Lead SRE/DevOps Engineer

About JobGet As the #1 app focused on everyday workers, JobGet is redefining the future of hiring. Founded in 2019, JobGet began as the only mobile-first hiring platform for everyday workers. Since then, we’ve grown by joining forces with Snagajob, the largest hourly job board in the U.S., followed by Seasoned, the leading platform for restaurant hiring. Each acquisition has brought JobGet closer to the frontline, making the platform faster, smarter, and more effective. While most platforms chase volume, JobGet is laying the foundation for a new kind of hiring infrastructure focused on precision, speed, and real outcomes. Our AI-powered engine learns, adapts, and improves continuously. Employers don’t just get candidates, they get hires. Workers don’t just search, they get matched. The result is a more efficient hiring process with less friction and better results. We serve a diverse range of industries, from food service and customer support to healthcare, logistics, and manufacturing. With access to over 200 million job seekers, our platform leverages cutting‑edge AI to match qualified, role‑ready candidates, automating key parts of the hiring process for faster decisions and better outcomes. By combining scale with precision, we’re transforming how businesses hire and how people find meaningful work. Our mission is simple: to help everyday workers thrive by providing accessible, frictionless hiring solutions that deliver real results. Join us as we continue to build the future of work for the millions of people who power our world every day. Make a difference every day Teamwork – We make time to help colleagues across JobGet succeed Excellence – We set ambitious targets, put in extraordinary effort, and persevere until we have accomplished — or exceeded — our goals. Innovation – We’re a team of creative, outside-the-box thinkers who thrive in a continuously evolving environment. To us, innovation is about questioning the status quo and always striving to do things better Have Unwavering grit Resilience – By remaining resilient and adaptable, we grow stronger as individuals and as an organization. Accountability – We operate with an ownership mentality where everyone feels a sense of responsibility to make us better and always act in the best interest of JobGet Speed – We make decisions fast and execute them even faster. Bias for speed is one of our core strengths and a key advantage over our competitors Grow through curiosity & kindness Respect – We treat each other with mutual respect, kindness, and celebrate our differences. Learning – We ask questions and seek to understand by being genuinely curious & communicative. Culture – We believe that each of us is responsible for our culture. It requires self-discipline and the drive to contribute to something greater than ourselves What You’ll Do We are looking for an exceptional and ambitious Lead SRE/DevOps Engineer who thrives in building scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure to power our growing platform. As a dedicated SRE/DevOps leader at JobGet, you will play a key role in shaping and supporting our cloud architecture, automation, and developer enablement strategy. You must be comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, high‑autonomy startup environment – balancing hands‑on engineering with strategic decision‑making, and driving best‑practices across scalable architecture, monitoring, security, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the technical foundation of a growing product and ensure our systems scale alongside our business. Responsibilities Partner with leadership to shape long‑term infrastructure strategy and technical roadmap Design, implement, and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure infrastructure on AWS Develop infrastructure‑as‑code to manage and scale environments Drive infrastructure cost optimization while maintaining performance and reliability Ensure efficient use of compute resources (GPUs/TPUs) for AI workloads while managing costs and scalability Evaluate and integrate emerging AI‑powered tools to enhance operational efficiency and developer productivity Leverage AI/ML tools to predict infrastructure issues before they impact performance, automate root‑cause analysis, and optimize CI/CD pipelines Establish monitoring, alerting, and logging systems to ensure visibility, performance, and reliability Participate in incident response and post‑mortem processes; help establish and refine best practices Collaborate closely with engineering teams to optimize build, deployment, and release processes Establish and evolve CI/CD pipelines, ensuring fast, reliable, and automated software delivery Set and enforce DevOps best practices across the organization, mentoring engineers in cloud, automation, and security Demonstrate a high degree of resourcefulness and autonomy; you will be empowered to make significant technical decisions and drive projects end‑to‑end with limited oversight Who You Are 7+ years of experience in a combined SRE/ DevOps or Infrastructure Engineering role, with at least 2+ years in a lead role Deep expertise with cloud platforms (AWS required; experience with GCP or Azure a plus) Hands‑on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, etc.) Solid understanding of networking, security, and infrastructure monitoring Proficiency in debugging, triaging, and isolating faults across distributed, microservices‑based systems Experience scaling, consolidating, and standardizing infrastructure in a startup environment Strong background in CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, or similar) Proficiency in infrastructure‑as‑code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation) Strong scripting/programming skills (Python, Bash, Go, or similar) Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across engineering and leadership teams along with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts Comfortable working in agile teams and contributing to all phases of the software development lifecycle A builder’s mindset: you enjoy rolling up your sleeves, solving tough problems, and enabling others to move faster Benefits & Rewards Purpose‑driven organization Flexible time off Remote‑first Flexible work hours – our employees are in multiple time zones Medical & dental plans Parental leave Employee stock options Job Details Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level Employment type: Full‑time Job function: Engineering and Information Technology Industries: Internet Publishing Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada #J-18808-Ljbffr