At Sonder, we believe that every person deserves to feel safe, supported, and empowered to be at their best - wherever they are. That’s why we’re redefining workplace health, safety, and wellbeing through a seamless blend of technology and human expertise. Sonder’s mobile platform provides 24/7, real-time support from a dedicated team of safety, medical, and mental health professionals - ensuring that our members receive immediate care when they need it most. In critical situations, we go beyond digital support, offering on-the-ground assistance to manage time-sensitive incidents.
By harnessing real-time insights, we enable organisations to take proactive steps toward a healthier, safer future, which leads directly to tangible bottom-line business outcomes.
An Exciting Time to Join Sonder!
Since our founding in 2017, Sonder has experienced rapid growth, expanding operations across Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. Backed by Australia’s leading venture capital firms, Seek and Blackbird, we are well-capitalised and on a mission to scale globally, partnering with corporations, educational institutions, and government agencies to transform workplace wellbeing at scale.
Our impact and scale:
- 1,000,000+ members across multiple countries
- 200+ team members, plus an extensive network of on-the-ground responders
If you’re passionate about using technology and human expertise to drive meaningful change, join us in shaping the future of workplace wellbeing!
About the role
We’re looking for a driven Mid-Level DevOps Engineer to help scale and secure our cloud-based platform. You’ll automate infrastructure, manage CI/CD pipelines, and optimise cloud applications to ensure high performance and availability. Using tools like Jenkins, and Docker, you’ll play a crucial role in supporting our rapid growth and maintaining system reliability. This is a hands-on, impactful role where you’ll collaborate with diverse teams, tackle complex challenges, and directly contribute to the success of Sonder’s platform.
What you’ll be doing
- Automating Infrastructure: Use CDK, and CloudFormation to automate infrastructure provisioning, ensuring scalable, repeatable deployments.
- Managing CI/CD Pipelines: Work with Jenkins and similar tools to automate code integration, testing, and deployment pipelines for efficient software delivery.
- Containerisation & Orchestration: Leverage Docker to manage containerised applications, ensuring scalability, resilience, and seamless operations.
- Cloud Management: Deploy, manage, and optimise applications and infrastructure on AWS (or other cloud platforms) to maintain high availability.
- Monitoring & Observability: Use monitoring tools to track performance, logs, and system health, ensuring timely issue detection and resolution.
- Incident Response & Security: Proactively identify and address system vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance with security best practices and safeguarding critical infrastructure.
- Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams, providing infrastructure support and sharing best practices to drive continuous improvement.
Who are we looking for?
The ideal candidate has a growth mindset and is passionate, self-motivated, and takes pride in producing high-quality work every day. Above all else, you - the ideal candidate - will embody the Sonder values and love working in a fast-paced, dynamic workplace.
What you bring to the team;
- 4-5+ years of experience in DevOps or Cloud Engineering, with a focus on infrastructure, automation, and security.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
- Strong scripting and automation skills with Python or Shell scripting to automate tasks and improve efficiency.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like CDK, or CloudFormation.
- Proficiency with AWS (or other cloud platforms) for deploying, managing, and optimising cloud-based applications.
- Expertise in CI/CD with tools like Jenkins for automating integration, testing, and deployment pipelines.
- Knowledge of containerisation and orchestration using Docker.
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including DNS, load balancers, firewalls, and VPNs.
- Experience with monitoring, observability tools, and ensuring system health.
- Growth mindset with a commitment to continuous learning, problem-solving, and team collaboration.
Why join Sonder?
At Sonder, we thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance environment with a strong commitment to our people. Our team is a collaborative, vibrant group of passionate professionals, dedicated to making a real impact on people’s lives every day.
- Hybrid and flexible working environment. Enjoy the perfect balance of in-office collaboration and work from home flexibility, empowering you to optimise your productivity and work-life balance.
- Gain free access to the Sonder app for you and your family, offering 24/7 on-demand support for health, wellbeing, and safety.
- $1000 annual contribution as part of your development plan + 2 days of study leave
- Paid parental leave with an attractive return to work policy, 12 weeks for Primary Carers and 4 weeks for Secondary Carers, plus our Primary Carers return to work at 80% for the first 3 months at full pay.
- Participate in our Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP) for you to be a part of Sonder’s success.
- Salary packaging novated leasing.
- Access $250 annually to fund to invest in your wellbeing, empowering you to choose the support that best fits your needs.
- Free coffee on Tuesdays and catered lunch on Thursdays.
- Team social fund to connect with your team, plus monthly company wide social events.
- Dog-friendly office.
- Volunteer leave. 2 days per year to participate in meaningful causes and contribute back to the community.
Check out our life page for more info - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sondersafe/life/
Sonder is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace for everyone. We offer equal opportunities to all, regardless of race, gender, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or any protected status. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and join us in fostering a respectful and empowering environment.
Due to the nature of our industry, all Sonder employees are required to complete a National Police Check and WWCC
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