Staff DevOps & Backend Engineer

As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications in the world. SiFive’s unrivaled compute platforms are continuing to enable leading technology companies around the world to innovate, optimize and deliver the most advanced solutions of tomorrow across every market segment of chip design, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, automotive, data center, mobile, and consumer. With SiFive, the future of RISC-V has no limits.

At SiFive, we are always excited to connect with talented individuals, who are just as passionate about driving innovation and changing the world as we are.  

Our constant innovation and ongoing success is down to our amazing teams of incredibly talented people, who collaborate and support each other to come up with truly groundbreaking ideas and solutions.  Solutions that will have a huge impact on people's lives; making the world a better place, one processor at a time. 

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Job Description:

Role Overview:

We are seeking a Senior DevOps & Backend Engineer to join our team. Your primary responsibility will be owning the AWS EKS infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines to ensure features are highly available, scalable, and deployed via automation. You will also be building backend services using Python and Django.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Platform & DevOps

• This is the primary area of focus, centered on infrastructure reliability and automated delivery.

• Infrastructure as Code & Orchestration: Design, manage, and scale high-availability Kubernetes (EKS) clusters on AWS. Utilize Terraform for declarative provisioning and management of all cloud infrastructure resources.

• CI/CD Leadership: Architect, implement, and maintain robust deployment pipelines, leveraging GitHub Actions (CI/CD), Concourse, and Jenkins, with a clear mandate to move toward a "continuous deployment" maturity model.

• Container Strategy: Own the complete Docker lifecycle—from ensuring local development environment consistency to securing and optimizing production images.

• Helm Governance: Create and maintain standardized Helm charts to package and deploy applications consistently across all environments.

2. Reliability & Performance

• Observability: Implement comprehensive logging, tracing, and monitoring solutions within both the application and the Kubernetes cluster for proactive incident response.

• Automation: Utilize Python to build custom DevOps tooling and scripts, significantly reducing manual intervention and toil in the release cycle.

3. Backend Development

• This is the secondary area of focus, leveraging your technical expertise in application development.

• Django Development: Design and implement scalable, secure APIs and backend logic using Python, Django, MCP, and RAG  framework.

• Data Modeling: Architect database schemas and optimize PostgreSQL/RDS performance for high-throughput services.

• System Integration: Integrate backend services with AWS native tools (e.g., SQS, S3, Lambda) to build highly scalable, decoupled architectures.

Technical Requirements:

• The required skills are prioritized for a DevOps-first profile.

• Infrastructure as Code (IAC): Expert-level proficiency with Terraform for managing cloud and Kubernetes resources.

• CI/CD Tools: Deep hands-on experience with GitHub Actions (CI/CD), Concourse, and Jenkins.

• Orchestration: Kubernetes (Proven experience with Pods, Services, Ingress, and ConfigMaps)

• Packaging: Docker & Helm (Expert at writing secure Dockerfiles and templating with Helm)

• Language: Python (Expert-level proficiency)

• Web Framework: Django (Senior-level experience with ORM and REST Framework)

• AI Framework: MCP, RAG, OAuth 2.0

• Cloud Provider: AWS (Expert knowledge of EKS, IAM, VPC, RDS, EC2, S3)

• Experience: 10+ years in professional software development with at least 3 years in a dedicated DevOps/SRE capacity.

• Education: A Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

• The Ideal Candidate Profile

• The "Full-Cycle" Mindset: You believe that a developer's job isn't finished until the code is running successfully in production and being monitored.

• Polyglot Skills: You can switch between troubleshooting a Jenkins Groovy script, fixing an infrastructure bug in Terraform, and resolving a Django middleware issue without breaking a sweat.

• Security-Conscious: You understand how to manage Kubernetes secrets and IAM roles to maintain a secure application and infrastructure posture.

Additional Information:

This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in:

Any offer of employment for this position is also contingent on the Company verifying that you are a authorized for access to export-controlled technology under applicable export control laws or, if you are not already authorized, our ability to successfully obtain any necessary export license(s) or other approvals.

SiFive is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.