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Job Description:
Join Altera as a Cloud Devops/Site Reliability Engineer! The Cloud Devops/Site Reliability Engineer designs, develops, validates, and debugs software to enable Altera hardware features and to optimize for cloud, hybrid-cloud, and/or on-prem deployment models. Understands partner software stacks and optimizes full stack software (spanning firmware, drivers, OS, middleware, SDKs, frameworks, algorithms, and applications) as required to enable cloud software. May include the development of reference cloud platform software and improving or enabling customer designs to obtain the greatest value from Altera products within the cloud. May specialize in specific technology domains including data services (ingestion, database, analytics), AI/ML, and open-source development projects.
Key Responsibilities
Design and maintain containerized solutions using Docker and Kubernetes orchestration
Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation using Helm charts
Implement monitoring and observability solutions using Prometheus and Grafana
Ensure platform scalability, reliability, and performance optimization
Manage infrastructure as code practices and deployment automation
Implement autoscaling and resource optimization for compute-intensive workloads
Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery
Optimize system performance and resource utilization
Manage OCI artifact lifecycle, versioning, and caching strategies
Salary Range
The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.
$178.9K - $259.0K USD
We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
The candidate must have a Master's in Computer Science/Engineering or related field with 10+ years of experience in:
Cloud Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, and Kubernetes
Containerization: Advanced Docker skills and deep Kubernetes orchestration knowledge
DevOps: Shell scripting, Makefiles, and infrastructure as code practices
Registry Management: Container registries, artifact storage, and OCI compliance
Performance Optimization: Resource scheduling, autoscaling, and performance tuning
Monitoring & Observability: Production monitoring, alerting, and system reliability
Infrastructure as Code: Helm charts and Kubernetes deployment automation
License Management: Experience with FlexLM and software licensing systems
Job Type
Regular
Shift
Shift 1 (United States of America)
Primary Location:
San Jose, California, United States
Additional Locations:
Posting Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.
About the Company
Altera: Accelerating Innovators
Altera, an Intel Company, provides leadership programmable solutions that are easy-to-use and deploy in applications from cloud to edge, offering limitless AI possibilities. Our end-to-end broad portfolio of products including FPGAs, CPLDs, Intellectual Property, development tools, System on Modules, SmartNICs and IPUs provide the flexibility to accelerate innovation. Altera is helping to shape the future through pioneering innovation that unlocks extraordinary possibilities for everyone on th...
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