Launch Potato
LeadSRE/DevOpsEngineer
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“Lead SRE/DevOps Engineer at Launch Potato. Skills: SRE, DevOps, Cloud infrastructure, CI/CD. Own cloud infrastructure. Evolve CI/CD platform”
What You'll Achieve.
Ship faster; Zero unplanned downtime; Technical controls implementation; Eliminate ad hoc git; Gate production on tests; Monthly cost reporting
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting; Incident triage
On-call rotation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years AWS infrastructure, Deep Terraform expertise, Build SRE function from scratch, Complete ownership of SRE function, Experience with multi-site company, PaaS or microservices required, CI/CD pipeline ownership, PagerDuty experience, Stand up on-call rotation
Nice to Have
Kubernetes experience a plus
What You'll Do.
Own cloud infrastructure
Evolve CI/CD platform
Manage compliance posture
Define on-call rotation
Create runbook library
Build observability dashboards
Migrate production workloads
Deliver SOC 2 evidence
Publish Terraform module library
Implement automated rollback
Gate production on tests
Stand up cost reporting
Detect budget anomalies
Provide savings recommendations
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Product teams; Product engineers; Executive leadership
Communication Scope
Executive presentations; Technical communication
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
WHO ARE WE? Launch Potato is a profitable digital media company that reaches over 30M+ monthly visitors through brands such as FinanceBuzz, All About Cookies, and OnlyInYourState. As The Discovery and Conversion Company, our mission is to connect consumers with the world’s leading brands through data-driven content and technology. Headquartered in South Florida with a remote-first team spanning over 15 countries, we’ve built a high-growth, high-performance culture where speed, ownership, and measurable impact drive success. WHY JOIN US? At Launch Potato, you’ll accelerate your career by owning outcomes, moving fast, and driving impact with a global team of high-performers. BASE SALARY: $160,000 to $190,000 per year, paid semi-monthly MUST HAVE: 5+ years of production AWS infrastructure experience with deep Terraform expertise. Hands-on experience building the SRE function from scratch and had complete ownership. Experience with a multi-site company where PaaS or microservices are required. CI/CD pipeline ownership in one or more previous roles. PagerDuty experience and standing up an on-call rotation. EXPERIENCE: 5+ years hands-on with AWS, Terraform, CI/CD pipeline ownership, and SRE tooling (OpenTelemetry, Grafana, PagerDuty or equivalent) in a production environment. YOUR ROLE Own and evolve Launch Potato's cloud infrastructure, CI/CD platform, and compliance posture. Build the SRE function from the ground up so product teams can ship faster without compromising reliability, security, or cost control. OUTCOMES Stand up the SRE practice from scratch: on-call rotation, PagerDuty configuration, SLA/SLO definitions for core infrastructure services, runbook library, and observability dashboards that tie site performance to business metrics. Complete the AWS multi-account migration: move production workloads to an isolated account with zero unplanned downtime. Deliver SOC 2 Type I audit-ready infrastructure evidence package: own the technical controls implementation en
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