Senior DevOps Engineer

"Some companies see software development as a means to an end, Absorb is a company that actually puts software first and surrounds you with people who are passionate about their work, who are always willing to lend a helping hand, and who are quick to make you feel at home within the company." Jason R - Manager, Software Development

About the Role

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Absorb, you’ll play a key role in optimizing the reliability, scalability, and performance of our cloud-based (SaaS) Learning Management System.

You’ll partner closely with product development and operations teams to ensure our platform delivers a rich feature set, high availability, and a seamless experience for our customers.

This role is intentionally scoped for Senior to Staff level engineers. We’re looking for someone who not only executes at a high level, but can also guide others, influence systems at scale, and proactively improve how we operate.

What you'll do

• Own and operate the production environment, maintaining a holistic view of system health, availability, and performance
• Design, build, and maintain infrastructure and platform systems using automation-first principles
• Proactively create monitors and observability strategies (e.g., Sumo Logic, New Relic, Prometheus) to prevent issues before they occur
• Apply AI tools (Claude, Cursor) to enhance infrastructure operations, including debugging, monitoring, and performance optimization at the system level
• Measure, analyze, and optimize system performance to continuously improve uptime and user experience
• Provide operational support for large, distributed systems, including participation in on-call and incident response
• Diagnose and resolve complex production issues, and mentor others in debugging and troubleshooting approaches
• Partner with engineering teams to improve reliability through testing, release processes, and system design
• Contribute to and influence system architecture, ensuring scalability, resilience, and long-term maintainability
• Participate in capacity planning, platform management, and infrastructure roadmap discussions
• Drive automation and continuous improvement across infrastructure and deployment workflows
• Balance speed and reliability through clear service level objectives (SLOs)

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 7+ years in software development, IT, or similar
• 4+ years in DevOps, SRE, or cloud engineering roles
• Strong experience with AWS (Solutions Architect certification is a plus)
• Hands-on experience with:
• Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, CloudFormation)
• CI/CD systems and deployment pipelines
• Monitoring, observability, and performance tuning
• Scripting experience (PowerShell preferred)
• Experience supporting and optimizing web applications at scale
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to balance urgency and thoughtful execution
• Ability to work cross-functionally across teams and time zones
• Experience with AI tools (e.g., Claude)

Preferred experience

• Windows systems expertise
• Containerization (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes)
• CI/CD tooling (Git Lab, Bamboo or similar)
• Familiarity with .NET / C# ecosystem
• Experience working in AWS or Google/Azure environments

Are you ready to become an Absorber?

What we offer

• Fully remote-first work with flexible work arrangements 🏡
• Comprehensive Health and Wellness Benefits including retirement savings programs, eligibility for two different bonus plans, generous time off, comprehensive medical and dental benefits based on your country of location 🧘
• New Hire Equipment Allowance and monthly Flex Allowance to support your success 📦
• Endless opportunity for career growth and internal mobility 🌱
• Employee driven DE&I programs 🫶

Who are we?

Absorb Software is the leading global AI-driven learning platform provider, helping organizations unlock the full potential of their workforce. With its innovative Strategic Learning Systems (SLS) approach, Absorb empowers businesses to align learning with strategic goals, driving measurable impact and workforce agility. The Absorb LMS platform delivers personalized, scalable, and engaging learning experiences for employees, customers, and partners worldwide. Trusted by over 3,300 organizations and 34 million users, Absorb is redefining the future of workplace learning through cutting-edge AI, seamless integrations, and an unwavering commitment to innovation. We empower learners to enrich their lives, workplaces and communities.

Our values are simple

• We achieve exceptional results by genuinely caring about each other and the work we do
• We’re united, and we grow through our commitment to elevating continual learning!

AI @ Absorb

We believe in the power of AI and technology to make learning accessible to everyone. By exploring new tools and constantly experimenting, we’re redefining what’s possible. We take an AI‑first approach to unlock human potential, drive impact, and scale better outcomes. As the world evolves, Absorb is committed to growing with you. Investing in your skills every step of the way.

We use AI tools to support our recruitment process, such as organizing applications and highlighting potential matches based on role requirements. While these tools help streamline our review, all screening and final hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team. We encourage candidates to apply authentically and not rely solely on AI-generated responses in their applications.

Absorb is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment for all our people. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. Should you require any accommodation during the recruitment process, please indicate this on your application and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. For any questions, please contact us at accessiblecareers@absorblms.com

Successful candidates for this position will be subject to pre-employment background screening, including a criminal record check and must be able to show proof of legal eligibility to work in the country they have applied to without sponsorship.