Devops Engineer, US

Ema
Mountain View, US
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

DevOps professionals with cloud infrastructure expertise and multi-tenant SaaS experience will find this role in AI platform operations at Ema. The hybrid work arrangement in Mountain View and the emphasis on scalable, secure systems suggest a preference for candidates with proven track records in enterprise-level DevOps.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in building scalable cloud systems and managing Kubernetes clusters
    — “Build and maintain Kubernetes clusters and cloud infrastructure”
  • Individuals with a strong systems thinking mindset and distributed systems knowledge
    — “Strong systems thinking and distributed systems knowledge”
  • Professionals who have worked on multi-tenant SaaS platforms and automation tools like Terraform and Ansible
    — “Automate infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and Ansible”

Things to consider

  • The position demands a high level of technical expertise in cloud platforms and infrastructure
    — “Cloud platform mastery (AWS/GCP/Azure)”

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific projects where you automated infrastructure or scaled SaaS systems
    — “Ensure security, performance, and reliability at scale”
  • Demonstrate your ability to implement CI/CD pipelines and manage deployments
    — “Implement CI/CD pipelines for fast, safe deployments”
  • Showcase your experience with observability systems like logging and monitoring tools
    — “Build observability systems (logging, monitoring, alerting)”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Built and maintained Kubernetes clusters
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning
Typical background
4+ years of DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering experienceExpert-level Kubernetes knowledge

Skills & requirements

Required

KubernetesTerraformCloud PlatformsCI/CDObservabilitySecurityMulti-tenant Saas

Preferred

Helm ChartsMonitoring ToolsML Infrastructure

Stack & domain

DevOpsSREPlatform EngineeringKubernetesContainerizationTerraformAnsibleCI/CDObservabilitySecurityPerformanceReliabilityMulti-tenant SaasML InfrastructureCloud PlatformsAWSGCPAzureSystems ThinkingDistributed SystemsB.tech In Cs/ece From Iit/nit/iiit/bitsTeamworkCommunicationProblem-solvingAdaptabilityCuriosityOwnershipJudgmentTrustFollow-throughFinancial DisciplineEmployee EmpathyTrade-offsSound JudgmentOpennessFeedbackRespectSolutionsCommitmentsChallengesShared OutcomesLow EgoContext

About the role

Original posting from Ema via Ashby

ABOUT EMA

Ema builds AI Employees for HR, IT and Finance. Our AI Employees take on the busy work across the employee experience, from recruiting, onboarding and benefits to IT support, invoice processing and payroll, so people can spend their time on work that needs them. Founded by former executives from Google, Coinbase, Flipkart, and Okta, our team includes engineers from premier tech companies and graduates of Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley, CMU, and IITs.

We are backed by industry leading investors including Accel, Naspers/Prosus, Creaegis, Section32, and angels like Sheryl Sandberg and Dustin Moskovitz. Headquartered in Silicon Valley and with offices in London, Bangalore and Vancouver, Ema is at the frontier of what Agentic AI can do in production. We ship real systems that run real business processes at scale.

The Role

Build and manage the infrastructure that powers Ema's AI platform. You'll design cloud systems,

automate deployments, and ensure everything scales reliably to support millions of enterprises.

What You Own

Build and maintain Kubernetes clusters and cloud infrastructure

Automate infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and Ansible

Implement CI/CD pipelines for fast, safe deployments

Build observability systems (logging, monitoring, alerting)

Ensure security, performance, and reliability at scale

Support multi-tenant SaaS architecture and scaling

Qualifications

Required

4+ years DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering experience

Expert-level Kubernetes and containerization knowledge

Terraform and infrastructure-as-code proficiency

Cloud platform mastery (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Strong systems thinking and distributed systems knowledge

B.Tech in CS/ECE from IIT/NIT/IIIT/BITS or equivalent

Preferred

Multi-cloud experience

Helm charts and deployment automation

Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)

CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)

ML infrastructure experience

Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.

Ema Unlimited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetics.

Source: Ema careers (Ashby)

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