Senior Software Engineer - DevOps, Engineering Productivity

Who We Are

Baton is seeking ambitious individuals who desire the autonomy and agility of a startup environment combined with the backing, power, reach, and stability of a highly respected logistics industry giant.

Baton is the Silicon Valley-based technology innovation lab for Ryder, a leading logistics company that owns 260k trucks and manages $7.4B of freight.

Prior to the September 2022 acquisition, Baton was a venture-backed start-up that operated a fleet of trucks and hung out at truck stops to truly understand the challenges at hand.

The Problem We’re Solving

Our mission is to eliminate supply chain waste by creating a digital platform to manage freight and eliminate supply chain waste.

There are 500 million hours wasted in trucking each year, over 3 billion gallons of fuel wasted per year from trucks idling, and 1 in 5 trucks on the road driving empty at any given point. This has a massive impact on the environment, the lives of millions of drivers, and ultimately, the cost of goods that we all pay. Baton is fixing that, and you will too through the impactful work you’ll do here.

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Role Senior Software Engineer - DevOps, Engineering Productivity

Location Hayes Valley, San Francisco, CA

Basic Job Details

Office days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Work from home days: Monday and Friday

Job type: Full time

Job Description

As a Senior DevOps Engineer on the Engineering Productivity Pod, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the productivity of our engineering team. You will leverage your expertise in cloud infrastructure, automation, and tooling to ensure scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, driving innovative solutions, and mentoring junior engineers. Ideal candidates are proactive, experienced problem-solvers with strong development skills in Python and a passion for optimizing engineering processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain engineering tooling to enhance productivity.
• Scale our infrastructure to enable for cost efficiency
• Implement and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS and Kubernetes.
• Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate and optimize deployments.
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to distill complex problems into technical solutions.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to other engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced Python Proficiency: Extensive experience with Python.
• Cloud Infrastructure Expertise: Strong experience with AWS and Kubernetes.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficiency in using IaC tools for automation.
• Leadership and Mentorship: Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a technical team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in computer science or related field.
• 5+ years experience in software development or DevOps.
• Experience in a environment with 24/7 operational needs (ex fintech)
• Proven track record in enhancing engineering productivity and scaling infrastructure.
• Comprehensive knowledge of modern cloud and DevOps technologies

The Perks

• Competitive salary and bonus structure
• Annual bonus and Long Term Incentive Plan participation
• Hybrid work schedule
• 401k with matching
• Medical, Dental, and Vision health coverage
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (15% discount to market value)
• Hyper-stable, publicly traded enterprise
• Collaborative, fun, and tech forward office in Hayes Valley (San Francisco)

Compensation Range: The annual base salary range for this position is $156,000 - $217,000*

Compensation will vary based on factors including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience. In addition to base salary, Baton's full-time employees are eligible for an annual performance bonus.

 

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Why You Should Join

• Have an immediate impact
  • With Ryder’s existing customer base of 50,000+ companies and an internal headcount of 43,000, the scale and impact of our products will be large and far-reaching, from day one.
• Opportunity to grow and lead in a Fortune 500 company
  • You’ll get to work in a rapidly growing, startup-like environment while having the stability and backing of Ryder and its full executive team.
• Creative, fast-paced environment to solve impactful problems in supply chain
  • We’re going to design completely new tools for an industry that hasn’t been rethought in decades. And to do this, we need people who think differently.