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Senior DevOps Engineer roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations under the software developer SOC code, requiring at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field. Most sponsoring employers file in the annual H-1B cap lottery, though cap-exempt institutions like universities and nonprofits hire year-round.
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Location: Burlingame, CA
Department: ESS Engineering
Reports to: Senior Manager, Software Engineering
Position Type: Full-time
About the Company
Peak Energy is the first American venture to advance globally proven sodium-ion battery systems as the storage standard for the new era of renewable energy on a resilient grid.
Sodium-ion is cheap, readily available, and safe — making it the leading contender in a rapidly evolving market.
Our leadership team is powered by decades of expertise in scaling gigawatt-level innovation at world-class companies such as Tesla, Northvolt, Apple, Powin, Enovix, Zipline, Solid Power, SunPower, and Fluence. We are backed by strategic investment and product partners including TDK Ventures, Eclipse Ventures, and GM Ventures.
We recently announced America's first sodium-ion grid storage factory in Sacramento with production starting Q1 2027, and over $1B in signed customer commitments including Jupiter Power and Energy Vault.
About the Role
Peak Energy is looking for a DevOps Engineer to build and scale the cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and automation systems supporting our grid-scale battery storage technology.
As Peak grows from pilot deployments to gigawatt-scale production, our software infrastructure must scale alongside our products. You'll help establish the foundation that enables our engineering teams to develop, test, and deploy software efficiently and reliably.
This is a hands-on infrastructure engineering role focused on cloud services, Infrastructure as Code, database provisioning, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation. You'll build and maintain the systems that connect our development environments, manufacturing operations, and deployed battery systems to the cloud.
You'll work closely with software, test, and manufacturing engineering teams to improve automation, reliability, and scalability across our software infrastructure.
- Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure supporting Peak's battery storage software, data pipelines, and engineering applications.
- Develop and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for software builds, testing, and deployment across development and production environments.
- Define, provision, and manage cloud resources using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, establishing scalable and repeatable infrastructure practices as Peak expands its manufacturing operations and deployed battery fleet.
- Partner with software and test engineering teams to integrate automated testing and validation into development and deployment workflows.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to improve infrastructure reliability, performance, and observability.
What You'll Bring (Minimum Qualifications)
- 4+ years of experience in DevOps, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or a related technical role.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform or equivalent tooling.
- Experience designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar tools.
- Experience provisioning, configuring, and managing cloud infrastructure on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Experience deploying and managing cloud databases, including PostgreSQL or similar relational database systems.
- Proficiency in Python, Bash, or other scripting languages for infrastructure automation.
- Experience with cloud networking, access management, monitoring, and infrastructure security.
- Experience supporting software deployments and troubleshooting production infrastructure.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or containerized application deployments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Microsoft Azure services, including Azure Functions, Service Bus, Azure Monitor, or Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
- Experience with IoT device infrastructure and management.
- Experience supporting automated testing infrastructure, hardware-in-the-loop testing, or engineering validation environments.
- Familiarity with data ingestion pipelines, streaming infrastructure, or cloud-connected devices.
- Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Grafana, Datadog, or Application Insights.
- Experience supporting manufacturing systems, industrial automation, IoT, or hardware-integrated software.
- Familiarity with database administration, backup and recovery, and infrastructure performance optimization.
- Prior experience building infrastructure and deployment processes in an early-stage or rapidly scaling engineering organization.
Our Core Values
- Speed Through Focus — Move fast but understand why. Focus on the goal, don't sacrifice quality.
- Mission Over Self — Put the company's mission and team success ahead of individual interests.
- Face the Brutal Truth — Transparency, honesty, big-picture curiosity. Fearless decision making.
- Be a Good Person — Kindness, collaboration, and teamwork.
Compensation & Benefits
The salary range for this role is $180,000 - $240,000, with actual pay varying based on work location, experience, and skills. Our competitive benefits package includes:
- Flexible time off
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Strong 401(k) plan
- Equity opportunities
- Many great work perks
Join us to thrive in a supportive environment while making a meaningful impact in the energy sector!
At Peak Energy Technologies Inc., we believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace makes us a more capable, innovative, and competitive company. We welcome people who represent diversity in their backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. Peak Energy Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, aiming to reach our company's full potential by cultivating an inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
DevOps Engineer
Location: Burlingame, CA
Department: ESS Engineering
Reports to: Senior Manager, Software Engineering
Position Type: Full-time
About the Company
Peak Energy is the first American venture to advance globally proven sodium-ion battery systems as the storage standard for the new era of renewable energy on a resilient grid.
Sodium-ion is cheap, readily available, and safe — making it the leading contender in a rapidly evolving market.
Our leadership team is powered by decades of expertise in scaling gigawatt-level innovation at world-class companies such as Tesla, Northvolt, Apple, Powin, Enovix, Zipline, Solid Power, SunPower, and Fluence. We are backed by strategic investment and product partners including TDK Ventures, Eclipse Ventures, and GM Ventures.
We recently announced America's first sodium-ion grid storage factory in Sacramento with production starting Q1 2027, and over $1B in signed customer commitments including Jupiter Power and Energy Vault.
About the Role
Peak Energy is looking for a DevOps Engineer to build and scale the cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and automation systems supporting our grid-scale battery storage technology.
As Peak grows from pilot deployments to gigawatt-scale production, our software infrastructure must scale alongside our products. You'll help establish the foundation that enables our engineering teams to develop, test, and deploy software efficiently and reliably.
This is a hands-on infrastructure engineering role focused on cloud services, Infrastructure as Code, database provisioning, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation. You'll build and maintain the systems that connect our development environments, manufacturing operations, and deployed battery systems to the cloud.
You'll work closely with software, test, and manufacturing engineering teams to improve automation, reliability, and scalability across our software infrastructure.
- Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure supporting Peak's battery storage software, data pipelines, and engineering applications.
- Develop and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for software builds, testing, and deployment across development and production environments.
- Define, provision, and manage cloud resources using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, establishing scalable and repeatable infrastructure practices as Peak expands its manufacturing operations and deployed battery fleet.
- Partner with software and test engineering teams to integrate automated testing and validation into development and deployment workflows.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to improve infrastructure reliability, performance, and observability.
What You'll Bring (Minimum Qualifications)
- 4+ years of experience in DevOps, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or a related technical role.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform or equivalent tooling.
- Experience designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar tools.
- Experience provisioning, configuring, and managing cloud infrastructure on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Experience deploying and managing cloud databases, including PostgreSQL or similar relational database systems.
- Proficiency in Python, Bash, or other scripting languages for infrastructure automation.
- Experience with cloud networking, access management, monitoring, and infrastructure security.
- Experience supporting software deployments and troubleshooting production infrastructure.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or containerized application deployments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Microsoft Azure services, including Azure Functions, Service Bus, Azure Monitor, or Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
- Experience with IoT device infrastructure and management.
- Experience supporting automated testing infrastructure, hardware-in-the-loop testing, or engineering validation environments.
- Familiarity with data ingestion pipelines, streaming infrastructure, or cloud-connected devices.
- Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Grafana, Datadog, or Application Insights.
- Experience supporting manufacturing systems, industrial automation, IoT, or hardware-integrated software.
- Familiarity with database administration, backup and recovery, and infrastructure performance optimization.
- Prior experience building infrastructure and deployment processes in an early-stage or rapidly scaling engineering organization.
Our Core Values
- Speed Through Focus — Move fast but understand why. Focus on the goal, don't sacrifice quality.
- Mission Over Self — Put the company's mission and team success ahead of individual interests.
- Face the Brutal Truth — Transparency, honesty, big-picture curiosity. Fearless decision making.
- Be a Good Person — Kindness, collaboration, and teamwork.
Compensation & Benefits
The salary range for this role is $180,000 - $240,000, with actual pay varying based on work location, experience, and skills. Our competitive benefits package includes:
- Flexible time off
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Strong 401(k) plan
- Equity opportunities
- Many great work perks
Join us to thrive in a supportive environment while making a meaningful impact in the energy sector!
At Peak Energy Technologies Inc., we believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace makes us a more capable, innovative, and competitive company. We welcome people who represent diversity in their backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. Peak Energy Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, aiming to reach our company's full potential by cultivating an inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Senior Devops Engineer
Verify your SOC code before applying
Senior DevOps Engineer roles are typically filed under SOC 15-1252 (Software Developers) or 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators). Check the O*NET profile for your target role so your resume language aligns with what the employer will certify on the LCA.
Check employer LCA history on Migrate Mate
Search Senior DevOps Engineer LCA filings by employer on Migrate Mate to see which companies have actively sponsored this role. Prioritize employers with consistent filing history over those with a single filing, since repeat sponsorship signals an established internal process.
Target cap-exempt employers for off-cycle hiring
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-affiliated entities are exempt from the H-1B cap and can file year-round. Cloud infrastructure and platform engineering roles exist at these institutions, letting you start without waiting for the April lottery window.
Confirm the prevailing wage tier before negotiating
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV prevailing wage for your target SOC code and metro area. Employers must certify the offered wage meets at least Level I, so knowing the tiers helps you evaluate whether an offer is LCA-compliant before you sign.
Request premium processing if your start date is fixed
USCIS offers premium processing for H-1B petitions, which guarantees a decision within 15 business days. If your current OPT or status expires close to your intended start date, ask the employer explicitly whether their immigration counsel will include it, since some skip it by default to reduce cost.
Document infrastructure scope to support specialty occupation
USCIS has issued RFEs on DevOps roles when job duties appear operational rather than theoretical. Your offer letter and support letter should emphasize design authority, architectural decision-making, and degree-required technical judgment, not just tool administration or on-call responsibilities.
H-1B Visa Senior Devops Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior DevOps Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, Senior DevOps Engineer roles qualify when the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a closely related field. USCIS evaluates the actual job duties, not just the title. Roles that emphasize system design, infrastructure architecture, and engineering judgment are stronger candidates than those framed primarily around tool administration or operations support.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Senior DevOps Engineers?
Sponsoring employers span cloud-native tech companies, financial services firms, large enterprise IT departments, and government contractors. The most reliable way to identify them is to search DOL Labor Condition Application disclosure data, which records every employer that has filed an LCA for this role. Migrate Mate surfaces that filing history by employer so you can filter for companies with a consistent H-1B sponsorship track record for DevOps positions.
Can my employer file an H-1B petition outside the annual lottery?
Cap-exempt employers, including universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government research organizations, can file H-1B petitions at any time without participating in the lottery. If a private company wants to hire you outside the April window, the only option is a cap-exempt concurrent employment arrangement or waiting for the next registration period. USCIS publishes the current registration and filing timeline each fiscal year.
What documentation strengthens an H-1B petition for a DevOps role?
The employer's support letter should detail how the role requires theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge. For Senior DevOps Engineers, that means documenting responsibilities like designing CI/CD architecture, evaluating infrastructure-as-code frameworks, and leading technical decisions, rather than listing tools used. Your academic transcripts and any credential evaluations for foreign degrees also need to confirm the relevant field of study.
How does the H-1B prevailing wage requirement affect DevOps job offers?
DOL requires employers to pay the prevailing wage for the SOC code and geographic area listed on the LCA before USCIS will approve the petition. Senior DevOps Engineer roles typically map to Level III or Level IV wage tiers given the seniority and specialization involved. You can verify the applicable wage using the OFLC Wage Search by entering the job's SOC code and the employer's worksite location before evaluating any offer.