Junior DevOps Engineer

Job Overview

Vultr is seeking a highly motivated Junior DevOps Engineer to help build, support, and scale our Cloud Native Engineering stack—including VKE (Vultr Kubernetes Engine), VLB (Load Balancers), VCR (Container Registry), Vultr Inference, and our Open Source tooling ecosystem. This is a hands-on remote work engineering position where you’ll work on real infrastructure, contribute to real systems, and grow quickly by working alongside senior engineers building the future of Vultr’s cloud.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage in day-to-day operations of VKE, VLB, VCR, and related cloud-native services


• Assist in building automation with Ansible, Terraform, and internal tools


• Develop Go-based utilities and internal tooling under senior guidance


• Support Kubernetes clusters and dive into components like containerd, runc, CNI, CSI, and controllers


• Participate in improving reliability, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure workflows


• Contribute to Vultr’s open-source projects (terraform provider, vultr-cli, govultr, etc.)


• Troubleshoot issues across Linux, Kubernetes, networking, and cloud infrastructure


• Document systems, runbooks, and operational processes

Required Qualifications

• 1–2+ years experience with Linux systems or DevOps/SRE concepts


• Some experience with Kubernetes (personal or professional)


• Familiarity with container runtimes (containerd, runc) and Docker


• Basic Go programming skills or interest in becoming Go-first


• Understanding of Terraform, Ansible, or similar automation tooling


• Foundational knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/IP, load balancing, firewalls)


• Strong willingness to learn cloud infrastructure from the inside out

About Vultr

Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 32 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions.

Benefits

100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans. 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting. Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year. 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan. Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year. $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year. Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month. Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month. Company paid Wellable subscription.