Hybrid DevOps Engineer – Cloud & Edge Infrastructure

at Clear Labs

• Job title: DevOps Engineer – Cloud & Edge Infrastructure
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: $100,000 - $120,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Ansible, BigQuery, Cloud, Docker, Google Cloud Platform, IoT, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Linux, MySQL, Python, RabbitMQ, SaltStack, Terraform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Carlos, United States

About the role

• DevOps Engineer managing cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines at Clear Labs. Modernizing CI/CD processes and ensuring compliance for a hybrid edge-to-cloud stack.

Responsibilities

• Cloud Infrastructure: Manage, monitor, and scale our cloud environment using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) across GCP and GKE (Kubernetes).
• CI/CD & Developer Velocity: Maintain and optimize our Jenkins build and deployment pipelines to help our developers ship code faster and more reliably. Build and maintain Docker images and manage containerized applications.
• Security & Compliance: Lead the hardening of our clusters, manage secrets, and implement the technical controls necessary for our upcoming SOC2/ISO 27001 audits.
• Database & Messaging Operations: Ensure the stability, backup automation, and scaling of our MySQL databases, BigQuery datasets, and message brokers (RabbitMQ, Cloud PubSub).
• High-Availability Support: Act as the primary point of contact for infrastructure stability, ensuring continuous operational overlap during core PST working hours.
• Release Management: Handle deployment and version control of multiple systems and releases within our blue-green environment

Requirements

• Experience: 2–5 years of hands-on experience in DevOps, Cloud Operations, or highly technical Systems Engineering.
• Cloud Native: You have a solid working knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and managing containerized applications in Kubernetes.
• Linux Proficient: You are deeply comfortable navigating, scripting (Bash/Python), and troubleshooting in Linux environments.
• PST Aligned: You are available and highly responsive during core Pacific Standard Time (PST) working hours.
• Growth Mindset: You may not know every tool perfectly on day one, but you are a rapid learner who is proactive about finding bottlenecks and proposing solutions rather than waiting for tickets.
• Bonus Points If You Have:
• Experience working with IoT devices or hardware-to-cloud integrations.
• Previous exposure to SOC2 or ISO compliance audits.
• Experience collaborating with on-site IT and hardware teams.
• Google Cloud DevOps certification (https://cloud.google.com/learn/certification/cloud-devops-engineer/)
• Familiarity with automation or config management tools like ansible, salt or similar is a plus.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer-Sponsored Basic Life, Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Time Off
• Early-Stage Stock Option Plan
• Lunch stipend for days at headquarters