Developer Infrastructure, Tech Lead

Augment Code • Palo Alto, CA

112d • $225,000 - $300,000

About The Position

Augment Code is the only AI coding assistant built for professional software engineers working in large, production‑grade codebases. Our Context Engine understands your entire repo, enabling developers to stay in flow while writing, reviewing, and understanding code. Backed by top‑tier investors and trusted by engineering teams at leading tech companies, Augment Code is redefining how modern software is built. We’re looking for a strong software engineer with a passion for helping developers be more productive by building the tools they need. As our Developer Infrastructure Tech Lead, you’ll design and drive the systems that make our engineers faster, safer, and more effective. You’ll shape our CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, and infrastructure strategy, ensuring we can scale effectively in a fast-moving startup environment. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll architect solutions, guide best practices, and work closely with feature teams to remove friction from the development lifecycle.

Requirements

• Proven experience designing and building CI/CD systems from the ground up.
• A strong understanding of developer productivity challenges and how to address them.
• Deep experience with service-based architectures and Kubernetes.
• Experience leading technical initiatives and collaborating across teams.
• Comfort operating in a dynamic, unstructured startup environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Bazel or other advanced build systems.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (especially GCP).
• Familiarity with observability platforms and monitoring best practices.
• Prior experience scaling infrastructure in a high-growth startup.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain scalable CI/CD systems that go beyond off-the-shelf solutions.
• Define and implement strategies to maximize developer productivity, from build tooling to dev workflows.
• Push the boundaries of how AI can be applied to developer workflows, experimenting with novel tools and approaches to unlock new levels of engineering productivity.
• Partner with engineering teams to improve service-based architectures and streamline deployment processes.
• Mentor and guide other engineers in building reliable, high-performance developer infrastructure.
• Balance short-term fixes with long-term vision in a fast-paced startup environment.

Benefits

• Flexible work hours
• Competitive salary & Equity
• Tools Stipend
• Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Unlimited Paid Time Off + Holidays. We focus on trust and ownership, not time in the chair
• Numerous company social events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees