Senior DevOps Engineer

Department: Engineering

Location: Europe

Employment Type: FullTime

About Kestra

Kestra is the universal orchestration platform: open source, declarative, and designed to orchestrate data pipelines, IT automation, business workflows, and AI/agentic systems.

Trusted by over 10,000 organizations worldwide, including JPMorgan Chase, Bloomberg, FILA, and Crédit Agricole, Kestra orchestrates mission-critical workloads at scale. The open-source project has close to 30,000 GitHub stars, hundreds of contributors, and a fast-growing global community.

About the role

We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to build, and scale the infrastructure behind our SaaS platform, currently under development. If you thrive at the intersection of innovation and execution, this role is your chance to lead transformative projects and help shape Kestra’s future.

What you would do

• Architect, build, and scale the infrastructure for Kestra’s SaaS platform.

• Automate cloud resource provisioning and management to enhance reliability and efficiency.

• Optimize monitoring, deployment, and repair systems to ensure high availability.

• Improve and maintain CI/CD pipelines for smooth, reliable deployments.

• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and application issues promptly.

• Drive innovation with solutions that enhance engineering productivity.

• Continuously improve operational metrics like deployment speed and system reliability.

Our Tech Stack

• Datastore: PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch

• Queuing: Redis, Kafka, Google Pub/Sub

• Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes

• IAC: Terraform

• Cloud: GCP, AWS

• Monitoring: ELK, Prometheus, Grafana

• Deployment: ArgoCD

• Tools: GitHub for repo management, actions, and issues

We work with a variety of modern technologies, and you’ll get the opportunity to explore new tools and approaches as we grow.

What we are looking for

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or similar infrastructure-focused roles.

• Deep expertise in Kubernetes and Terraform, with hands-on experience in GCP or AWS.

• Strong problem-solving skills, with a focus on automation and scalability.

• Fluent in English and comfortable working in a fully remote environment.

• Experience managing and monitoring distributed systems and databases such as Kafka, PostgreSQL, and Elasticsearch.

• Adaptability to a startup environment, where delivering impactful features quickly is a priority.

Perks & Benefits

• Work from anywhere: We’re a remote-first company, so you can work from wherever feels like home. Plus, you’ll have access to coworking spaces worldwide if you ever need a change of scenery.

• Health coverage: From medical support, dental, and vision, weve got you covered.

• Home office setup on us: We’ll provide all the equipment you need to work comfortably.

Our Hiring Process

We aim to move quickly (2-3 weeks), but we can adjust the timeline if needed.

• Intro call with the hiring manager (30 min)

• Technical test (2 hour, homework done in async)

• Team chat with one of your future colleagues (30 min)

• Final discussion with one of our co-founders (30 min)

We’re here to make the process smooth and transparent for you.