Lead DevOps Engineer
About The Position
Overjet is seeking an exceptional Lead DevOps Engineer to lead and scale our DevOps function during a critical phase of company-wide hypergrowth. This role is for a hands-on infrastructure leader who enjoys operating as a player-coach—owning critical infrastructure initiatives while shaping the direction, standards, and best practices of the DevOps function. You’ll help lead DevOps toward scalable enablement, building automation, platforms, and self-service infrastructure that allow product, data, and ML engineering teams to move quickly without sacrificing reliability, security, or quality. In this role, you’ll serve as a trusted technical advisor across the organization, architecting and building solutions that have a meaningful impact on how engineering operates at scale.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience building and maintaining large-scale infrastructure, supporting production workloads, and configuration management (ie Terraform or Pulumi)
- 3+ years of experience building automation tooling in a modern programming language (preferably Python or Go)
- At least 1 year of people management experience (or equivalent team-lead experience)
- Experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL required)
- Experience with Kubernetes, ideally GKE
- At least 3 years of experience with modern CI/CD tools
- Familiarity with cloud deployment workflows and cloud IaaS providers (GCP preferred)
Responsibilities
- Lead and evolve the DevOps function, operating as a player-coach while setting technical direction, standards, and best practices
- Build and maintain automation, platforms, and self-service infrastructure that enable engineering teams to move faster with confidence
- Own and drive critical infrastructure initiatives across cloud, CI/CD, and deployment workflows
- Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure (primarily GCP) supporting production workloads
- Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) adoption and standards using Terraform and related tooling
- Establish and improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and release reliability
- Partner closely with product, data, ML, and security teams as a trusted technical advisor
- Define and strengthen observability, monitoring, alerting, and incident response practices
- Lead incident response and post-incident reviews, focusing on long-term improvements
- Mentor and develop DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation and Equity
- Hybrid workplace that provides flexibility, vibrant in-person workspaces, and the ability to build strong connections across all of Overjet - regardless of location
- 401k plans with a matching program
- Medical, Dental and Vision coverage: 99% employee premium covered, 75% dependent premium covered
- Life and AD+D Insurance
- 8 weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Optional HSA with Employer contribution
- Flexible Time Off and company paid holidays
- Annual Learning and Development Stipend
- Work from Home Stipend
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
