Engineering Manager, DevOps

DevOps ManagerMaven AGI is an enterprise AI platform founded in July 2023 by executives from HubSpot, Google, and Stripe. We build conversational AI agents for autonomous customer support at scale. Our team includes talent from Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and Stripe, with advisors from OpenAI, Google, HubSpot, and Stripe.We're looking for a DevOps Manager to lead and evolve the infrastructure powering Maven AGI's AI platform. You will manage and scale a high-performing infrastructure team while helping ensure our systems remain reliable, secure, and scalable across cloud and on-premises environments. This is a technical leadership role that combines people management, operational ownership, and strong infrastructure judgment.You will partner closely with engineering leaders and technical leads to translate business and customer requirements into clear infrastructure priorities and execution plans. You will also work directly with enterprise customers to understand complex deployment requirements, particularly for private-cloud and on-premises environments, and coordinate stakeholders across the organization to deliver sustainable solutions.Leadership and Management Responsibilities:Manage, coach, and develop a team of DevOps and infrastructure engineersEstablish clear expectations, ownership, and accountability across the teamPartner with technical leads to align technical strategy, architecture, and executionHire and onboard engineers as the team growsLead performance management, career development, and regular feedbackOwn team planning, prioritization, capacity management, and deliveryBalance reliability, security, customer commitments, and long-term platform investmentsCommunicate infrastructure risks, trade-offs, and progress to technical and non-technical stakeholdersBuild strong partnerships across Engineering, Product, Security, and Customer SuccessImprove operational processes while avoiding unnecessary overhead and reducing team toilTechnical and Operational Responsibilities:Guide the design, implementation, and operation of cloud and on-premises infrastructure across Azure, AWS, and customer-managed environmentsOversee infrastructure-as-code practices using Pulumi, Bicep, Terraform, or similar toolsOwn the reliability and operation of production Kubernetes environments, including deployments, scaling, monitoring, and incident responseDrive the development and improvement of CI/CD pipelines for a large-scale monorepoEstablish consistent observability practices across metrics, logs, traces, and alertingAdvance reliability practices, including SLOs, capacity planning, disaster recovery, and runbook developmentSupport and scale enterprise AI deployments, including GPU infrastructure, model-serving workloads, and high-concurrency systemsPartner with engineering teams to improve developer experience, platform usability, and deployment velocityStrengthen secrets management, access controls, and infrastructure securityEvaluate and adopt tools that improve reliability, scalability, and operational efficiencyParticipate in incident response and ensure incidents lead to durable improvementsRequired Qualifications:7+ years of professional DevOps/SRE/Infrastructure experience3+ years of experience managing teamsDeep expertise with Kubernetes in production (AKS, EKS, or GKE)Strong infrastructure-as-code skills (Pulumi, Terraform, or Bicep)Experience operating CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, or Jenkins)Proficiency in at least one scripting/programming language (Python, Go, TypeScript, or Bash)Solid understanding of IaaS providers, networking, DNS, load balancing, and TLSExperience with monitoring and observability stacks (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar)Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid (cloud + on-prem) deploymentsStrong communication and cross-team collaboration skillsOrganized, great attention to detail, comfortable operating in a ticketing environmentThrives in fast-paced startup environmentsNice to have:Experience with GPU infrastructure and ML/LLM serving workloads (vLLM, TEI)Familiarity with Temporal or other workflow orchestration systemsSecurity and compliance background (SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR)Experience managing infrastructure costs and capacity at scaleHow you show up:What unites us is our values and the passion we share to live by them: We are customer champions. You put users at the center of your thinking, advocate for their needs, and design solutions that make their lives measurably better. We are bold in action. You move with urgency and courage. You're not afraid to challenge convention, take smart risks, and push boundaries in pursuit of meaningful outcomes. We are data-driven and insight guided. You make thoughtful decisions grounded in evidence. You're curious, analytical, and combine data with intuition to guide strategy and execution. We are stronger together. You bring others along, value diverse perspectives, and contribute to a culture of trust and shared ownership. You believe the best ideas emerge through open dialogue and collective effort.What We Offer:High impact in cutting-edge field. Be at the vanguard of AI innovation.Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful equity stakes.A diverse and welcoming work environment where everyone's voice is heard.MavenAGI is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and is committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels included. Join us in changing the face of enterprise customer support.