Engineering
Hire DevOps Engineers
Hire DevOps engineers who make shipping fast, safe and boring.
Mid-level base · UK · DE · US
£72k–£95k · €85k–€110k · $105k–$140k
Olivia Martinez
Lead DevOps Engineer
ai_summary6 yrs shipping production-grade devops engineer work. Strong on AWS & GCP.
AWS
GCP
Azure
Kubernetes6+
Years
$185k
Expects
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Markets
UK · DE · US
24h
First shortlist
from kick-off call
14–21
Days to hire
median across roles
£72k–£95k
Typical mid pay (UK)
Why Haystack
The fastest way to hire devops engineers without the agency tax.
DevOps engineers are the multiplier across your engineering org - building the pipelines, infrastructure and tooling that let product teams move quickly with confidence.
Haystack matches you with DevOps and platform engineers experienced across AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform and the modern CI/CD stack.
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DevOps Engineers ready to interview
A sample of devops engineers currently active on Haystack. Sign in to browse full profiles, see expected salaries, and start a conversation.
Lena Schneider
Lead DevOps Engineer
6+
Years
€78k
Expects
<2h
Response
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Maximilian Weber
Senior DevOps Engineer
Terraform
Docker10+
Years
€105k
Expects
<2h
Response
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Hannah Becker
Lead DevOps Engineer
GitHub Actions
Observability4+
Years
€68k
Expects
<2h
Response
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Jonas Krüger
DevOps Engineer
Linux8+
Years
€92k
Expects
<2h
Response
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View profileOlivia Martinez
Lead DevOps Engineer
6+
Years
$185k
Expects
<2h
Response
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Ethan Nguyen
Senior DevOps Developer
9+
Years
$210k
Expects
<2h
Response
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View profileSalary benchmark
Salary benchmark for devops engineers across UK, Germany & US
Anchored to live Haystack data. London, Berlin tech hubs and US coastal markets skew toward the upper bound.
GBP · base salary
Junior · 0–3 yrs
£50k–£70k
Mid · 3–6 yrs
£70k–£95k
Senior · 6+ yrs
£100k–£140k
EUR · base salary
Junior · 0–3 yrs
€55k–€80k
Mid · 3–6 yrs
€85k–€110k
Senior · 6+ yrs
€115k–€160k
USD · base salary
Junior · 0–3 yrs
$75k–$100k
Mid · 3–6 yrs
$105k–$140k
Senior · 6+ yrs
$145k–$205k
EUR and USD bands are indicative conversions from live UK data using current market multipliers. Local seniority, sector and equity packages can push offers higher.
What strong devops engineers ship with
5 core · 4 nice to have
Core stack
Nice to have
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Interview prep
Sample devops engineer interview questions
Use these across technical and behavioural rounds. Tap a card for what to listen for.
Blueprint
Hiring through Haystack takes days, not months
A repeatable five-step playbook our employers run for every role.
- 01
30-min kick-off
Day 0We capture the brief, scorecard and salary band. No long forms.
- 02
Matches in 24h
Day 1A curated shortlist of vetted candidates lands in your dashboard.
- 03
Interview rounds
Day 2–10We handle scheduling. You focus on the conversation.
- 04
Offer & references
Day 10–14We support both sides through offer and reference checks.
- 05
Onboard
Day 14–21Structured ramp template so your new hire ships in week one.
92%
Offer acceptance
Because every candidate has already aligned on level, comp and working pattern before you meet, devops engineer offers via Haystack are accepted 92% of the time.
Leading tech employers use Haystack to hire world-class candidates
"For anyone in the industry struggling with tech hiring and finding those really niche candidates, I'd highly recommend using Haystack. Ultimately Haystack helped us find great candidates that we couldn't find anywhere else."
"Working with Haystack has helped us widen our brand, it's helped us recruit great people, and it's been an easy thing to do. When we think about our candidate experience and the experience of people in my team, I want that rounded experience and that's what we've seen with Haystack."
"I'm really impressed with the candidates that I'm finding on Haystack, I'm looking at them and thinking, 'wow, this looks like a great engineer'. We made multiple hires in our first year. It's been a really nice way to hire tech talent, with a very unique approach."
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