The Role
Who we’re looking for
- A person who's excited by the ambiguity of a scale-up, not someone looking for a fully paved path.
- Someone who has operated production AWS infrastructure at scale (not a lab environment or side project) and can speak concretely about what broke, why, and what they changed.
- A builder who defaults to infrastructure-as-code and treats manual console changes as a last resort, not a habit.
- A pragmatic engineer who can tell the difference between "technically correct" and "right for where the company is today.”
What you will do
- Design, build, and operate core AWS infrastructure supporting a multi-tenant, cloud-based platform used by production customers daily.
- Build and improve CI/CD pipelines that let application teams ship safely and frequently, without needing platform team involvement for every change
- Lead architecture and code reviews for new infrastructure, and push back constructively when a proposed design won't scale.
- Reduce toil by automating recurring operational work and building self-service tooling for other engineers.
What you bring to the table
- 7+ years of experience in platform, infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE roles, with at least 3+ years deep in AWS in a production environment.
- Solid networking fundamentals: VPC design, Transit Gateway/PrivateLink, multi-account architecture (AWS Organizations, SCPs)
- Experience with our CI/CD stack (or equivalent): GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or ArgoCD, including GitOps patterns and artifact registries
- Hands-on with observability tooling: CloudWatch, Datadog, or Grafana for metrics, logging, and alerting
- IAM policy design at scale: least-privilege roles, permission boundaries, cross-account access patterns
- Working knowledge of AWS data stores in production (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB)
- Strong, hands-on Terraform experience: module design, state management, workspace/environment strategy, and running Terraform at team and enterprise scales.
- A demonstrated bias toward ownership: you've driven a project from "this is a problem" to "this is solved and documented" without heavy oversight.
- Comfort operating in a scale-up environment defined by fewer guardrails, more judgment calls, and a need to build the process as well as the system.
Nice to have skills
- Experience with Kubernetes in production, including cluster upgrades and workload migrations.
- Background in a company that scaled from ~100 to 500+ employees, especially in infra/platform re-architecture during that growth.
- Experience with policy-as-code and compliance tooling (OPA, Sentinel, AWS Config, SOC 2 environments).
- Experience working in AWS GovCloud
- Relevant certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
What we offer
Build what actually matters
Help shape an AI-native engineering company at a formative stage, tackling problems that genuinely matter for industry and society. This is work with real-world impact - and something you can be proud to stand behind.
Learn alongside exceptional people
Work with a high-caliber, collaborative team of engineers, scientists, and operators who care deeply about doing great work, and about helping each other get better. We come from diverse backgrounds, but we share a commitment to operating at the highest level and addressing some of the most complex challenges out there. If you’re ambitious, thoughtful, and driven by impact, you’ll feel at home.
Influence over hierarchy
We operate with a flat structure: good ideas win - wherever they come from. Questioning assumptions and challenging the status quo isn’t just welcomed, it’s expected.
Sustainable pace, long-term ambition
Building meaningful technology is a marathon, not a sprint. We believe in balancing focused, ambitious work with a life beyond it. Our hybrid model blends time together in our New York office with work-from-home days, giving you the flexibility to work sustainably while staying connected in person.
And it doesn’t stop there …
🚀 Equity options - share meaningfully in the company you’re helping to build.
💰 5% contribution to 401(k) - build long-term security with a strong retirement plan.
🍽️ Free team lunch 1x/week - good food, great company, and space to connect.
🏥 Private health insurance – comprehensive cover for you, offering total peace of mind.
👶 Enhanced parental leave – 3 months full pay paternity and 6 months full pay maternity leave, to provide extra flexibility during the moments that matter most.
☀️ 20 days of Annual Leave (+ Public Holidays) - because taking time to rest matters.
📈 Personal development – dedicated support for learning, development, and leveling up over time.
💪 Gympass / Wellhub (subsidized) – for you and up to 3 family members, supporting both physical and mental wellbeing.
💳 Flexible Spending Account (FSA) – set aside pre-tax dollars for eligible healthcare expenses.
🔎 Watch this space, we’re continuing to build this as we grow…
Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in platform, infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE roles
- At least 3+ years of deep AWS experience in a production environment
- Production AWS infrastructure experience at scale
- Networking fundamentals including VPC design, Transit Gateway, PrivateLink, and multi-account architecture
- Experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or ArgoCD, including GitOps patterns and artifact registries
- Hands-on experience with CloudWatch, Datadog, or Grafana for metrics, logging, and alerting
- IAM policy design at scale, including least-privilege roles, permission boundaries, and cross-account access
- Working knowledge of AWS data stores including RDS, Aurora, and DynamoDB
- Strong hands-on Terraform experience, including module design, state management, workspace and environment strategy, and enterprise-scale usage
- Demonstrated ownership of projects from problem identification through resolution and documentation
- Production Kubernetes experience, including cluster upgrades and workload migrations
- Experience at a company that scaled from approximately 100 to more than 500 employees
- Experience with policy-as-code and compliance tooling such as OPA, Sentinel, AWS Config, or SOC 2 environments
- Experience working in AWS GovCloud
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional certification
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator certification
- Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist certification
What We Do
PhysicsX is a deep-tech company of scientists and engineers, developing machine learning applications to accelerate physics simulations and enable a new frontier of optimization opportunities in design and engineering. Born out of numerical physics, we help our customers radically improve their concepts and designs, transform their engineering processes and drive operational product performance. We do this in some of the most advanced and important industries of our time – including Space, Aerospace, Medical Devices, Additive Manufacturing, Electric Vehicles, Motorsport, and Renewables. Our work creates positive impact for society, be it by improving the design of artificial hearts, reducing CO2 emissions from aircraft and road vehicles, and increasing the performance of wind turbines. We are currently recruiting for multiple positions, however please only apply for the role that best aligns with your skillset and career goals. We do not currently offer work experience
