macOS DevOps / Founding Engineer

Clera

• $150K — $200K *
San Francisco, CA 94112In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-10 years of experience in macOS DevOps and production infrastructure.
  • Strong proficiency in Swift is mandatory.
  • Experience with shell scripting (bash/zsh) for automation.
  • In-depth knowledge of CI/CD, monitoring, and infrastructure management.
  • Proven skills in macOS systems administration and troubleshooting.
  • High-level problem-solving abilities with system-level debugging.
  • Familiarity with Linux environments and networking concepts.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and operate large-scale macOS data center infrastructure.
  • Develop and enhance automation, deployment, and monitoring systems.
  • Create automation tools using Swift and shell scripting.
  • Manage end-to-end CI/CD pipelines and developer infrastructure.
  • Ensure high reliability and performance in production environments.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues in a live setting.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to streamline workflows.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to join a founding team at an AI messaging startup.
  • Hands-on role in an early-stage tech environment.
  • Collaborative culture with cross-functional teamwork.
  • Focus on innovation through continuous improvement in DevOps practices.
Full Job Description
About the Role

This is a founding-team opportunity to join the macOS DevOps function at an early-stage AI messaging infrastructure startup, working on-site in San Francisco. You'll build, operate, and scale macOS data center infrastructure that powers production AI agent workflows - keeping developer pipelines and production systems highly reliable and performant.
What You'll Do
  • Maintain and operate macOS data center infrastructure at scale.
  • Build and continuously improve automation, deployment, and monitoring systems.
  • Develop automation tooling using Swift and shell scripting (bash/zsh).
  • Manage CI/CD pipelines and developer infrastructure end-to-end.
  • Ensure system reliability, performance, and scalability across production environments.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve systems and infrastructure issues under production conditions.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering teams to support development and production workflows.
  • Drive continuous improvement in DevOps practices and operational excellence.
What We're Looking For
  • Demonstrated experience in macOS DevOps, building and delivering production macOS data center infrastructure (roughly 3-10 years of relevant experience).
  • Strong proficiency in Swift - this is a hard requirement.
  • Solid experience with shell scripting (bash/zsh) and infrastructure automation.
  • Deep knowledge of DevOps practices: CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, deployment, and infrastructure management.
  • macOS systems administration at scale - installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.
  • Strong systems-level debugging and problem-solving skills.
  • Familiarity with Linux environments and tooling.
  • Understanding of networking concepts, system performance tuning, and reliability engineering.
  • Bonus: experience managing macOS fleets or data center environments, familiarity with MDM tools (e.g., Jamf), knowledge of low-level macOS internals or system frameworks, or experience with Rust or Objective-C.
Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $150,000 - $200,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Location

On-site in San Francisco, California, United States. Remote candidates will not be considered for this position.
* Ladders Estimates

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