DevOps Engineer

Overview:

• Workstyle:
• This is a hybrid position; however, to be eligible for hire, candidates must reside within the Czech Republic, with in-office presence for onboarding.
• Travel Expectations:
• Minimal travel; will be determined by business needs and may include occasional trips for key meetings, collaboration opportunities, or area-connected events.
• Physical Requirements/Demands:
• This is a primarily sedentary, home-based role that requires the ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods while working at a computer. The role involves regular use of standard office equipment, such as a computer, keyboard, mouse, and telephone. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

What we’re looking for:

• 3–5 years of hands-on experience as a DevOps, Systems, or Site Reliability Engineer.
• Strong programming proficiency in Python, Go, or Ruby, with a proven track record of building internal tooling and contributing directly to application codebases beyond basic scripting.
• Core cloud expertise in AWS utilizing services such as EKS, RDS, Aurora, Lambda, and EC2 (AWS certification is a plus).
• Experience supporting AI/ML workloads, including hands-on exposure to modern open-source AI infrastructure components like Kserve, Knative, or vector databases.
• Experience deploying and managing AI agents using cloud frameworks such as the Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) or AWS Bedrock, with a focus on standardization, guardrailed development, and cost-effective infrastructure management.
• Solid Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience managing environments using Terraform and AWS SAM.
• Practical understanding of a modern Kubernetes stack built on EKS and GitOps workflows using ArgoCD.
• Pipeline automation skills utilizing CircleCI, GitHub Actions, or custom CI/CD orchestration tools.
• Clear, confident communication skills, essential for working within the local team and syncing with international colleagues.

Who this role isn't for:

• Engineers who prefer a traditional, high-firefighting infrastructure setup over structured IaC and GitOps optimization.
• Siloed specialists who want to execute isolated infrastructure tasks rather than collaboratively partnering with development teams to optimize, containerize, and migrate microservices.

What you’ll do:

• Engineer and optimize automated cloud infrastructure across multiple regions, ensuring high availability, security, cost efficiency, and PCI compliance.
• Build and maintain next-gen infrastructure for AI models and microservices using Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), Lambda, Kserve, and Knative.
• Develop, review, and refine software tooling and frameworks (primarily in Python and Go) to reduce deployment friction and enhance self-service capabilities for developers.
• Collaborate closely with global engineering ecosystems, maintaining regular regional working hours while occasionally syncing with international team members on major initiatives.
• Design, manage, and scale robust CI/CD pipelines to accelerate software delivery and testing automation.
• Participate in our on-call rotations and help actively resolve infrastructure incidents.

How you’ll be measured:

• Successful contribution to cross-functional migration projects, AI tooling adoption, and roadmap deliverables.
• Maintenance of optimal uptime, security compliance posture, and cost efficiency across multi-region environments.
• Effectiveness in reducing deployment friction, driving GitOps automation adoption, and optimizing CI/CD runtimes.
• The quality of engineering partnership, knowledge sharing, and technical alignment between local and international engineering squads.

How you’ll make a difference:

In this role, you’ll support the technical bedrock of Custom Ink’s next-generation global engineering excellence. By architecting a scalable, microservice-driven cloud environment and integrating cutting-edge AI infrastructure, you ensure our systems scale fluidly to support millions of users and power global operations. Your dual passion for modern programming paradigms and robust system operations creates a highly agile ecosystem. Ultimately, your work bridges the gap between software development and stable infrastructure, accelerating the pace of innovation across the entire global business.

Compensation:

We are committed to providing pay transparency and equitable compensation.

• For this position, the daily rate range is 5,400 Kč–6,200 Kč/day. Placement within the range is determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to: knowledge, skills, years & depth of experience, and equity with internal team members.
• In this role, you will be eligible for equity compensation, aligning your contributions with the company's long-term success.

The perks!

• Contractor Wellness: Multisport card and access to mental health wellness program with Soulmio.
• Professional Development: Grow your career with access to training programs, English classes, certifications, and tuition assistance.
• Friendly Team Environment: A beautiful office in Karlín with a full fridge, amazing coffee, and an Xbox. Every Tuesday, company breakfast, occasional lunches and dinners, and regular team buildings (game nights).