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Senior DevOps Engineer

Joby Aviation

Santa Cruz, CA
Full Time
Senior
118k-184k
3 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Imagine a piloted air taxi that takes off vertically, then quietly carries you and your fellow passengers over the congested city streets below, enabling you to spend more time with the people and places that matter most. Since 2009, our team has worked steadily to make this dream a reality. We've designed and tested many generations of prototype aircraft capable of serving in a network of electric air taxis. We're looking for talented, committed individuals to join our team as we push onward toward certifying the Joby aircraft, scaling our manufacturing, and launching our initial commercial service. As a member of the DevOps team, you ensure that the developers have a stable and state-of-the art development environment that supports Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI / CD). The team combines the knowledge of our internal infrastructure, development tools, and modern development practices having an immeasurable impact on the effectiveness and productivity of the software development teams. The goal of the DevOps team is to continuously optimize the software development, testing, and deployment cycle. Activities range widely; development tooling configuration, setting up & enhancing continuous Integration pipelines, performance monitoring, maintenance, support, and application life cycle management.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and continuously improve automation solutions to enable teams to build and deploy code efficiently and consistently
  • Provide guidance to development teams to improve performance and operability of the solutions they develop
  • Develop or setup tools for monitoring, alerting, logging, and visualization
  • Establish metrics such as key performance indicators of the development process
  • Promote DevOps principles and culture across the software engineering organization

Requirements

  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills with the ability to effectively identify, analyze, and resolve challenges using various techniques and strategies
  • Expertise writing automation using multiple scripting/programming languages such as C, C++, Python, Ruby, Java, Kotlin, or JavaScript
  • Expertise with development on Linux based operating systems
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience; degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field preferred and 5+ years of experience in the software industry
  • An advanced degree and 3+ years of experience will also be considered

Nice to Have

  • Expertise with one or more build systems such as CMake, Bazel, Buck, Ninja, or Meson
  • Expertise using container and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Mesos, AWS ECS, or Azure Container Instances
  • Expertise administering critical services such as GitHub, Artifactory, or Nexus
  • Expertise with metrics, monitoring, and alerting tools such as Grafana, Cloudwatch, New Relic, Google Cloud Operations, or Splunk
  • Expertise with Continuous Integration platforms such as TeamCity, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins
  • Expertise managing Cloud Infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code and configuration-as-code tools such as Terraform or Ansible
  • Familiar with DO-178C, Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in the software industry
  • Experience with Linux-based development environments

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive compensation including base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
  • Target base pay range of $117,700 - $184,400 per year, determined by location, skills, and experience
  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, healthcare benefits, 401(k) plan with company match, employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, and more

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We are dedicated to building a diverse and effective workplace, encouraging candidates to apply even if they don't meet every qualification, emphasizing inclusivity and equal opportunity.

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Job Details

Posted AtAug 1, 2025
Job CategoryDevOps
Salary118k-184k
Job TypeFull Time
ExperienceSenior

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About Joby Aviation

Website

jobyaviation.com

Company Size

1001-5000 employees

Location

Santa Cruz, CA

Industry

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

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