Kindred is looking for a Senior / Staff Cloud Operations Engineer to serve as our infrastructure lead, owning key decisions on cloud architecture, platform strategy, deployment pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code. You’ll build robust, scalable infrastructure that powers our consumer product shaping the future of travel.

What You'll Do

Serve as infrastructure lead and own key decisions including cloud architecture, platform strategy, deployment pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code implementation.
Design, build, and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure that supports our growing platform and enables rapid product development.
Develop internal tools, automation, and backend services that improve developer productivity and operational efficiency.
Work directly with engineering and data teams to ensure infrastructure supports current needs while scaling for future growth.
Help establish infrastructure best practices and mentor engineers across the organization on cloud architecture, observability, and operational excellence.

What We're Looking For

5+ years of technical experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE roles.
Deep hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, VPC, IAM, etc.).
Strong coding skills (Python, Javascript/Typescript, or similar).
Experience building internal tools, automation scripts, and infrastructure services.
Experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
Experience with observability tools, monitoring, logging, and incident response practices.
Demonstrated success leading infrastructure initiatives and making critical architectural decisions.
Treat engineering as the client and see infrastructure as an enabler of innovation and rapid iteration.
Motivated by building platforms that empower teams and enable exceptional consumer experiences.
Ability to exercise strong judgment and make difficult tradeoff decisions balancing cost, performance, security, and velocity.
Excellent listener and strong communicator, working well cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
Comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity.
Enjoy building foundational systems that will support the company's growth for years to come.
Pragmatic approach to engineering—not dogmatic and know how to choose the best tool or process for the job.
Come to work with energy, humility, and positivity.

Nice to Have

Prior experience at a high-growth stage company.

Technical Stack

AWS: EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, VPC, IAM
Languages: Python, Javascript, Typescript
Tools: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CloudFormation

Team & Environment

You will work directly with engineering and data teams.

Benefits & Compensation

Competitive cash compensation and equity.
Comprehensive health benefits.
Flexible vacation policy.
Unlimited credits to stay at Kindred homes during your time as an employee.
$4,000 annual travel stipend to use toward travel costs to stay at a Kindred home.
Regular offsites to co-locate with the team.

Work Mode

This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco. We offer a remote-flexible work environment, encourage travel and adventure, and welcome working from Kindred HQ in San Francisco.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. Kindred does not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, genetic information, family care or medical leave status, marital status, domestic partner status, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by US federal, state or local laws, or the laws of the country or jurisdiction where you work.