Senior DevOps Engineer
at Rain Instant Pay
Remote, EMEA
About Rain
Rain is the fastest-growing earned wage access (EWA) fintech in the U.S. We serve 2.5 million employees and are backed by top investors like QED and Prosus. We have raised nearly $400M in funding, including the largest Series A in fintech history, and recently closed our Series B to fuel our next stage of hypergrowth.
Our platform helps people avoid unnecessary financial stress while helping employers boost retention, productivity, and employee well-being. We're driving a movement toward financial freedom, and we are just getting started.
About the DevOps Team
As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Rain, you will play a central role in designing, building, and operating our cloud infrastructure as we continue to scale to millions of users globally. You will work alongside a small, high-performing cloud team to drive automation, improve observability, and ensure the reliability and security of our platform. This role goes beyond keeping the lights on — you will actively shape how we build and operate infrastructure and influence architectural decisions.
What You’ll Do
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform and Terragrunt (IaC, Infrastructure as Code)
- Manage and evolve our Kubernetes (EKS) clusters — including node group management, autoscaling with Karpenter, and workload reliability
- Own and improve our CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI), ensuring fast, reliable, and secure delivery
- Drive observability initiatives: metrics, logging, alerting, and dashboards using Prometheus, Grafana, and related tooling
- Support and evolve our Kafka infrastructure in collaboration with backend engineering teams
- Champion infrastructure-as-code practices, ensuring consistent, reviewed, and well-documented changes
- Respond to production incidents, lead post-mortems, and drive improvements in incident response processes
- Collaborate with backend, security, and product engineering teams to support their infrastructure needs
- Leverage AI-assisted tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot, AI-powered incident analysis, LLM-based automation) to increase productivity and quality
Who You Are
- You bring 5+ years of experience managing large-scale production environments and aren't afraid of architectural complexity
- You have a "code everything" mindset, replacing manual tasks with scalable, DRY Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- You understand the "why" behind Kubernetes internals and cloud networking, not just the "how" of deployment
- You communicate complex infrastructure concepts clearly to both engineering peers and business stakeholders
- You treat security, secrets management, and observability as core features, not afterthoughts
Required Technical Qualifications
- Advanced AWS & EKS: Deep proficiency in EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, and VPC networking, specifically within multi-account EKS environments
- Kubernetes Internals: Hands-on experience with CNI, RBAC, Affinity/Taints, and managing complex workloads (StatefulSets/DaemonSets)
- IaC Mastery: Proven ability to scale infrastructure using Terraform and Terragrunt with modular, reusable patterns
- CI/CD & Helm: Expertise in designing secure GitLab CI pipelines and managing versioned Helm charts across environments
- Observability: Proficiency in building dashboards and alerting logic using Prometheus and Grafana
- Linux & Scripting: Strong Bash skills for environment management (Python proficiency is a significant plus)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitments
As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Rain is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sex (including pregnancy), protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any unlawful criterion existing under applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].
What’s Next
Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.