Senior Software Engineer, DevOps and Security

Job Description Toast is recruiting on behalf of a fast growing B2B SaaS company in the competitive intelligence space. The company uses AI to turn market, competitor, and buyer signals into insights that revenue teams can act on, helping organizations win more competitive deals. Based in Vancouver with hubs in other major cities, the team is small, globally distributed, and scaling quickly, having grown through several recent acquisitions. They are hiring a Senior Software Engineer, DevOps & Security to make the right way to build and ship the easy way for every engineer, working alongside the DevOps team, engineering managers across Product, Data and AI, and Security and Compliance stakeholders. The team works office-first with a hybrid touch, together in person on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Responsibilities Own the paved road for infrastructure by building and extending a Pulumi component library so teams get correct, disaster-recovery-ready infrastructure by default across GCP environmentsRun GKE like a product, handling cluster and node pool upgrades, in-cluster services, workload right-sizing and policy enforcement as the company scalesOwn the core building blocks of CI/CD workflows, cut CI time and flake rate across the fleet, and standardize the golden path for shipping servicesImprove internal developer platform surfaces so engineers can see what is happening in their own systemsOwn the health of the observability stack, including consistent instrumentation, actionable alerts and less on-call noiseDrive GCP and LLM cost reduction through attribution, right-sizing, commitment planning and removal of orphaned resourcesExtend software supply chain controls, own infrastructure identity and access, and build SOC 2 and other compliance requirements into automated, evidenced controlsBalance proactive and reactive work, jumping in when the platform is on fire and always driving the change that stops the next incidentAutomate recurring manual work, and turn incident reviews into durable platform fixesPublish SLOs and error budgets for the services that matter most Requirements Deep, hands-on experience in DevOps, SRE, platform or infrastructure engineering, operating production systems that paying customers depend on, including being on-call for themDeep, practical Kubernetes knowledgeInfrastructure as code treated as software, using Pulumi or TerraformStrong GCP or AWS fundamentalsA background in systems engineering and writing softwareExperience owning CI/CD as a product, building and maintaining pipelines used by other teams (GitHub Actions or Buildkite preferred, GitLab CI or CircleCI experience transfers)Hands-on experience with security tooling as an engineering practiceCompliance engineering experience for SOC 2 or enterprise partner security programs, implemented as automated controls, plus threat modelingOwnership under ambiguity: you scope a vague problem, ship it incrementally and clearly communicate what changed and whyFluency with AI coding tools and experience working on AI-first teamsExperience owning platform migrations and decommissions would be a plusHaving built an internal developer platform or self-service tooling that other engineers adopted is considered an assetComfort with LLM infrastructure, such as gateways, token cost attribution, rate limiting and provider failover, would be a plusTech stack includes GCP, Kubernetes, Pulumi, Postgres and Temporal Benefits Extended health and dental coverage that starts on day 1Eligibility for the Employee Stock Option Plan for all full-time employeesTake-the-time-you-need vacation policyMac or PC of your choice and access to top-tier toolingFitness and lifestyle perk discountsPerformance rewards, career development, coaching and annual performance reviewsAnnual company-wide kickoff in Vancouver, regular hub social events, and dog-friendly offices in Vancouver and TorontoDirect access to the leadership team, including the CEOOwn real infrastructure at real scale, with authority over the IaC, GKE and CI/CD architecture every engineering team depends onMake an immediate, measurable difference: faster pipelines, fewer flaky failures, lower GCP and LLM spend with clear per-team attribution, and on-call page volume that drops every quarterTurn SOC 2 and audit readiness into automated controls, with audit findings in your areas trending to zeroHelp shape how a fast-moving, AI-first engineering organization ships software safely Application Review Submit your application, including your resume and cover letter, through our online portal. Our team will carefully review your qualifications and experiences. We take pride in responding promptly, so if your application aligns with our current opportunities, you’ll hear back from us with next steps. Your journey with Toast begins here, and we’re excited to see what you bring to the table! Vetting Call If your application is successful, we’ll schedule a vetting call with a member of the Toast team. This 30-45 minute informal conversation is designed for us to get to know you better and assess your skills. Be prepared to discuss your past projects, the challenges you’ve tackled, and the impact you’ve made. This is your chance to shine and show us why you’re a great fit for the roles we offer. Profile Creation Once you’ve impressed us in the vetting call, we’ll create an unbiased profile that highlights your experience while minimizing common biases. Instead, we focus on your skills, industry experience, and the impact you’ve made. This way, your profile reflects your true potential and accomplishments. Client Submission After crafting your unbiased profile, we submit it to our trusted clients. We work closely with these clients to ensure they understand the value you bring. Throughout their interview process, we remain by your side, providing support and guidance. Our goal is to help you navigate the hiring process smoothly and confidently, ensuring you have the best chance to secure a role that fits your skills and aspirations.