Principal Devops Engineer
TLDR
Lead architectural excellence and strategic direction of infrastructure at Lodgify, driving initiatives crucial for business scalability and operational excellence.
Set strategy & lead initiatives: Define and drive long-term infrastructure/platform strategy aligned with business objectives and R&D needs; lead cross-org initiatives (e.g., multi-cloud strategy, disaster recovery architecture, platform modernization).
Architect for scale & resilience: Design robust, scalable, secure architectures; run architectural reviews to identify systemic issues/tech debt and optimization opportunities; define rollout strategies for high-impact changes (DB migrations, Kubernetes upgrades, network redesigns) to ensure continuity.
Elevate developer experience: Evolve internal developer platforms and tools (self-service infrastructure, golden paths/paved roads); establish IaC + GitOps standards and reusable patterns that balance productivity, safety, compliance, and cost.
Raise reliability & performance standards: Establish org-wide reliability practices (SLOs/SLIs/error budgets); drive observability/alerting strategy; reduce toil and improve MTTR through automation and self-healing; identify bottlenecks and implement efficiency improvements.
Security & compliance by design: Lead platform-wide security and compliance evolutions (zero trust, encryption in transit/at rest, regulatory compliance); strengthen controls (segmentation, secrets, access, vulnerability management) and secure the software supply chain.
Cost accountability (FinOps): Improve cost visibility and governance; identify cost optimizations across cloud, databases, and services without compromising reliability or performance.
Influence & grow talent: Coach DevOps Engineers, Senior DevOps Engineers, and Tech Leads; contribute to promotion committees; build learning paths and knowledge-sharing for the infrastructure community.
Incident leadership: Provide escalation support for complex incidents; lead post-incident reviews and drive improvements to incident response processes and tooling.
Expert-level knowledge of cloud platforms (GCP/AWS), Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code (Pulumi/Terraform), and modern DevOps practices
Proven ability to design large-scale, distributed systems, balancing complexity, reliability, and cost
Track record in translating business objectives into infrastructure strategy and technical roadmaps
Strong leadership through influence (guiding multiple teams without direct authority)
Excellent communication in English (written and verbal), able to explain complex technical topics to mixed audiences
Systems thinking: understanding of how infrastructure, applications, data, and security interact across the stack
Expert-level troubleshooting and problem-solving in ambiguous, high-impact environments
Deep awareness of industry trends and best practices (cloud, DevOps, platform engineering)
Advanced certifications (e.g., Google Cloud Professional Architect, AWS SA Professional, CKA/CKAD/CKS, security certifications).
Benefits
Flexible Work Hours
The freedom to work from home any day that works for you.
Health Insurance
Top-notch Cigna health insurance (includes travel insurance, dental plan, psychologist and we cover pre-existing conditions too).
Home Office Stipend
We provide a home-office setup allowance to ensure you have everything you need for a productive and comfortable work environment.
Monthly events
Join our monthly events like football tournaments, wine tastings, hikes, kayaking and more!
Paid Time Off
Enjoy 25 working days of paid vacation and Jornada Intensiva in August.
Lodgify builds a powerful platform that helps property owners and managers streamline their vacation rental businesses using advanced technology. Our service is tailored for the global vacation rental market, providing tools that enable users to manage listings, bookings, and customer relationships all in one place. What sets us apart is our commitment to empowering entrepreneurs in the hospitality space to maximize their potential and grow their businesses.
- Founded
- Founded 2012
- Employees
- 11-50 employees
- Industry
- Internet Software & Services
- Total raised
- $2.3M raised