DevOps Engineer

Driver•Austin, TX

1d•Remote

About The Position

At Driver, we’re building systems that turn source code into human language. The tech stack includes a core compiler-like engine, a heavily asynchronous/distributed backend server, and a frontend web application that provides a rich user experience. We’re an early-stage startup backed by Y Combinator and Google Ventures that combines first principles technical approaches and applied LLM expertise to tackle context engineering at scale. Driver builds the context layer for employees and AI agents alike to use in developing software. We’re an AI-first startup building the latest in AI assisted development technology. Our team moves fast, experiments constantly, and uses cutting-edge AI tools to accelerate development and operations. We care deeply about craftsmanship, curiosity, and people who genuinely love working with computers.

Requirements

Strong experience with Linux systems (you’re comfortable living in the terminal)
Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, firewalls, load balancing)
Hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, etc.)
Experience deploying and managing production services
Familiarity with infrastructure as code (CDK, Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
Experience with containers (Docker) and ideally orchestration (Kubernetes or ECS)
You write code, not just configs — you communicate with infrastructure through code
Comfortable scripting and building tools to solve problems
Experience with at least one programming language (Python, Go, Rust, etc.)
Actively uses AI tools to enhance productivity
Curious about how AI can improve workflows, automation, and debugging
Open to experimenting with new tools and approaches
A computer enthusiast —you enjoy tinkering, optimizing, and learning
You care about clean systems and elegant solutions
You’re proactive and don’t wait to be told what to fix
You thrive in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
You communicate across silos to coordinate and achieve resolution
You have a minimum 3-5 solid years of experience in devops, software engineering, and/or computer engineering.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
Experience in startups or small teams
Contributions to open source or personal projects
Senior devops roles open as well for candidates with 7-10+ years experience

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure (primarily AWS)
Build and automate CI/CD pipelines and deployment systems
Write code (Python, Go, or similar) to improve tooling and workflows
Manage and optimize Linux-based systems in production
Configure and troubleshoot networking (DNS, firewalls, routing, etc.)
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems
Improve developer experience and internal tooling
Leverage AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) to accelerate operations and engineering workflows
Continuously refine infrastructure for performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency
Manage bi-weekly releases
Work with sales engineering to optimize customer on boarding and automation.