Senior DevOps Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure & Automation)

Full-time, Berlin

At The Global Talent Co., we connect top global talent with leading technology companies worldwide. This position is a direct hire with BLOCKS, a Berlin-based startup revolutionizing cloud cost optimization. The initial contact will be with The Global Talent Co., but your employment and day-to-day work will be directly with BLOCKS.

About the Company

BLOCKS is a Berlin-based startup revolutionizing cloud cost optimization for startups and SMEs. Combining a group-buying model with its AI agent “Major Tom,” BLOCKS guarantees 20% savings from day one through automated infrastructure efficiency. With strong funding, rapid growth, and an AI-native engineering culture, BLOCKS empowers small, autonomous teams to create outsized impact.

About the Job

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you’ll design, automate, and scale the cloud infrastructure powering BLOCKS’ AI-first platform. This is a hands-on role, where you’ll build and optimize multi-cloud systems (AWS/GCP), implement infrastructure as code, and manage Kubernetes clusters and CI/CD pipelines.

You’ll also play a key role in cloud cost optimization (Savings Plans, RIs, spot instances) and support LLMOps/MLOps deployments, ensuring AI workloads run efficiently and securely. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a 0→1 environment, balancing infrastructure excellence with rapid product iteration.

What You’ll Do

• Design, deploy, and maintain multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP) with a focus on scalability and reliability.

• Implement infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation) to automate deployments.

• Manage Kubernetes clusters, Docker containers, and microservices.

• Build and scale CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab) for fast, reliable deployments.

• Optimize cloud costs through Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and spot instances.

• Develop automation scripts in Python or Go to streamline operations.

• Deploy and manage LLMOps/MLOps pipelines (RAG systems, AI workloads).

• Enhance monitoring and observability with CloudWatch, Grafana, and Prometheus.

What You Bring

• AWS Certification: DevOps Engineer Professional or Solutions Architect Professional.

• Hands-on expertise with AWS and GCP, including IAM/RBAC and cross-account roles.

• Strong experience with infrastructure as code: Terraform, CloudFormation.

• Proven skills in cloud cost optimization (RIs, Savings Plans, spot).

• Solid background in Kubernetes, Docker, and microservices orchestration.

• Proficiency in Python or Go automation.

• Experience with LLMOps/MLOps deployments (pipelines, RAG systems).

Strong Plus

• Monitoring & observability tools: CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus.

• Database operations: PostgreSQL, time-series databases.

• CI/CD experience: GitHub Actions, GitLab, blue-green deployments.

• API development for billing integrations (REST/GraphQL).

• Slack integrations: bots, workflows, enterprise security.

Why Join BLOCKS

• Zero to One: The opportunity to build a category-defining product from scratch.

• True ownership: Small teams, high autonomy, fast learning cycles, and zero politics.

• Top-of-market compensation: Competitive salary and participation in a virtual stock option program.

• Relocation support: Assistance provided for candidates relocating to Berlin.