Senior Cloud Engineer, Sovrn
$130-160k
+ Equity + Bonus
5 days a week in office (Boulder, CO)
Advertising tools & services for content creators
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Advertising tools & services for content creators
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$130-160k
+ Equity + Bonus
5 days a week in office (Boulder, CO)
101-200 employees
Company mission
To empower independent content creators and publishers to grow their businesses and achieve the attention they deserve.
Role
Who you are
- Deep proficiency in AWS cloud services (VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, etc) with a track record of designing and owning secure, scalable, production-ready architectures using cloud-native design principles
- Deep familiarity with industry leading architecture and administration of Peta-scale data lakehouse platforms, such as Databricks, Snowflake, or similar
- Extensive hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) — building reusable internal modules, implementing policy-as-code, and architecting CI/CD pipelines for full infrastructure automation
- In-depth knowledge of cloud networking, security best practices, and Identity and Access Management; experience enforcing governance through automated policy checks
- Experience designing observability systems (metrics, logs, alerting) and applying data-driven approaches to incident management, root cause analysis, and operational improvement
- Demonstrated experience designing agent skills that will reduce the administrative drag of the engineering team. Champions for AI integration from inception and responsible for adoption into production environments
- Strong communication skills: ability to present complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences, negotiate cross-team requirements and timelines, and produce architectural documentation that others build from
- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect – Professional or DevOps Engineer) are a strong plus
- We understand that no candidate is perfectly qualified for any job. Experience comes in different forms, many skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. Even more important than your resume is a clear demonstration of accountability and the ability to thrive in a fluid and collaborative environment. We expect you to learn new things in this role and encourage you to apply if your experience is close to what we're looking for
What the job involves
- As a Senior Cloud Engineer at Sovrn, you are a key technical decision-maker and force multiplier for our engineering organization
- You'll design large-scale, enterprise-grade AWS architectures, lead the adoption of Infrastructure as Code and automation best practices across teams, and serve as an escalation point for complex production incidents
- This role bridges deep technical ownership with cross-functional dependencies — you'll mentor engineers at multiple levels, translate architectural decisions for non-technical stakeholders, and shape how we bjuild, observe, and continuously improve our data cloud platform
- Design large-scale, enterprise-level AWS cloud architectures (VPC, EC2, S3, IAM) that are secure, scalable, and cost-effective; act as the primary decision-maker on platform selection and cloud-native design patterns for your domain
- Manage, optimize, and scale a Databricks lakehouse layer to maximize performance, reduce costs and enforce governance frameworks (RBAC/ABAC, IAM, SCIM)
- Lead IaC adoption across teams — develop internal Terraform modules, implement policy-as-code, and architect CI/CD pipelines that fully automate infrastructure deployment and management
- Own observability for your services: design comprehensive monitoring, metrics, and alerting strategies that drive data-driven root cause analysis and meaningfully reduce escalation noise
- Implement AIOps solutions for automated anomaly detection; define standards for responsible AI use in operations and ensure AI tooling measurably improves reliability without introducing new risk
- Serve as an on-call escalation point for complex, cross-team incidents; apply expert-level troubleshooting skills to diagnose and resolve issues spanning multiple services and systems
- Own delivery of projects with multiple dependencies and lead large cross-team initiatives — coordinating across engineering to maintain clarity on scope, quality, and timelines
- Create high-level architectural documentation, contribute to the long-term technology roadmap, set documentation standards for the team, and help junior engineers develop their technical writing skills
- Stay current with emerging technologies and evaluate new tools for team adoption; contribute learnings back through internal tech talks, certification roadmaps, and structured mentorship of junior and mid-level engineers
Application process
- Priority deadline June 1, 2026
Our take
The monetization of online content creation can be very lucrative but requires time, resources and expertise outside of writing. Passionate writers who focus on storytelling and creating inspiring content may waste valuable time attempting to develop their business, and hiring somebody to do this is often too expensive for independent writers.
Sovrn tackles this in a smart way by providing writers with simple-to-use tools that take the stress out of monetization. It works with publishers and advertisers to provide opportunities to passionate writers, allowing them to focus on excelling at their job rather than dealing with distribution, monetization and operations - all of which Sovrn is able to handle.
The startup claims to be able to drive higher revenues and scale a publishing business, at the same time as allowing writers to focus on what they do best. It has seen significant investment that will enable it to pursue acquisitions and support the further expansion of its platform with more capabilities to be added in the future.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2022
$35.6m
LATE VC
Jul 2022
$36m
SERIES C
Total funding: $132.6m
Company benefits
- Work at a company that values your strengths. See the results of your actions. There are no barriers at Sovrn
- First-class health benefits, wellness options, and a host of life-improvement perks that help you be the best you
- Retirement benefits, 401k matching, and stock options show we’re equally dedicated to financial health
- In-house barista, catered lunches and breakfasts
- Volunteer opportunities
- Flexible vacation and a focus on mental and physical health mean you’ll have time for life outside the office
- Learn new skills. Pursue great ideas. Take on new opportunities and thrive in a workplace that rewards your efforts
Company HQ
Boulder, CO
Leadership
Walter Knapp
(CEO)Having studied at the University of Colorado, they worked as a Partner at Cambridge Technology, and Novell Ventures for a combined 6 years. They worked as SuSE Linux at Novel, COO of Lijit Networks, and COO of Federated Media Publishing before leaving in January 2014 to found Sovrn.
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