Senior DevOps Engineer
Join PayZen as a Senior DevOps Engineer to enhance infrastructure strategy and automation in a mission-driven healthcare company.
Posted by employer 3 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 2 days ago
Last verified on the company career page 8 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Design, deploy, and manage infrastructure using Kubernetes and Docker
- Develop and maintain Configuration Management solutions
- Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines
- Administer and troubleshoot operating systems
- Automate tasks using scripting languages
Must have
- 5+ years of professional experience in a DevOps role
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes and Docker
- Strong proficiency in managing Cloud infrastructure
- Extensive experience with monitoring platforms
- Proficiency in scripting languages like Bash and Python
Practical constraints
- In-office days on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior DevOps Engineer at PayZen, the individual will focus on enhancing infrastructure stability and performance through automation and best practices in CI/CD and configuration management. Key skills include expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud platforms like AWS and GCP, along with proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash and Python. This position is ideal for someone with over five years of experience in DevOps or infrastructure engineering, looking to contribute to a mission-driven organization in a high-growth phase.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 2 days ago — first seen on Joblaze September 17, 2026. Last confirmed on PayZen's careers page September 19, 2026.
- Kubernetes appears in 69.7% of 188 comparable senior devops/sre roles in United States; Prometheus appears in 16.5% of 188 comparable senior devops/sre roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Senior DevOps Engineer role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Francisco HQ.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior DevOps Engineer role.
- Where is the role based?
- PayZen is hiring for this position in San Francisco HQ.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Docker, GCP, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Python.
- What seniority level is this role?
- PayZen targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior DevOps Engineer role at PayZen.
From the original posting
About the Role
As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be a key contributor to our infrastructure strategy, focusing on AI-driven: automation, stability, and performance across cloud environments.
You will drive best practices in CI/CD, configuration management, and monitoring.
In this role, you will report to the Director of DevOps, collaborating closely with Engineering teams. This position is based in our San Francisco headquarters with in-office days on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a mission-driven organization poised for significant growth.
Responsibilities
Design, deploy, and manage highly available, scalable infrastructure using Kubernetes and Docker across public cloud (AWS, GCP)
Develop and maintain robust Configuration Management solutions (Terraform) for consistent environment provisioning and management.
Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines to facilitate rapid, reliable, and automated software releases.
Administer and troubleshoot operating systems, encompassing Linux
Implement and optimize observability practices using monitoring tools like Prometheus for logging, tracing, and alerting.
Automate repetitive tasks and system operations using scripting languages, primarily Bash and Python.
Collaborate closely with development, data, and security teams to ensure infrastructure supports product requirements and compliance standards.
Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure service reliability and responsiveness to incidents.
Requirements
5+ years of professional experience in a DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering role.
Deep expertise in containerization and orchestration, specifically Kubernetes (design, deployment, and troubleshooting) and Docker.
Strong proficiency in managing Cloud infrastructure Cloud (AWS, GCP)
Comfortable building with LLMs as infrastructure tools (Bedrock/Claude agents, MCP)
Extensive experience with monitoring and observability platforms (tools like Prometheus/Grafana, New Relic)
2-3 years of experience in with cloud platforms like AWS/GCP/Azure
Solid understanding of Web Servers, Networking, Load Balancers, Nginx, etc.
Proficiency in scripting languages like Bash, Python or equivalent.
Why PayZen?
An opportunity to positively affect the lives of thousands of patients
A chance to join a high-growth company at an early stage
Contribute to the development of a product that revolutionizes medical payments in ways never seen before
Become a key member of a collaborative, high performing team, shaping its growth and success
Competitive pay, benefits and stock options
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