AutoStore™ holds a simple yet powerful vision: to store and move things for everyone, everywhere. Founded in Norway, we've grown into a global technology company. AutoStore uses advanced software to automate and orchestrate order fulfillment. Our goal is to ensure orders arrive faster than ever, with minimal environmental impact. That’s how we help brands exceed customer expectations.
We have more than 1600 systems in nearly 60 countries, and we grow continuously as a community of employees, partners, customers, suppliers, and connected technologies. Automation should make life easier, and by listening carefully to our community, we innovate to meet the industry’s most complex needs. With AutoStore™, brands gain speed, efficiency, and improved workplaces. And much more floor space.
AutoStore – moving things forward.
The Role:
As a Principal DevOps Engineer, you will take full ownership of the DevOps function for the Qubit Fulfillment Platform, a warehouse automation application that operates 24/7 globally. You will design, build, and operate the Azure infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and automation that product squads depend on to release safely and frequently. You will own the tooling and standards that make that possible, from infrastructure as code through to release orchestration and environment provisioning.
This is an individual contributor role with significant influence. You will set DevOps best practices across the Qubit squads, provide technical guidance to other engineers and to contractors, review infrastructure and pipeline work produced by others, and act as an escalation point for infrastructure and release issues. You will work closely with the Platform team, Site Reliability Engineers, and Senior Software Engineers across the Qubit organization.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
Mentor and provide technical guidance to DevOps engineers and contractors, and review the infrastructure and pipeline work they produce
Monitor and optimize cloud consumption and application service costs (this position does not have formal budget ownership)
Design, build, and operate the platform's cloud infrastructure, primarily on Microsoft Azure
Build and maintain automation and internal tooling in C# and Python, and script operational tasks in PowerShell or Bash
Define and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform, Bicep, or Ansible, and operate containerized workloads on Kubernetes
Configure and troubleshoot platform networking, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, and routing
Apply cloud security best practices and keep infrastructure aligned with compliance requirements
Implement and maintain secure access and transport using protocols such as SSH, HTTPS, IPsec, and AAA
Operate a 24x7 global application to its high availability and uptime targets
Design and operate CI/CD pipelines and release automation for gradual, multi-service deployments, using Azure DevOps, CircleCI, and Octopus Deploy
Build and maintain observability and centralized logging with tooling such as New Relic, Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana
Participate in on-call rotation and incident management, lead root cause analysis, and run post-mortem reviews
Manage, patch, and harden both Linux and Windows environments
Design, develop, and manage global multi-tenant cloud infrastructure and the data services behind it, including PostgreSQL and Elastic Cluster
Apply distributed systems and algorithmic fundamentals to platform design decisions
Troubleshoot and resolve issues across cloud-based processes and services
Act as the escalation point for complex infrastructure and release issues
Collaborate with product squads, the Platform team, and Site Reliability Engineers to deliver cloud solutions
Communicate technical concepts and trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Own problems end to end, set DevOps standards and architecture guidance across the Qubit squads, and execute with minimal oversight
Manage Disaster recovery
Key Qualifications:
10+ years of relevant experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or platform engineering.
Proven ability to scale cloud infrastructure from proof of concept through high production volume and availability
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. A master's degree is preferred, but not required.
Proven ability to mentor engineers and to establish DevOps standards and best practices across squads, including reviewing infrastructure and pipeline work produced by others
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
We Offer:
AutoStore believes in taking care of employees and is dedicated to providing a supportive and rewarding work environment. Join us in our mission to store and move things for everyone, everywhere.
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
Generous Paid Time Off including 12 holidays, paid exercise time, paid volunteer time, and paid parental leave plans for all new parents
Retirement 401(k) plan with employer match and discretionary profit sharing contribution
Educational assistance and professional development programs including mentorship/coaching programs with external industry leaders
Additional benefits include Group Life Insurance, Voluntary Additional Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Employee Assistance programs, and more!
AutoStore is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, and lactation), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.
Skills Required
- Proficiency with Microsoft Azure and cloud platforms
- Proficiency in C# and Python
- Scripting experience with PowerShell or Bash
- Experience with Terraform, Bicep, or Ansible
- Experience with Kubernetes container orchestration
- Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, and routing
- Knowledge of cloud security best practices and compliance requirements
- Familiarity with SSH, HTTPS, IPsec, and AAA security protocols
- Experience supporting 24/7 global applications with high availability and uptime
- Experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines and release automation
- Experience with Azure DevOps, CircleCI, or Octopus Deploy
- Experience with New Relic, Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana
- Experience with incident management, on-call participation, root cause analysis, and post-mortems
- Proficiency managing Linux and Windows environments
- Experience designing and managing global, multi-tenant cloud infrastructure and applications
- Experience with PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch
- Experience with distributed systems and algorithmic concepts
- Ability to troubleshoot cloud-based processes
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally on cloud solutions
- Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to work independently and provide architecture guidance with minimal oversight
- Ability to mentor engineers and establish DevOps standards and best practices
- Experience reviewing infrastructure and pipeline work produced by other engineers
AutoStore Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AutoStore and has not been reviewed or approved by AutoStore.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with employer contributions alongside profit sharing, indicating meaningful long-term savings support. Governance materials emphasize alignment of pay and employment terms across the organization, reinforcing structured retirement-related practices.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are described as comprehensive with high employer cost share, supplemented by company-funded HSA contributions. Income protection and life insurance are included, enhancing overall health and security benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is positioned as flexible with unlimited PTO, paid sick time, and paid volunteer days. Flexible work arrangements (remote, hybrid, in-office) further support work-life balance.
AutoStore Insights
What We Do
Welcome to AutoStore, where we make space and storage simpler! AutoStore™, founded in 1996, is a warehouse robot technology company that invented and continues to pioneer cube storage automation, the densest order-fulfillment solution in existence. Our focus is to marry software and hardware with human abilities to create the future of warehousing. The company is global, with over 950+ systems in 45 countries in a wide range of industries. All sales are distributed, designed, installed, and serviced by a network of qualified system integrators we call "partners". Figuring other industries could benefit from this new cube storage automation concept, Arrow Electronics acquired Hatteland Electronic in 2000. The funding enabled Hatteland Group to invest in AutoStore, and from that moment the commercialization period started. The mature and robust product called AutoStore was to become the backbone of the Hatteland Group and it was ready to conquer the world. In 2021, investment powerhouse SoftBank became an AutoStore shareholder following prior acquisitions by Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and EQT Private Equity. Today, with more than 950 systems and 40,000 robots across 45 countries, AutoStore is poised to continue its aggressive global expansion.
Why Work With Us
AutoStore is positive, strong, and humble community. We started amongst neighbors in a small town in Norway. We believe to treat our neighbors with respect and care. We drive and cherish this community feeling, even as we grow beyond our original borders. Here we provide opportunity, growth, and flexibility to live our best lives!
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