-class leadership team: Our Heads of AI, Engineering, and Product bring extensive experience from some of the world’s most influential companies, ensuring top-tier mentorship, direction, and vision.

• Frontier AI Applied Research Team: Our researchers operate at the leading edge of agentic AI systems, translating breakthrough capabilities into real-world cybersecurity applications.

• Generous compensation: We offer highly competitive salaries, equity options, and a supportive work environment. Your contributions will be valued and rewarded as we grow together.