Full-Time
Senior Software Engineer
Devops
Posted on 10/31/2025
Apna
1,001-5,000 employees
Free job search and professional networking platform
No salary listed
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
In Person
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- 4–6 years of experience in DevOps, SRE or platform engineering roles with a software engineering mindset
- Hands-on expertise in Kubernetes, Docker and service mesh architectures (Istio, Linkerd)
- Expertise in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, ArgoCD, Spinnaker or similar tools for automating and managing deployment workflows
- Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Loki or Datadog) for monitoring, logging and alerting
- Good understanding of AIOps and ML-driven automation, including anomaly detection, intelligent alerting and predictive incident response
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, particularly in complex, production-grade distributed systems
- Expertise in Infrastructure as a Code (IaaC) using tools like Terraform or Pulumi and proficiency in configuration management with Ansible, Puppet or similar tools
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures using tools like Kafka or cloud-native pub/sub messaging systems
- Good understanding of cloud cost optimization and efficiency practices through automation and resource management
- Experience integrating security scanning and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Trivy, Snyk or arnica
- Manage platform modernization initiatives including containerization, service mesh adoption and migration to microservices and serverless infrastructure
- Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines and self-service DevOps platforms to streamline software delivery across environments
- Develop and manage Infrastructure as a Code (IaaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation for scalable and repeatable deployments
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management and operations using tools like Ansible, Chef or Puppet
- Leverage AI/ML-driven automation for predictive alerting, anomaly detection, auto-scaling and intelligent incident response
- Build intelligent, self-healing systems focused on resilience, cost optimization and performance forecasting in public cloud environments
- Drive observability by establishing standards for monitoring, logging and alerting using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry and AIOps platforms
- Embed security and compliance into DevOps workflows by adopting DevSecOps practices throughout the software development lifecycle
- Evaluate emerging technologies and methodologies to improve system reliability, developer experience and platform scalability
- Participate in SRE on-call rotations, production support and post-incident reviews to continuously improve system resilience
- Build internal tools and automation solutions to enhance platform observability and operational efficiency
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and lead root cause analysis efforts for critical incidents
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, architecture and security teams to drive best practices and architectural alignment
- Support disaster recovery planning, backup strategy implementation and compliance initiatives (e.g., SOC2, ISO)
- Mentor junior engineers, promote knowledge sharing and foster a culture of engineering excellence
- Experience in building AI-powered automation or ML-assisted platforms is a plus
- Experience with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform and their managed services
- Exposure to data engineering workloads and large-scale data processing
- Experience working in fast-paced, high-ambiguity startup environments
Apna is a job and professional networking platform in India that helps blue-collar and entry-level workers find opportunities and connect with employers. It operates across 74 cities and supports about 70 job categories, making it easier for job seekers to search and apply online for free while employers can post vacancies without cost. Revenue comes from premium services for employers and partnerships with companies for targeted recruitment and advertising. Community features called Apna Groups offer career guidance and peer support, strengthening user engagement. Apna’s goal is to expand economic opportunities for India's growing working class by improving employability and linking job seekers with suitable jobs efficiently.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$193.5M
Headquarters
Bengaluru, India
Founded
2019
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- BlueMachines.ai Voice AI adopted in lending, insurance, healthcare sectors.
- MoU with Madhya Pradesh government creates 100,000 jobs annually.
- AI Job Prep logs 39 lakh minutes across 7.6 lakh interviews.
What critics are saying
- BlueMachines.ai cannibalizes core recruitment margins within 12-24 months.
- LinkedIn expansion captures Apna's blue-collar user base in 12-24 months.
- Nirmit Parikh's split focus slows jobs platform innovation in 6-18 months.
What makes Apna unique
- Apna targets blue-collar workers in 74 Indian cities with free job postings.
- Apna Groups foster community for career guidance among entry-level seekers.
- Elastic semantic search matches 50M candidates to jobs efficiently.
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↑ 2%Apna Group strengthens AI leadership bench, appoints John Philip as CBO for BlueMachines.ai. Apna Group has appointed industry veteran John Philip as Chief Business Officer for BlueMachines.ai, its newly launched enterprise Voice AI platform. The appointment comes at a time when Indian enterprises are moving decisively from experimentation to scaled deployment of AI solutions. According to a recent EY-CII report, 47% of Indian enterprises now have multiple AI use-cases live in production, reflecting a clear shift from pilots to performance. Blue Machines, launched recently, delivers enterprise Voice AI agents with sub-300 millisecond latency, multilingual capability and deployment cycles that go live within days instead of months. The platform is already being adopted across lending, mutual funds, insurance, healthcare, recruitment and edtech. As CBO, John will lead the business strategy for the Voice AI vertical, scale the enterprise pipeline across India and global markets, and strengthen go-to-market and revenue operations. He will work closely with Apna Group Founder and CEO Nirmit Parikh, along with product and engineering teams, to accelerate deployment cycles and deepen customer partnerships. John brings over two decades of leadership experience across enterprise technology, telecom, cloud infrastructure and AI-led solutions. In his previous role as Chief Revenue Officer at Gnani.ai, he drove revenue growth, enterprise partnerships and GTM strategy for its conversational AI business. Prior to this, he held senior positions at Avaya, Cisco, HP, AGC Networks, Avaya GlobalConnect, and TATA Telecom, leading multi-region mandates and building high-performing sales organisations. The leadership addition comes as enterprises accelerate the adoption of AI in core business operations. A recent Microsoft-ET study notes that 93% of Indian business leaders plan to deploy AI agents within the next 12-18 months, underscoring the growing demand for scalable, production-ready AI systems. "John's sales leadership experience across Avaya and Cisco gives him a sharp understanding of how large enterprises adopt mission-critical technology," said Nirmit Parikh, Founder & Group CEO, Apna Group. "Blue Machines is setting the benchmark in enterprise Voice AI with the fastest, most reliable deployments in the industry. With a strong product foundation and John's ability to build trust with enterprise customers, we are positioned to scale rapidly." Reflecting on his new role, John Philip, Chief Business Officer, Blue Machines, said, "Having spent years in enterprise technology, I have seen firsthand how difficult and unpredictable AI deployments can be. Most platforms take months to stabilize, and even then, the results are inconsistent. Blue Machines stood out to me long before I joined because it just works. The platform goes live in days or weeks, delivers consistently low latency across languages, and solves the hardest part of Voice AI - reliable production deployment. I am genuinely thrilled to lead a business that is setting this benchmark for the industry. The opportunity ahead is massive, and I look forward to working with Nirmit and the team to take Blue Machines to a global scale." Since its launch, Blue Machines has quickly positioned itself as a strong contender in India's enterprise AI landscape, driven by its real-time accuracy, multilingual capability, and production performance across regulated and high-volume sectors.
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