DevOps/SRE

About the Position

DevOps/SRE

We are seeking a skilled DevOps/SRE professional for vetted contract roles at top product companies. Specializing in Kubernetes, CI/CD, and cloud platforms, you will have the opportunity to work on senior DevOps/SRE/Platform Engineer projects.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend services
• Write clean, maintainable code
• Collaborate with frontend team

Requirements

• DevOps
• Python
• Django
• AWS
• SQL
• JavaScript
• CSS
• HTML
• Terraform
• Docker
• Prometheus
• Grafana

Nice to Have

• Experience with Kubernetes (multi-cluster, multi-cloud)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins)
• Knowledge of IaC (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation)
• Experience with AWS / GCP / Azure deployments
• Understanding of cloud cost optimization (FinOps)
• Experience with observability tools (Datadog, Grafana, New Relic)

We Offer

• Competitive salary: $20-30 USD/hour
• Remote work options
• Professional development budget

About the Company

Lemon.io is a developer talent marketplace connecting DevOps Engineers, SREs, and Platform Engineers with funded product companies and SMBs for remote contract roles. Developers pass vetting once (5 days average) and get continuous access to a pipeline of pre-vetted projects. Lemon.io rejects 60% of applying companies based on funding stability, product clarity, technical specs, and engineering culture.

How it Works

• Apply once. Pass vetting in 5 days.
• We continuously send you projects matched to your stack, rate, and timezone - until the right one lands.
• Once you pass vetting, no re-screening for new projects.
• During your first week, your success manager ensures clear expectations, documentation, and a direct line to the engineering lead.

Contract work, without the instability

• Average contract length: 9+ months
• Average downtime between contracts: <2 weeks
• Average re-matching time if a project ends early: 48 hours

Addressing the "what if" fears

• What if I get stuck on "production is broken, fix it tomorrow" rescue work? We screen for this. DevOps clients with broken production environments must show a clear remediation plan, runbook documentation, and engineering culture before joining the pool. Our 60% company rejection rate is relevant for DevOps, where rescue-job markets dominate other freelance platforms.
• What about being on-call 24/7? Standard for DevOps work - but Lemon.io contracts specify on-call expectations upfront. You'll know the on-call rotation, response SLAs, and incident severity definitions before accepting any match. Clients who expect 24/7 response without proper rotation get filtered out during company vetting.