Appen is hiring a DevOps Engineer

About Appen

Appen is a leader in AI enablement for critical tasks such as model improvement, supervision, and evaluation. To do this we leverage our global crowd of over one million skilled contractors, speaking over 180 languages and dialects, representing 130 countries. In addition, we utilize the industry's most advanced AI-assisted data annotation platform to collect and label various types of data like images, text, speech, audio, and video.

Our data is crucial for building and continuously improving the world's most innovative artificial intelligence systems and Appen is already trusted by the world's largest technology companies. Now with the explosion of interest in generative AI, Appen is helping leaders in automotive, financial services, retail, healthcare, and governments the confidence to deploy world-class AI products.

At Appen, we are purpose driven. Our fundamental role in AI is to ensure all models are helpful, honest, and harmless, so we firmly believe in unlocking the power of AI to build a better world. We have a learn-it-all culture that values perspective, growth, and innovation. We are customer-obsessed, action-oriented, and celebrate winning together.

At Appen, we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

As a DevOps Engineer, you will contribute to the maintenance, improvement, and scaling of our infrastructure. Drawing from principles of Platform Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering, you will help ensure our infrastructure's robustness, resilience, and efficiency. Familiarity with cloud technologies, automation, and continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) practices is required. If you're eager to solve complex problems and learn fast in a dynamic environment, we invite you to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in managing and improving the infrastructure that supports our software products.
• Collaborate with other DevOps engineers, developers, and QA engineers to optimize infrastructure, streamline deployments, and automate tasks.
• Support the development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor system performance and assist in implementing improvements.
• Contribute to enhancing system resilience and performance based on Site Reliability Engineering principles.
• Help ensure system compliance with security standards and assist with disaster recovery procedures.

• 1-3 years of experience in a DevOps role.
• Understanding of cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and experience with container orchestration systems like Kubernetes is a plus.
• Familiarity with automation tools and scripting languages.
• Basic understanding of CI/CD principles and practices.
• Good problem-solving abilities.
• Good communication skills.
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field is desirable.

Appen is the global leader in data for the AI Lifecycle with more than 25 years’ experience in data sourcing, annotation, and model evaluation. Through our expertise, platform, and global crowd, we enable organizations to launch the world’s most innovative artificial intelligence products with speed and at scale. Appen maintains the industry’s most advanced AI-assisted data annotation platform and boasts a global crowd of more than 1 million contributors worldwide, speaking more than 235 languages. Our products and services make Appen a trusted partner to leaders in technology, automotive, finance, retail, healthcare, and government. Appen has customers and offices globally.