Overview
On Site
USD 170,000.00 - 200,000.00 per year
Full Time
Skills
Recruiting
Management
IaaS
Real-time
Artificial Intelligence
Finance
Startups
Leadership
Terraform
Docker
Orchestration
Kubernetes
Cloud Security
Python
Automated Testing
System On A Chip
Regulatory Compliance
Database Performance Tuning
Cloud Computing
Migration
DigitalOcean
Amazon Web Services
Remote Desktop Services
Amazon RDS
Amazon S3
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
GitHub
Extract
Transform
Load
Underwriting
Django
DevOps
Collaboration
Insurance
Job Details
A fast-growing AI-driven fintech startup headquartered in Downtown Boston is hiring a DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer for a full-time onsite direct hire role. As the first DevOps hire, you'll take full ownership of the cloud infrastructure and CI/CD strategy powering real-time AI and finance tools used by SMBs across the country. This role is onsite in the Back Bay area and offers a $170,000-$200,000 base salary, depending on experience.
This is a rare opportunity to build and lead the DevOps foundation at a high-impact startup that's redefining how businesses access capital. You'll work directly with engineering and product leadership to design secure, scalable infrastructure, automate deployments, and drive observability across systems. If you're excited by complex, high-ownership challenges-like migrating from DigitalOcean to AWS ECS, scaling Django-based underwriting engines, and designing IaC with Pulumi-this is the place to do your best work.
Required Skills & Experience
5+ years of hands-on DevOps or infrastructure engineering experience
Deep AWS expertise (ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, MWAA)
Strong experience with Django applications in production environments
Proficient with Infrastructure as Code (Pulumi or Terraform)
Experience with CI/CD using GitHub Actions
Skilled in Docker and container orchestration (Kubernetes a plus)
Strong knowledge of cloud security best practices
Python/Django test automation experience
Desired Skills & Experience
SOC2 or other compliance familiarity
Database performance optimization
Experience leading cloud migrations (DigitalOcean ? AWS ECS)
Monitoring setup with PrometheGrafana
What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown
40% AWS Infrastructure (ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3)
25% CI/CD & IaC Automation (Pulumi, GitHub Actions)
20% Data Pipeline & Underwriting Engine Support (Airflow, Django)
10% Monitoring & Security
5% Cross-Team Enablement / DevOps Culture
Daily Responsibilities
80% Hands On
10% Strategic DevOps Planning
10% Team Collaboration / Cross-functional Support
The Offer
Salary, Bonus, Equity
You will receive the following benefits:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Paid Vacation Time
Equity Options
This is a rare opportunity to build and lead the DevOps foundation at a high-impact startup that's redefining how businesses access capital. You'll work directly with engineering and product leadership to design secure, scalable infrastructure, automate deployments, and drive observability across systems. If you're excited by complex, high-ownership challenges-like migrating from DigitalOcean to AWS ECS, scaling Django-based underwriting engines, and designing IaC with Pulumi-this is the place to do your best work.
Required Skills & Experience
5+ years of hands-on DevOps or infrastructure engineering experience
Deep AWS expertise (ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, MWAA)
Strong experience with Django applications in production environments
Proficient with Infrastructure as Code (Pulumi or Terraform)
Experience with CI/CD using GitHub Actions
Skilled in Docker and container orchestration (Kubernetes a plus)
Strong knowledge of cloud security best practices
Python/Django test automation experience
Desired Skills & Experience
SOC2 or other compliance familiarity
Database performance optimization
Experience leading cloud migrations (DigitalOcean ? AWS ECS)
Monitoring setup with PrometheGrafana
What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown
40% AWS Infrastructure (ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3)
25% CI/CD & IaC Automation (Pulumi, GitHub Actions)
20% Data Pipeline & Underwriting Engine Support (Airflow, Django)
10% Monitoring & Security
5% Cross-Team Enablement / DevOps Culture
Daily Responsibilities
80% Hands On
10% Strategic DevOps Planning
10% Team Collaboration / Cross-functional Support
The Offer
Salary, Bonus, Equity
You will receive the following benefits:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Paid Vacation Time
Equity Options
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