Hands-on DevOps Engineer to own infrastructure strategy and execution for an agritech SaaS platform serving thousands of farmers.

DevOps Engineer

About the Company

MapMyCrop is an agritech SaaS platform on a mission to help farmers optimize yield through data-driven insights. We are building the operational backbone for India's agriculture sector. As a pre-Series A/early growth startup, we offer a dynamic environment where you will own infrastructure strategy and execution while we scale. Our platform serves thousands of farmers, and every hour of uptime directly impacts their livelihoods.

Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on DevOps Engineer to be the infrastructure architect and operator for our platform. In this mid-to-senior role (2–5+ years), you will design, deploy, and maintain systems that serve thousands of farmers. You will work directly with engineering and product teams, making strategic decisions that directly impact business outcomes. This is a hands-on role where you will do the work yourself, not manage others (at least initially). You will wear multiple hats: infrastructure designer, deployment engineer, on-call responder, security champion, and AWS cost optimizer. You need to be comfortable with ambiguity, move fast, and take ownership end-to-end.

Key Responsibilities

• Deployment & Release Pipeline: Manage GitHub workflows and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, or migrate to GitLab/CircleCI if needed). Handle code promotions: dev → staging → production. Manage artifact storage (Docker registries, S3, etc.). Deploy releases with zero-downtime when possible; own rollback procedures. Maintain release notes and deployment runbooks. Debug pipeline failures and unblock engineers.
• AWS Infrastructure & Cloud Operations: Design and provision AWS infrastructure (EC2, RDS, VPC, S3, Lambda, ALB, CloudFront, etc.). Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) for reproducibility. Manage databases (RDS, Aurora, backups, snapshots, point-in-time recovery). Optimize cloud costs—right-sizing instances, reserved instances, storage tiers. Network architecture: VPCs, security groups, NACLs, VPN access. Implement secrets management (AWS Secrets Manager, Parameter Store). Own disaster recovery planning and testing (RTO/RPO targets).
• Monitoring, Logging & Observability: Set up centralized logging (CloudWatch, DataDog, ELK, or similar). Build dashboards and alerts for infrastructure health and application metrics. Implement distributed tracing for debugging production issues. Establish SLOs/SLIs for platform reliability. Own on-call rotation and incident response (initially).
• Security & Compliance: Implement security best practices: SSL/TLS, encryption at rest/in-transit, IAM policies. Manage access control: AWS IAM, bastion hosts, SSH key rotation. Run security audits and patch management. GDPR/data privacy compliance for farmer data (critical for agritech). Document security posture and help with customer trust reviews.
• Operational Excellence: Automation: Write scripts to eliminate manual work (Python, Bash, Go). Implement automated backups and disaster recovery procedures. Capacity planning: forecast when you'll hit limits and provision proactively. Technical documentation: runbooks, architecture diagrams, troubleshooting guides. Keep systems stable during growth: your reliability is the business's reliability.
• Collaboration: Partner with backend/frontend engineers to understand deployment needs. Help with local dev environment setup (Docker, Docker Compose, etc.). Support product/ops with environment provisioning for testing. Mentor junior engineers on infrastructure concepts.

Tech Stack

• Cloud: AWS (EC2, RDS, VPC, S3, Lambda, ALB, CloudFront, IAM, Secrets Manager, Parameter Store)
• IaC: Terraform (preferred), CloudFormation
• Containers: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), Docker Swarm/ECS
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI
• Monitoring: CloudWatch, DataDog, ELK, Prometheus, New Relic
• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Aurora
• Scripting: Python, Bash, Go (nice-to-have)
• OS: Linux/Unix
• Version Control: Git

Requirements

Must-Have

• AWS expertise: 2+ years hands-on experience (EC2, RDS, VPC, IAM, Cloud)
• CI/CD pipelines: Experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar
• Infrastructure-as-code: Terraform or CloudFormation (we prefer Terraform)
• Container orchestration: Docker and either Kubernetes or Docker Swarm/ECS
• Linux/Unix: Comfortable in shell, troubleshooting systems, reading logs
• Scripting: Python or Bash for automation
• Git & Version control: Strong fundamentals (branching, merging, rebasing)
• On-call experience: Can respond to production incidents calmly and systematically

Nice-to-Have

• Kubernetes: EKS experience or other managed k8s platforms
• Databases: MySQL/PostgreSQL tuning, replication, backup strategies
• Monitoring tools: DataDog, New Relic, Prometheus, or similar
• Security: Experience with SSL certificates, IAM policies, secrets management
• Cost optimization: Track record of reducing cloud spend while maintaining performance
• Startup experience: Have worked in a startup where you wore multiple hats
• Agritech or domain: Bonus if you understand farming or agricultural data
• Go or Rust: For building internal tools

Attributes We’re Looking For

• Self-directed: Identify problems and solve them without hand-holding.
• System thinker: Understand how pieces fit together. See interdependencies. Anticipate bottlenecks.
• Proactive: Don't wait for things to break. Implement observability, alerting, and safeguards upfront.
• Comfortable with ambiguity: We don't have documented runbooks for everything. You'll write them.
• Fast learner: New tech emerges constantly. You should enjoy learning and adapting.
• Customer-centric: Remember that downtime affects farmers' livelihoods. Reliability matters.
• Collaborative, not siloed: You'll work closely with engineering. Good communication is essential.
• Scrappy: In a startup, sometimes you'll hack a solution together before building the perfect one.

Interview Process

1. Phone screen (30m): Culture fit, motivation, baseline skills
2. Technical round (90m): AWS architecture, design, troubleshooting scenarios
3. Practical exercise (take-home, 2-3h): Deploy a service, write infrastructure code
4. Founder/Management chat (30m): Vision, growth, role expectation
5. Reference & offer

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location

In person (Pune)

MapMyCrop is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Must have 2+ years of AWS experience, CI/CD, Terraform, Docker/Kubernetes, Linux, scripting, Git, and on-call experience. Nice-to-haves include EKS, database tuning, monitoring tools, security, cost optimization, startup experience, agritech domain, and Go/Rust.

Health insurance, Paid time off