Senior DevOps Engineer (New York City, Los Angeles, or San Francisco)

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Regard, you’ll scale and secure the infrastructure behind our healthcare AI platform. You’ll design, build, and own systems that make our applications reliable, secure, and easy to deploy, both internally and within customer environments. You’ll collaborate with engineering and customer IT teams to deliver seamless integrations, drive automation, and champion DevOps best practices.

As a senior engineer you’ll lead initiatives, set technical direction, and mentor teammates, all while keeping our infrastructure resilient and future-proof.

About Regard

Our mission is to bring world-class healthcare to everyone. Regard is the world’s first comprehensive, automated diagnosis tool. Regard streamlines clinical and revenue cycle efforts to dramatically improve hospital finances, patient safety, and physician happiness. We are excited by challenges, mission-oriented work, and meaningful relationships. We work closely with some of the top health systems in the country and are leading the change that healthcare - one of the largest and most inefficient industries in the world - needs. We want you to join us.

Our Tech Stack:

• Backend: Python (FastAPI, Flask), PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery


• Infrastructure & DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), AWS (SQS, SNS), GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, DataDog, OpenTelemetry, Pulumi

Responsibilities:

• Automate workflows and CI/CD pipelines to speed up delivery and reduce manual toil


• Build automated testing frameworks that ensure every deployment is reliable at scale


• Strengthen our security posture by implementing controls, conducting audits, and applying remediations


• Lead and support client integrations, ensuring smooth deployments into healthcare IT environments


• Evaluate and implement new tools, sharing best practices across the team


• Act as a technical leader and mentor within the DevOps team

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience/certifications


• 5+ years of experience in a DevOps, SRE, or similar role


• 3+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience


• Proficiency with Python scripting


• Deep experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi)


• Expertise with CI/CD pipelines and tooling (e.g., GitLab CI)


• Proficiency with observability systems (e.g., DataDog, OpenTelemetry)


• Practical experience leveraging AI coding tools in day-to-day software development (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, Codex)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with compliance frameworks (e.g., HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST)


• Expertise with GitOps tools (e.g., ArgoCD, FluxCD)


• Passion for leveraging AI in engineering and healthcare

Hybrid Work | Location | Work Authorization

• For this role, Regard is currently only considering candidates who are authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship, and are within the New York City, Los Angeles, or San Francisco metro areas


• Our expectation for this role is to be in the office 2 days per week. We may request more frequent in-office work during the onboarding period and team onsite weeks


• For those who enjoy working from our LA or Manhattan offices on a more regular basis, we offer catered lunches and other fun perks


• Additionally, hybrid employees have the flexibility to work from locations outside of their home office from up to 6 weeks per year

Comp | Perks | Benefits

• Eligible for equity


• 99% employer paid health benefits (Medical, Dental, and Vision) + One Medical subscription


• 18 PTO days/yr + 1 week holiday break


• Monthly health & wellness budget


• Company-sponsored team retreat + social events


• A sabbatical program

$165,000 - $210,000 a year

At Regard, we carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including your skills, qualifications, location, and experience. We expect the base salary range for this position to be $165,000 to $210,000. This is subject to change and may be modified in the future. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.

Our goal at Regard is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism and cooperation. Regard is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, gender identity, marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are proud of our supportive, inclusive workplace.

All candidates must successfully complete a background check as part of the hiring process.