Senior DevOps Engineer

The Role: The Senior DevOps Engineer will define and implement set of tools necessary for full software lifecycle in hybrid infrastructure, ensuring the delivery of best-in-class software. This role is ideal for someone who’s deeply experienced in Linux systems, has a solid grasp of networking fundamentals, and enjoys working in environments that blend on-premises infrastructure with cloud-native patterns. Key responsibilities: Make independent technical contributions to help their team deliver its commitments. In particular: • Lead the definition of DevOps best practices, processes, and tools in the company. Interact with colleagues across projects to unblock issues, or to reach consensus on technical topics. In particular: • Work with hardware teams, influencing hardware/software co-design. • Work with teams developing compilers, firmware, AI stacks, and middleware, and contribute as necessary. • Collaborate with colleagues through code reviews, bug triaging, design documents. • Contribute to shared team responsibilities (CI failure triaging, documentation, code fixits, rotations). • Design, build, and manage infrastructure across on-premises and hybrid environments. • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation using Python, Go, and IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.). • Operate and fine-tune Linux servers, focusing on performance, observability, and resilience. • Implement containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). • Champion cloud-native patterns — for private and public hosted solutions. • Champion security practices, managing keys, safe GitOps pipelines etc etc • Drive monitoring, alerting, and incident response practices. • Collaborate across distributed teams, contributing to technical decisions and long-term architecture. • Help define and implement DevOps and DevSecOps practices, standards, and documentation from scratch. • Understand and troubleshoot networking (DNS, firewalls, routing, VPNs, load balancing) in both virtualized and physical environments Required qualifications: Technical skills • Bachelor or Master’s degree in a relevant field. • 5+ years of DevOps / SRE / infrastructure engineering experience. • Strong Linux skills • Solid networking knowledge your way around DNS and routing. • Experience building automation and tooling in Python and Go. • Hands-on experience with container technologies and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes). • Familiarity with hybrid and on-prem infrastructure management. • Comfort with infrastructure as code and config management tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.). • Fluency in English (written and spoken). • Ownership mentality — proactive, accountable, and driven to solve problems independently. • Experience with standard tools for source control (git), continuous integration, task management (Jira). Soft skills: • Team player: communicative and collaborative person who focuses on the outcome of the team above the individual needs. • Curious about learning new technologies/stacks. • Capable of within- and cross-team collaboration at the technical level. • Can-do attitude, proactive and willing to step up and resolve any obstacle. Self-aware, self-starter, and self-motivated. Preferred qualifications: • Experience with GitOps, monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana), and secrets management. • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) — used as extensions, not core. • Experience in a startup or zero-to-one environment. • Interest in shaping internal tooling, automation standards, and culture. What We Offer: • We believe in investing in our employees and providing them with opportunities for growth and career development. • Work in a hybrid environment with flexible scheduling. • We offer a remuneration package that values your experience. • Join an innovative team and experience company growth. • A chance to work on one of the most transformative AI and silicon engineering companies in Europe. • Opportunity to travel to other countries in Europe to meet the teams, collaborate and drive solutions. • The position will be based in Gdansk (Poland). We are looking for outstanding people willing to join our mission to change the silicon industry and help build a better world. If you identify with Openchip, please contact us. At Openchip & Software Technologies S.L., we believe a diverse and inclusive team is the key to groundbreaking ideas. We foster a work environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential—regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity.