DevOps / Systems Engineer

Collate • San Francisco, CA

101d • $150,000 - $300,000

About The Position

Collate is an AI document generation platform for life sciences, automating paperwork to help customers deliver life-saving innovations to patients faster. The company offers an end-to-end solution for drug, diagnostic, and medical device development, from concept to market. The team is small and elite, with over $30M in seed funding from top investors and leaders in healthcare and AI. The role of DevOps / Systems Engineer involves owning the infrastructure that powers Collate’s products, ensuring reliability, security, and speed as the company scales.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar) and modern DevOps practices.
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD tooling.
• Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and incident management.
• Interest or experience in light security work, including certificates, secrets management, or compliance support.
• A pragmatic approach: able to balance iteration speed with building for long-term reliability.
• Motivation to work in an early-stage startup where your infrastructure decisions shape the foundation of the company.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain cloud infrastructure to support Collate’s products as we grow from prototypes to production scale.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and automation that accelerate developer velocity and reduce operational friction.
• Manage core system reliability, including monitoring, logging, and incident response.
• Take on light security responsibilities, such as handling certificates, secrets management, and supporting compliance needs.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to design infrastructure that balances speed, safety, and scale.
• Continuously improve internal tooling and workflows, helping the team move faster with confidence.
• Leverage tooling including AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, Grafana, and Github Actions.

Benefits

• Impact: Build systems and experiences that touch real patients and providers, improving healthcare outcomes.
• Ownership: Shape both our product experience and our engineering culture from the start.
• Learning: Collaborate with a uniquely interdisciplinary team—AI researchers, healthcare leaders, and experienced startup builders.
• Upside: Join a company early enough to have meaningful equity and career-defining impact.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees