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"Some companies see software development as a means to an end, Absorb is a company that actually puts software first and surrounds you with people who are passionate about their work, who are always willing to lend a helping hand, and who are quick to make you feel at home within the company." Jason R - Manager, Software Development About the Role: As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Absorb, you’ll play a key role in optimizing the reliability, scalability, and performance of our cloud-based (SaaS) Learning Management System. You’ll partner closely with product development and operations teams to ensure our platform delivers a rich feature set, high availability, and a seamless experience for our customers. This role is intentionally scoped for Senior to Staff level engineers. We’re looking for someone who not only executes at a high level, but can also guide others, influence systems at scale, and proactively improve how we operate. What you'll do: - Own and operate the production environment, maintaining a holistic view of system health, availability, and performance - Design, build, and maintain infrastructure and platform systems using automation-first principles - Proactively create monitors and observability strategies (e.g., Sumo Logic, New Relic, Prometheus) to prevent issues before they occur - Apply AI tools (Claude, Cursor) to enhance infrastructure operations, including debugging, monitoring, and performance optimization at the system level - Measure, analyze, and optimize system performance to continuously improve uptime and user experience - Provide operational support for large, distributed systems, including participation in on-call and incident response - Diagnose and resolve complex production issues, and mentor others in debugging and troubleshooting approaches - Partner with engineering teams to improve reliability through testing, release processes, and system design - Contribute to and influence system architecture, ensuring scalability, resilience, and long-term maintainability - Participate in capacity planning, platform management, and infrastructure roadmap discussions - Drive automation and continuous improvement across infrastructure and deployment workflows - Balance speed and reliability through clear service level objectives (SLOs) What you’ll bring - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience) - 7+ years in software development, IT, or similar - 4+ years in DevOps, SRE, or cloud engineering roles - Strong experience with AWS (Solutions Architect certification is a plus) - Hands-on experience with: - Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, CloudFormation) - CI/CD systems and deployment pipelines - Monitoring, observability, and performance tuning - Scripting experience (PowerShell preferred) - Experience supporting and optimizing web applications at scale - Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to balance urgency and thoughtful execution - Ability to work cross-functionally across teams and time zones - Experience with AI tools (e.g., Claude) Preferred experience - Windows systems expertise - Containerization (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes) - CI/CD tooling (Git Lab, Bamboo or similar) - Familiarity with .NET / C# ecosystem - Experience working in AWS or Google/Azure environments Are you ready to become an Absorber? What we offer: - Fully remote-first work with flexible work arrangements 🏡 - Comprehensive Health and Wellness Benefits including retirement savings programs, eligibility for two different bonus plans, generous time off, comprehensive medical and dental benefits based on your country of location 🧘 - New Hire Equipment Allowance and monthly Flex Allowance to support your success 📦 - Endless opportunity for career growth and internal mobility 🌱 - Employee driven DE&I programs 🫶 Who are we? Absorb Software is the leading global AI-driven learning platform