As a DevOps Engineer at Droyd, you will own the systems that make software deployment reliable across our robots and edge infrastructure. You will build release processes, improve deployment confidence, and create operational tooling that supports both engineering velocity and fleet reliability.
🏢 About Droyd
Droyd builds autonomous robotic systems that operate in real production environments. We design the hardware, develop the control stack, and generate the data that enables generalist robotics.
🎯 The Role
In this role, you will be responsible for building and maintaining release and deployment pipelines for robots and edge systems, owning operational workflows across local development, Jetson devices, and production environments, and improving deployment confidence, reproducibility, and rollback safety across the fleet.
✅ Key Responsibilities
Build and maintain release and deployment pipelines for robots and edge systems
Own operational workflows across local development, Jetson devices, and production environments
Improve deployment confidence, reproducibility, and rollback safety across the fleet
Improve OTA and fleet management workflows for deployed hardware
Handle cross-compilation workflows from x86_64 to aarch64 for Jetson-based systems
Work on the infrastructure behind certs, JWKS, QUIC, and other reliability-critical systems
Work closely with robotics and software teams to standardize release, update, and system management practices
Drive process improvements in messy real-world systems
📌 Required Qualifications
Have strong DevOps or infrastructure engineering experience
Have deep Linux and Ubuntu experience
Have hands-on experience with JetPack and Jetson-based systems
Have experience with Docker Compose, systemd, fleet management, or OTA workflows
Can design practical deployment systems for hardware and edge environments
Have strong technical judgment and can drive process improvements in messy real-world systems
⭐ Desirable Experience
Experience with Balena or Balena Etcher
Experience with embedded Linux or robotics deployments
Experience supporting cert, auth, or transport infrastructure in production systems
🎁 Benefits
Compensation: $120K–$200K base salary, plus equity
