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Novoflow (YC X25)

Founding DevOps Engineer

san francisco, CA

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Novoflow (YC X25) lists this Founding DevOps Engineer opportunity in san francisco, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Join to apply for the Founding DevOps Engineer role at Novoflow (YC X25)

Location: San Francisco, CA

Base pay range

$120,000.00/yr - $250,000.00/yr

About Novoflow

Novoflow is building AI Employees for medical clinics. We see two industry‑breaking problems: over 400 EHRs, 1,000s of vendors, and millions of patients all lacking interoperability across healthcare, and a trail of operational inefficiency following it. We’re building the scalable, reliable, and safe AI infrastructure that solves this problem. With multi‑year contracts secured and strong investor backing from YC advisors and top investors, we’re scaling fast to meet skyrocketing demand.

Why Join Us?

Impact: Be a key contributor to cutting‑edge technology, transforming industries.

Growth: Thrive in a dynamic, high‑ownership environment alongside top‑tier talent.

Innovation: Work with advanced tools and push technological boundaries.

Autonomy: Drive your own initiatives and influence the company’s technical direction.

About The Role

We’re seeking a former team lead with hands‑on experience in building and deploying agentic systems and large‑scale data processing pipelines. You should take pride in your work and write high‑quality, scalable code. If you thrive in a fast‑paced, high‑ownership environment, we want to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

Build Product: Rapidly contribute to building the cloud infrastructure for AI employees, being the founding lead for cloud‑b.

Technical Leadership: Drive technical decisions and architecture design, shaping the foundation of our solutions.

Cross‑functional Collaboration: Work closely with co‑founders and other team members to translate business vision into actionable project plans.

Ownership: Take full product ownership from ideation to launch.

Who You Are / Must‑Haves

Startup Experience: Strong preference for candidates with prior startup experience. Former founders are especially valued for their entrepreneurial mindset and problem‑solving skills.

Prior Experience: 5‑15 years of hands‑on engineering experience. Team leads or principal DevOps engineers who have grown teams from an early stage.

Educational Background: Ideally, candidates should have attended a college ranked in the top 50 in the United States.

Backend Skills: Strong background in JS/Typescript and Python (we also build voice agents!)

Frontend Skills: Proficiency in Next.js.

Cloud Platforms: AWS services, Terraform, and Postgres.

Scalability: Docker, CI/CD pipelines, etc.

Regulatory: Basic or professional experience with HIPAA is useful.

Perks & Benefits

Competitive Compensation: Base salary plus equity

Gym Membership

Wellness allowance

Full health, dental, and vision coverage

Live with us in a dedicated 3,500 sq. ft. hackerhouse.

A large snack supply

Interview Process

Intro call with CTO (20 min)

Live coding round with CTO (1 hr)

Take home assignment (2 hrs)

Work trial (between 2‑7 days)

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Technology, Information and Internet

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Worksite address

san francisco, CA, 94199, US

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