DevOps Engineer

Company: Merlin Labs
Location: Boston
Posted on: February 19, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description About Merlin: Merlin is a venture backed aerospace startup building a non-human pilot to enable both reduced crew and uncrewed flight. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, Merlin is scaling alongside our customers to begin leveraging autonomy today to solve some of aviation’s biggest challenges. About You: You are a proactive and detail-oriented DevOps Engineer with a passion for building scalable, secure, and automated infrastructure. You thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy collaborating across teams to streamline development workflows, improve CI/CD pipelines, and ensure system reliability. With a solid foundation in cloud platforms (such as AWS, Azure, or GCP), infrastructure as code (like Terraform or CloudFormation), and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes), you bring both technical depth and a strong problem-solving mindset to the table. You are driven by continuous improvement and eager to contribute to a culture of operational excellence. The Role: Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for our software development team. Automate and improve software build and deployment to our test systems, from software-in-the-loop all the way up to flight test aircraft. Support Database Management activities in the context of ML/NLP Coordinate between our software, flight test, and IT teams to ensure tools and infrastructure support all of our activities. Document and communicate work to encourage uptake of new tools around the team. Qualifications: BS in Computer Science or a related subject, or equivalent experience. 5 years of experience in DevOps roles. Demonstrable deep experience with Linux, Git, Docker, AWS, CI/CD tools, relational database management and configuration, infrastructure and configuration management tools like Terraform or Ansible. AWS and Azure experience. Bonus: Knowledge of networking and network security best practices. Experience supporting ML workflows. Experience managing Mysql, MariaDB, or PostgreSQL. Experience with software products that include a physical systems component, such as aircraft and robotics. This position is based on-site at Merlin HQ in Boston, MA. Once you’re here, you’ll enjoy a variety of on-site perks designed to make your workday enjoyable and convenient. These include catered lunches featuring a rotating menu of delicious options, an assortment of snacks to keep you fueled throughout the day, and a selection of beverages, including coffee, tea, and other drinks, to keep you refreshed. Our goal is to create an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally Merlin Labs offers an innovative, entrepreneurial, and team-focused startup environment. We also offer a top-notch benefits package (health, dental, life, unlimited vacation, and 401k with match) and work/life integration. Being part of the Merlin team allows you to become part of a small team that supports professional development while working together to achieve our mission. Merlin Labs is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military service or obligation or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All job offers are contingent upon the candidate passing background and reference checks. At this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or consider candidates who require visa transfers. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to: people@merlinlabs.com Merlin Labs does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

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