DevOps Engineer / Platform Engineer

Requires:

• 11+ years of IT experience, with strong exposure to infrastructure, DevOps, or platform engineering.
• Deep expertise in Linux fundamentals, including:
• systemd (service lifecycle, logging)
• file permissions and process control
• network-level troubleshooting
• Hands-on experience with container runtimes:
• Docker and/or Podman
• Experience with rootless container execution preferred
• Working knowledge of Python (Flask ecosystem):
• Ability to read, debug, and modify applications (not necessarily architect from scratch)
• Strong experience with nginx configuration:
• reverse proxy setup
• routing under subpaths
• header injection and debugging
• Proven experience owning complex deployment pipelines (CI/CD, release workflows, environment promotion).
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to create clear runbooks and technical documentation for non-engineers.

 Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Hands-on experience with systemd user services (--user mode, non-root service management).
• Familiarity with Cloud Data Warehouses (e.g., BigQuery or equivalent platforms).
• Experience working with GPU infrastructure, including:
• NVIDIA drivers
• CUDA environments
• container GPU passthrough
• Deeper understanding of Python web internals:
• Flask lifecycle
• Gunicorn
• WSGI architecture
• Experience building or supporting internal developer platforms or self-service tooling.
• Exposure to AI/LLM tooling, especially:
• Claude or similar AI systems
• configuration using markdown files, prompts, MCP tools
• Background in Business Intelligence (BI) tools or analytics platforms.