Senior DevOps Engineer

About Arena Club Arena Club is building the number one digital marketplace for collectibles. We started by reinventing the hobby with the first-ever digital card show, and we are expanding into new categories so collectors can buy, sell, grade, and showcase everything they care about in one place. Our ‘Slab Pack’ product brought the mystery and chase of opening physical packs of cards to a digital format, and has led to Arena Club being one of the fastest-growing (and highly profitable) companies in Los Angeles. Our business was founded by 5x World Series Champion Derek Jeter and serial entrepreneur Brian Lee, who previously founded LegalZoom and The Honest Company, both of which are now public companies. About The Role We’re seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate the infrastructure, deployment systems, and operational tooling that support Arena Club’s platform. In this role, you will own critical components of our cloud and delivery environment, ensuring systems are secure, reliable, scalable, and efficient. You will drive infrastructure and automation initiatives end-to-end, improving system performance, deployment velocity, and developer productivity. This position is designed for engineers who operate independently, consistently deliver high-quality solutions, and proactively identify opportunities to improve reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency. As a trusted partner to engineering and product teams, you will help enable fast, safe, and resilient product delivery in a fast-paced environment where your work directly impacts system uptime, performance, and overall platform health. What You Will Do Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for web, backend, and mobile applications to support reliable and repeatable deploymentManage and optimize Kubernetes clusters to ensure high availability, performance, and scalability in a production environmentBuild and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform across the AWS environmentDesign and implement a secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud architecture leveraging AWS servicesDevelop automation scripts and internal tooling to reduce manual work and improve operational efficiencyEstablish and maintain advanced monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response practices using DataDog, CloudWatch, and CloudflareTroubleshoot production incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term reliability improvementsIdentify infrastructure risks, performance bottlenecks, and technical debt, and drive proactive remediationPartner closely with development teams to improve deployment workflows, system observability, and operational readinessPromote DevOps best practices, reliability standards, and operational ownership across the Engineering teamDocument infrastructure architecture, operational procedures, and system dependencies to support team continuity and resilience Qualifications 6+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, platform engineering, or infrastructure-focused software engineering rolesStrong experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure in AWS production environmentsHands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters at scaleProven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelinesStrong experience with infrastructure as code tools such as TerraformExperience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability solutions in production systemsProficiency in scripting or programming (Python, Bash, or similar)Strong understanding of cloud networking, security best practices, and system reliability principlesAbility to independently own infrastructure initiatives from design through implementation and operationStrong problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate technical risks, trade-offs, and operational impacts effectivelyAbility to operate effectively in a fast-paced startup environment while maintaining system stability and high operational standards Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting high-growth or high-availability production environmentsExperience with cost optimization and performance tuning in AWSExperience driving incident management, on-call practices, or reliability improvementsExperience mentoring engineers or influencing DevOps culture across teams Tech Stack Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (EC2, EKS, S3, RDS, ECR, etc.)Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, KubernetesPackage Management & Artifact Repository: Helm, ChartMuseum, ECRInfrastructure as Code: TerraformCI/CD: GitHub Actions, CircleCI or similar pipeline toolingSecrets & Configuration Management: AWS SSm, AWS Secrets Manager, External Secret OperatorMonitoring & Security: DataDog, Sentry, Cloudflare, AWS CloudWatchScripting & Automation: Python, Bash The base salary range listed is a guideline. Actual compensation is determined based on skills, experience, and the impact you bring. Total compensation includes base salary, bonus, and equity. Salary Range: $130,000 USD - $180,000 USD