TL;DR

DevOps Tech Lead (AI): Leading platform reliability, performance, and developer experience improvements for an AI-powered fitness product with an accent on AWS EKS migration, CI/CD automation, and observability. Focus on designing scalable infrastructure, automating operations, and mentoring junior engineers.

Location: Remote

Company

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What you will do

Lead migration from AWS ECS to EKS and design scalable Kubernetes infrastructure.
Own CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and automate per-branch testing environments.
Develop internal tools to automate routine operations and improve developer self-sufficiency.
Maintain platform reliability, databases, and incident readiness including PagerDuty alerting.
Manage Jira workflows and coordinate with backend, mobile, and data teams.
Mentor and coordinate Junior DevOps and IT Support engineers.

Requirements

Fluent English proficiency required.
5+ years experience building and operating production AWS infrastructure at scale.
Hands-on Kubernetes (preferably EKS) experience including autoscaling, ingress, and security.
Strong Terraform skills for Infrastructure-as-Code management.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, observability tools, and scripting (Bash, Python, Go).
Strong communication skills for cross-team collaboration and platform ownership.

Nice to have

Experience with cost optimization and migration tactics.
Familiarity with VictoriaLogs/VictoriaMetrics and OpenTelemetry.
Interest in fast-paced software development environments.

Culture & Benefits

Work at a fast-growing fitness and lifestyle startup.
Contribute to an innovative AI consumer product.
Person-oriented, small company environment.
Remote-friendly with optional in-person collaboration.