About this role:
Pickle Robot is on the hunt for a smart, motivated DevOps Engineer to join our infrastructure team and help us revolutionize the future of warehouse automation. This role serves as the backbone of our technical operations, working across all levels of our organization to ensure a reliable, scalable, and efficient development lifecycle for our revolutionary robotic unload systems. You'll build and maintain the cloud infrastructure, data pipelines, and deployment systems that power our growing fleet of robots deployed across the United States.

We need an engineer with a strong software foundation and deep DevOps experience. Your contributions will directly impact the reliability and scalability of Pickle's robotic platform, enabling our engineering teams to innovate rapidly while ensuring our customers experience consistently high uptime. A strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, DevOps best practices, and fleet management will be critical to success in this role.

Responsibilities:

Design cloud architecture applied using repeatable Terraform for GCP, including IAM, Artifact Registry, Cloud Run/Compute, load balancers/IAP, and Cloud DNS
Evolve our GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines with reusable workflows, intelligent caching, secrets/attestations, and WIF/OIDC integration to GCP
Level-up observability using Prometheus/VictoriaMetrics, Grafana, and Alertmanager, establishing sensible SLOs and quiet, actionable alerts
Harden the platform with least-privilege IAM, Secret Manager/Vault integration, service-to-service authentication, and software provenance tracking
Ship slimmer, reproducible Docker images and define base-image policies with automated scanning for vulnerabilities
Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines to capture logs and telemetry from robots in the field, enabling real-time monitoring and analysis
Build small internal tools and CLIs (usually Python) to eliminate toil, such as DNS checks, release helpers, and deployment automation
Develop and maintain automation scripts to bootstrap laptops, servers, and robot controllers, streamlining deployment and configuration management
Work cross-functionally with software engineering, hardware, and deployment teams to ensure our robots are operationally ready to serve customers with minimal downtime
Participate in an on-call rotation to provide support for infrastructure and deployment issues
Write crisp documentation, PR templates, and lightweight runbooks that people actually use
Establish monitoring, alerting, and observability systems to proactively identify and resolve issues before they impact customers

Skills

5–7+ years in software engineering; you've shipped production systems and have a strong software foundation
Proficiency with Linux, Git, Docker, and Python for automation and infrastructure management
Hands-on experience with public cloud infrastructure management (GCP preferred): IAM, compute (Cloud Run or GCE), networking/load balancing, storage, PubSub, and Artifact Registry
Strong experience creating CI/CD and build pipelines that integrate different providers securely, utilizing technologies such as IAM, service account impersonation, and Workload Identity Federation
Security-minded with deep understanding of least privilege, secrets management, and OIDC/SAML concepts. SecOps experience is a plus
Bias to automate and document; comfortable taking a loosely defined task to done with light guidance
Pragmatic about trade-offs; you can explain the "why," not just the "what."Familiarity with Robot Operating System (ROS) and the unique challenges of deploying software to robotic systems
Experience managing a fleet of robotic devices or IoT systems, including remote monitoring, updates, and troubleshooting
Excellent troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose complex issues across distributed systems
Strong interpersonal and technical communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, hardware, and deployment teams in a hybrid environment with distributed teammates
Detail-oriented problem-solver with a strong sense of urgency and willingness to help colleagues and customers in their time of need
Self-motivated with high ownership mentality; personal responsibility with a collective mindset

Pay at Pickle

At Pickle Robot Company, we believe transparency builds trust. The salary range listed here is provided in accordance with Massachusetts law and reflects what we reasonably and in good faith expect to offer for this role. We often consider candidates at different levels of seniority, and final compensation will reflect the level at which a candidate is hired, along with factors like experience and location.

About Pickle Robot
Want to get in on the ground floor of a fast-growing, VC-backed robotics company? Join Pickle Robot! We build systems that companies and their teams love.

Pickle robots unload trucks. Every day, millions of trucks and containers are loaded and unloaded, often requiring manual labor—tough, dirty, dangerous, and hard to staff. Pickle automates this process using AI, machine learning, and robotics to deliver reliable products. Our Unload Systems work with teams on loading docks to make the job safer, faster, and more efficient.

Pickle provides best-in-class benefits including health, dental, & vision insurance; unlimited vacation, along with all federal and state holidays; 401K contributions of 5% your salary, travel supplies, and other items to make your working life more fun, comfortable, and productive.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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