DevOps Engineer
Micro1 • Remote
Education
Bachelor's
Type
Hourly
Pay Rate
$50–$100/hr
Actively Hiring
30 openings
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Role Title: DevOps Engineer Role Type: Contractor Location: Remote micro1 is engaging DevOps Engineers to contribute to a dynamic customer project focused on scalable, modern cloud infrastructure. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters. This opportunity is ideal for professionals passionate about automation, infrastructure as code, and continuous improvement, with a special focus on strong written and verbal communication skills.
Key responsibilities
- Design realistic DevOps tasks based on production-style scenarios (CI/CD, containers, orchestration, IaC, monitoring, incident response)
- Write working reference solutions with clear setup and validation steps
- Review AI-generated output, identify failures, and write precise corrections with reasoning
- Maintain a strict quality bar on correctness and reproducibility
- Share structured feedback that improves future task design
Required qualifications
- 3+ years of professional experience in DevOps, SRE, Platform, or Infrastructure engineering
- Strong coding ability in Python, Go, Bash, or TypeScript (this role needs real code, not scripts alone)
- Practical depth in CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins), Docker, Kubernetes, and at least one cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi, or CloudFormation)
- Advanced Linux and Git
- Professional English, written and spoken
- Availability of at least 20 hours per week
Preferred qualifications
- Observability stack experience (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, OpenTelemetry)
- Security, secrets management, or platform reliability background
- Open source contributions or technical writing
- Previous AI training data or model evaluation work
Requirements
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- CI/CD
- Python
- Linux
- Must be eligible to work in Remote
How long hiring takes
Across the AI training platforms we refer candidates to, the median gap between referral and hire is about 30 days. It varies by platform and role, so treat it as a rough guide for this one.
Interview Prep
Sample questions for a DevOps Engineer role, written in-house to help you prepare.
How do you design a CI pipeline to keep build times fast as a codebase and test suite grow?
I parallelize test execution across multiple runners and use caching for dependencies and build artifacts that haven't changed, rather than rebuilding everything from scratch on every run. I also separate fast unit tests from slower integration tests so the pipeline can give quick feedback before running the full suite.
What's your approach to managing infrastructure as code across multiple environments, like staging and production?
I use the same templates or modules across environments with environment-specific variables, rather than maintaining separate configurations that drift apart over time. Testing infrastructure changes in staging before applying them to production catches issues that only show up when the change actually runs.
How do you decide what should run as a separate service in a container orchestration setup versus being bundled together?
I split services based on independent scaling needs and deployment cadence, since bundling components with very different resource profiles or release schedules into one container makes both harder to manage. I avoid over-splitting into services so small that the coordination overhead outweighs the benefit.
What steps do you take to make a deployment process safe enough to run without manual intervention?
I build in automated health checks and rollback triggers so a bad deployment is caught and reverted automatically rather than relying on someone noticing manually. I also roll out changes gradually, like canary deployments, so a problem affects a small percentage of traffic before it's caught.
This listing calls for these tools directly. Prep for the technical screen:
Why this role
The DevOps Engineer role at micro1 pays $50-$100 per hour for engineers experienced with Kubernetes, Terraform and CI/CD pipelines on Linux systems. The project centers on scalable, modern cloud infrastructure rather than application development. The infrastructure background itself is the qualifying skill for this role.
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Common questions
Can I apply to Micro1 from outside the US or UK?
Yes. Micro1 accepts applicants from most countries worldwide, unlike DataAnnotation or Outlier, both of which cap access to a handful of English-speaking countries. Most roles still require strong written and spoken English.
Does Micro1 monitor your computer while you work?
On many projects, yes, through time-tracking tools that take periodic screenshots to verify active hours. Check the specific project's requirements before accepting if desktop monitoring is a dealbreaker.
What does asynchronous AI training work mean in practice?
No set hours, no check-ins, no meetings. You log in when you want, pick up an available task, complete it, and submit; nobody is waiting on you in real time. That's different from remote employment, where you're expected online during business hours. The tradeoff: you're competing with others for available tasks, so an empty queue means there's simply nothing to do until more work is released.
What does Software Engineering work look like for a DevOps Engineer?
Tasks here are scoped to Software Engineering, not generic labeling. As a DevOps Engineer, expect to draw on real domain judgment (evaluating outputs, correcting errors, or providing expert reasoning specific to Software Engineering) rather than following a one-size-fits-all rubric. If you don't have hands-on Software Engineering background, this is likely not the right listing to start with.
What specific skills does this listing call for?
Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, and Python are named directly in the listing. If you don't have hands-on experience with these, expect the screening process to test for them directly rather than accepting adjacent experience as a substitute.
What does the 'openings' count on this listing mean?
It's Micro1's live count of how many candidates it's still trying to place for this specific role, 30 right now, not a countdown on your individual application. A higher number signals more active demand; it doesn't lower the bar for acceptance.
How much does this specific role pay?
This listing is posted at $50–$100/hr, an hourly rate. The range reflects experience level and negotiated terms, not a placeholder, so where you land in it depends on your background and the assessment. Pay can change between when we last checked the listing and when you apply, so confirm the current number on the platform's own application page before committing time.
What happens when I click Apply on this listing?
You'll be taken to Micro1's external site to complete your application there. This listing links through a referral, but the process is identical to applying directly; the link just routes you correctly. Create an account on their site and follow their onboarding steps.