Contoro
Sr. DevOps Engineer, Cloud Platform
3w ago
USASeniorcloud platformci/cdnetworking
Senior DevOps Engineer responsible for scaling and maintaining cloud platform infrastructure supporting warehouse automation robotics.
Responsibilities
- Cloud Platform Infrastructure Lead and maintain three foundational pillars of our infrastructure: Web Services: AWS-hosted and on-premise deployments
- Fleet Network: Secure, scalable data communication with the robots
- CI/CD Pipelines: Fast and reliable build/test/deploy automation
- System Migration & Deployment Lead the migration of key services to cloud-based infrastructure (AWS)
- Design and maintain secure user access, containerized services, and cloud-native integrations
- Fleet & GPU Resource Management Optimize uptime and performance of GPU clusters for real-time and batch AI model training
- Build and scale secure remote-access networking for robot fleet management
- Metrics-Driven Optimization Track and improve KPIs around build speed, service uptime, and deployment cadence
- Ensure infrastructure performance stays within defined budget constraints
- Best Practices & Collaboration Promote software development best practices, including automation, versioning, and test coverage
- Collaborate closely with software, hardware, and AI teams to integrate infrastructure into the product lifecycle
Requirements
- Please do not apply if you do not have direct experience designing and building AWS-driven infrastructure from scratch. It is not sufficient to have maintained existing systems.
- Experience 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS, Linux, Terraform, and Python
- Prior ownership or leadership of production infrastructure projects
- Technical Expertise Solid knowledge of AWS services (IAM, S3, EC2, ECR, VPC, etc.)
- Proficient with Docker, Docker Compose, and Terraform
- Experience with messaging and communication protocols (e.g., Kafka, MQTT, WebSockets)
- Deep knowledge of scalable data stores (SQL, Redis, Timeseries, etc) and retention policies
- Passion for CI/CD workflows and automated testing pipelines
- Soft Skills Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and curiosity
- Excellent communication skills—both verbal and written
- Ability to work collaboratively across cross-functional teams
- Education Minimum B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent industry experience)
- Work Location Willingness to work on-site at our Austin, TX headquarters
Nice to have
- Experience managing GPU clusters or distributed compute environments
- Exposure to robot fleet orchestration or IoT deployment strategies
- Familiarity with 5G hardware, VPN technologies, and network configuration
- Familiarity with cloud-native observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
Other
- At Contoro Robotics , we're on a mission to solve labor challenges through advanced robotic solutions. Headquartered in Austin, TX , our fast-growing startup is transforming the supply chain industry with our flagship warehouse automation technology. Our team is made up of top-tier experts in robotics, AI, and logistics , working together to push the boundaries of automation.
- We’re looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join us on this journey—helping shape the future of robotics while growing alongside a world-class team. If you're passionate about innovation, problem-solving, and making a real-world impact, we want to hear from you!
- Contoro Robotics is an Austin-based startup revolutionizing warehouse automation with AI-powered robotic solutions tackling real industrial challenges. Our mission is to deploy scalable, human-in-the-loop autonomous systems that reliably perform in the field. As our fleet of unloading robots expands, we're looking for a talented DevOps Engineer to help scale and harden our Cloud Platform infrastructure. This role is critical to enabling real-time robot operation, system monitoring, and on-demand AI training infrastructure. You’ll own key components of our web services, networking, and CI/CD systems.