Swoon
DevOps Specialist
SwoonCanada20 hours ago
ContractRemote FriendlyInformation Technology

Software Engineer (DevOps-Focused) – Remote

Location: Remote (Preference for EST or PST Hours)


What You’ll Do

  • Partner with Engineering and Infrastructure teams to maintain, secure, and optimize our software platforms.
  • Drive DevOps excellence—manage CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployments, and system performance.
  • Support the Customer Success team by troubleshooting, patching, and resolving customer-impacting issues.
  • Reverse-engineer and document full system architecture, enabling better collaboration and scalability.
  • Perform regular updates, patches, and performance tuning across cloud and desktop environments.


What You Bring

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (Master’s preferred).
  • 5+ years of software development experience with full-stack or DevOps focus.
  • Expertise in AWS and/or GCP, with experience managing production-grade infrastructure.
  • Strong knowledge of Go, JavaScript, React, and C# for desktop applications.
  • Experience with NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB).
  • Hands-on with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, BuildKite) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Docker, Linux).
  • Proficiency with Git/GitHub workflows and collaborative development.
  • Excellent communication and self-starter attitude—you thrive in distributed teams.


Nice to Have

  • Experience with Unity, gRPC/Protobuf, or Electron.
  • Familiarity with TestFlight, Bitbucket Pipelines, or installer creation.
  • Dual proficiency in GCP and AWS.


Top 3 Must-Haves

  1. Proven Infrastructure and DevOps expertise in AWS and/or GCP.
  2. Experience supporting and maintaining cloud and desktop-based software applications.
  3. A proactive, self-directed mindset—you take ownership and ensure product reliability.


Interview Process

  • 2 rounds of interviews, approximately 1 hour each.

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