Senior DevOps Engineer, Later
CA$140-155k
Social media marketing scheduling platform
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Social media marketing scheduling platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$140-155k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build the world’s first Social Revenue Platform.
Role
Who you are
- If you thrive on solving complex infrastructure challenges, building clean and automated systems, and creating leverage for engineering teams, we’d love to meet you
- 5–8 years of hands-on DevOps or cloud engineering experience in production environments
- Deep expertise with Kubernetes (EKS), Helm, and Argo CD
- Strong experience designing and managing AWS infrastructure (IAM, EC2, RDS, S3, VPCs, and networking)
- Proven track record using Terraform for scalable, auditable Infrastructure as Code
- Experience with Datadog, Prometheus, or equivalent observability tools
- Demonstrated success integrating SOC 2 / ISO 27001 controls in CI/CD pipelines
- A collaborative, solution-oriented mindset and a passion for automation and
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead the evolution of Later’s cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices. You’ll be the technical owner of our Kubernetes, AWS, and GitOps stack—driving scale, security, and automation across our platform
- This is a high-impact, cross-functional role that sits at the heart of our product reliability and growth. You’ll collaborate with engineering teams to build the tools, pipelines, and systems that power our products, enabling faster, safer, and more reliable releases
- Define and implement the long-term infrastructure roadmap aligned with engineering and product growth plans
- Partner with engineering leaders to ensure scalability, reliability, and security are built into every layer of our platform
- Evaluate emerging DevOps tools and practices to continuously improve system efficiency, observability, and developer experience
- Kubernetes Ownership: Design, deploy, and manage production-grade EKS clusters. Develop reusable Helm charts and ensure consistent, secure, and scalable deployments
- Infrastructure as Code: Build and maintain Terraform modules to manage AWS infrastructure with versioning, automation, and governance best practices
- Cloud Architecture: Design and optimize AWS environments (VPCs, RDS, S3, EC2, Lambda, and networking) for performance, security, and cost efficiency
- Observability & Reliability: Implement and maintain observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, CloudWatch), defining SLOs and proactive alerting for system health
- Security & Compliance: Embed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 controls into CI/CD pipelines—managing IAM, encryption, image scanning, and audit logging
- Automation: Build automated validation, rollback, and recovery processes that minimize manual intervention and downtime
- Partner with product and engineering teams to streamline CI/CD workflows using GitOps and Argo CD
- Mentor junior engineers, fostering learning and adoption of DevOps best practices across teams
- Collaborate with Security and IT teams to ensure compliance and data protection standards are embedded in infrastructure design
- Share insights and documentation that enable broader team autonomy and faster delivery
- Serve as a technical subject-matter expert for DevOps and infrastructure reliability within the engineering org
- Champion a “build it right” culture that values ownership, automation, and security as shared responsibilities across teams
- Lead infrastructure improvement initiatives, ensuring scalability as the organization grows
- Stay ahead of cloud-native and DevOps trends, identifying tools or methods that drive measurable impact
- Continuously evaluate infrastructure performance, cost, and efficiency—recommending improvements that align with business and engineering goals
- Contribute to documentation, runbooks, and post-mortem processes to strengthen organizational learning
- What success looks like:
- Kubernetes clusters and AWS infrastructure operate with high reliability, scalability, and observability
- Deployment pipelines are fast, consistent, and automated—reducing manual overhead
- Security and compliance requirements are seamlessly integrated into infrastructure and processes
- Engineering teams can deploy, monitor, and recover systems independently with confidence
- You are recognized internally as a trusted partner who drives operational excellence and helps elevate technical standards across the org
- Driven by Impact: You deliver results that matter—prioritizing high-value work, meeting deadlines, and adapting quickly while keeping outcomes clear
- Strategic & Customer-Centric: You anticipate risks and opportunities, connect decisions to long-term growth, and build trust through proactive insights
- Curious & Growth-Oriented: You seek knowledge, ask sharp questions, and apply learnings fast—challenging the status quo with a mindset of improvement
- Collaborative & Resilient: You thrive in change by staying resourceful, solution-focused, and positive—removing roadblocks, sharing insights, and keeping morale high
- Accountable & Honest: You own your work, hold yourself and others to a high bar, and use transparent feedback to drive growth
- Emotionally Intelligent: You build trust through empathy and collaboration, foster inclusion, and inspire others with grit, optimism, and integrity
Our take
Platforms like Instagram, Pinterest, and TikTok have become indispensable for businesses of all sizes, shaping their marketing strategies and driving success. Later specializes in assisting customers in navigating these channels. Offering a visually oriented suite of tools, the marketing platform enables marketing managers to schedule, analyze, and track sales from their content effectively.
Focusing on small businesses, Later is doubling down on its strategy, aiming to provide additional products tailored for marketers at these enterprises while expanding its geographic reach. This expansion of product capabilities not only caters to the evolving needs of small businesses but also helps Later mitigate platform risk from social media companies mimicking its services. Partnerships with platforms like TikTok and Instagram, featuring post scheduling, analytics, and conversation tools, showcase Later's commitment to innovation and staying ahead in the competitive landscape.
In a significant development, Later recently merged with Mavrck to become one single brand under the name Later. The unified entity brings together its flagship products to drive traffic and revenue from platforms like Instagram and TikTok. This move aims to enhance user experience, drive engagement, and allow brands and creatives to achieve their social marketing and revenue goals effectively.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2015
$1.2m
SEED
Dec 2014
$1.3m
SEED
Total funding: $3.8m
Company benefits
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Hybrid Work Environment
- Competitive Healthcare Benefits
- Stock Options
- Learning & Development Opportunities
Company HQ
Chinatown, Vancouver, BC
Leadership
Roger Patterson
(Co-Founder)Serial entrepreneur and Software Engineer, Roger has also co-founded Launch Academy, a non-profit grass-roots startup incubator, gaming company, Flock & Swarm Mobility and automated business intelligence company, Datacomb Data Services.
Ian Mackinn
(Co-Founder & CTO)Ian has had a hand in building enterprise-scale software products over a successful career at Google, SAP and Pulse Energy. Ian co-founded Placeling and was the Technical Lead at the mapping startup, Mapdash.
Cindy Chen
(Co-Founder)A design expert, Cindy has worked as Product Designer at Thinkific and as a Design Lead at Momentus Software.
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