Senior DevOps Engineer

15Five is the AI-powered performance management platform built for business impact. 15Five’s AI-powered all-in-one people management system is easy to use,
delivers effortless insights, and enables managers to lead with impact so that companies and their people can thrive. Within the flow of work, HR leaders are empowered with data-driven insights and recommendations while managers are transformed into change-makers, accelerating engagement, performance, and retention. 15Five combines generative AI, custom analytics, and human-centered principles within a complete platform, including 360° performance reviews, engagement surveys, goal tracking, manager coaching and training, and ongoing feedback tools like guided 1-on-1s and check-ins.

A career at 15Five is the chance to have high impact in a fast paced, remote startup environment that operates with focus, urgency, and accountability. Every role and every hire meaningfully impacts our trajectory.

We’re a high-performance, high-purpose team that gives you the chance to

Build the Future of Work

. We run on

High Standards and High Support

— holding a high bar for results, ownership, clarity, and disciplined execution, while investing in manager enablement, skill development, and whole-person care. We are committed to a

No B.S.

environment, meaning we anchor ourselves in truth, course-correct in real time, and expect people to lean into direct conversations. We are focused on ensuring every 15Fiver can

Work in the Future

and that starts with proactively using AI across all aspects of your role to increase leverage, speed, and impact.

If you're energized by a fast pace, high standards, and high accountability for yourself and others, you'll thrive here and we encourage you to apply.

15Five is hiring a

Senior DevOps Engineer

to join the two-person DevOps team that runs all of 15Five's infrastructure. This is a high-ownership role - you will own cloud infrastructure, databases, CI/CD, reliability, security operations and our growing AI platform.

You will scope and deliver projects, lead incidents, contribute to architecture decisions and help shape how 15Five deploys and governs AI tools across the company. You will work closely with engineering squads, IT, security and business teams.

The InfraSec & DevOps team covers security, IT and DevOps for 15Five, a leader in performance-management software. We favor automation over manual toil, infrastructure as code, clear documentation, blameless incident reviews and a sustainable on-call rotation.

Strong candidates at the DevOps Engineer II level are also encouraged to apply.

Role & Responsibilities

Experience Required

• 5+ years in DevOps, SRE or infrastructure engineering for Senior (3+ years for DevOps Engineer II).
• Deep hands-on experience with AWS and Linux, and with running production Kubernetes (EKS preferred).
• Infrastructure as code with Terraform (Terragrunt a plus) and Helm.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Configuration management with Ansible.
• Strong scripting in Python and/or Bash, and Git-based workflows.
• Monitoring and alerting with Datadog or similar tools, plus hands-on on-call and incident response experience.
• PostgreSQL administration: upgrades, backups, restores and performance tuning.
• Practical security operations: IAM and access management, secrets, patching and network configuration.
• Clear written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical people.
• Comfort owning projects end to end on a small team.

Tech Stack

Schedule & On-Call Requirements

We offer amazing benefits that align with our values and culture at 15Five.

Your Health & Wellbeing

Medical, dental, vision with 15Five cost subsidy

Employer paid Short-Term, Long-Term Disability, and Term LifeFamily planning support with enhanced medical plans and consultation programs

Inclusive Benefits Stipend

Access to mental health and wellness resources

Your Life

Flexible Time Off Program

Generous paid leave for new parents

Military leave

Paid Company Holidays

Sabbatical Program

Your Future

401K with 4% Matching after 6 months

Your Work Life

Remote work

Work with experts in leadership, culture, and personal development

For more information see:

Our Mission, Vision, & Values -

https://www.15five.com/about

Our People and Culture -

https://www.15five.com/about/careers

Our Personal & Professional Development Resources -

https://www.15five.com/resources/content-library

Reading over the role description and feeling like you don’t check every box? That’s okay; if you think you have what it takes but don’t necessarily meet all the criteria, please apply—you could be exactly who we are looking for!

15Five follows equitable hiring practices. Our compensation programs are designed to attract, motivate, and retain talented employees who are highly engaged, high performing, and have an exceptional impact on the business and our customers.

The salary range displayed on each job posting reflects the target for new hire salaries for the role across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by budget allocated for the role and additional factors, including job-related competencies and skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US job postings do not reflect added total compensation including equity or benefits.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

Compensation: USD 115,000 – 140,000 per year salary