DevOps Engineer
pulseMillbrae (CA)
About the role
Overview:
Pulse is tackling one of the most persistent challenges in data infrastructure: extracting accurate, structured information from complex documents at scale. We have a breakthrough approach to document understanding that combines intelligent schema mapping with fine-tuned extraction models where legacy OCR and other parsing tools consistently fail.
We are a small, fast-growing team of engineers in San Francisco powering Fortune 100 enterprises, YC startups, public investment firms, and growth-stage companies. We are backed by tier 1 investors and growing quickly.
What makesour tech specialis our multi-stage architecture:
Layout understanding with specialized component detection modelsLow-latency OCR models for targeted extractionAdvanced reading-order algorithms for complex structuresProprietary table structure recognition and parsingFine-tuned vision-language models for charts, tables, and figuresIf you are passionate about the intersection of computer vision, NLP, and data infrastructure, your work at Pulse will directly impact customers and shape the future of document intelligence.
What we are looking for:
5 days in-office at our San Francisco officeEager to learn and adapt quicklyPrior startup or founding experience is a plusAbout the Role
Design and operate a secure platform for multi-tenant and dedicated VPC deployments. Make provisioning, monitoring, and upgrades simple and predictable.
Responsibilities:
Build and maintain Terraform modules and GitHub Actions CI and CDOperate EKS, autoscaling, ingress, and secrets managementImplement SSO, network controls, and audit loggingSet up logging, metrics, and tracing with clear SLOsDrive capacity planning and cost optimizationRequirements
4+ years in DevOps or platform engineeringStrong Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, and Linux fundamentalsExperience supporting security reviews and compliance evidenceNice to have
GPU workloads, Triton Inference Server, HashiCorp VaultSponsorship
Sponsorship available.
Compensation and benefits:
Competitive base salary plus equity, performance-based bonus, relocation assistance for Bay Area moves, daily meal stipend, medical, vision, and dental coverage.
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