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Hybrid
Somerville, MA, USA
140K-170K Annually
Senior level
Hybrid
Somerville, MA, USA
140K-170K Annually
Senior level
As a DevOps Engineer, you'll build and manage scalable infrastructure, design CI/CD pipelines, automate workflows, and enhance system security and resilience.
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Join Modulate as we pioneer the future of conversational intelligence.

Modulate is the leader in conversational voice intelligence. We enable platforms and enterprises to deeply understand how people communicate and take timely action based on those insights.

Our products help detect harm, prevent fraud, and build safer, more trusted online and real-world voice environments. We are building a self-serve Conversation Intelligence Platform — APIs, workflows, and applications that bring voice understanding to customers at enterprise scale.

We are building a self-serve Conversation Intelligence Platform — APIs, workflows, and applications that bring voice understanding to customers at enterprise scale.

We’re looking for a DevOps Engineer to own and build the foundation of our infrastructure and developer platform.

Your Impact

You will lay the groundwork for scalable, resilient infrastructure that enables our products to grow rapidly and reliably. Your work will directly accelerate development velocity and unlock new product capabilities.

Build the DevOps foundation for multiple core products from the ground up
Enable faster, more reliable deployments across engineering teams
Establish best practices that scale with the company
Improve system resilience, observability, and security
Help position Modulate as a premier AI platform company

What You Will Do
  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines
  • Build and manage infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/OpenTofu)
  • Develop tooling to automate repetitive engineering workflows
  • Own monitoring, alerting, and incident response systems
  • Integrate security best practices into infrastructure and deployment processes
What We Are Looking For
  • 5+ years of experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
  • Proficiency with Terraform or OpenTofu
  • Experience with Docker and containerized environments
  • Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., Datadog, Grafana, PagerDuty)
  • Experience building systems from the ground up and making architectural decisions
Benefits

At Modulate, we prioritize people and sustainability—because doing great work requires feeling supported and safe. Some of our key benefits include:

  • Competitive salary + equity- Full health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible PTO, with a strong culture of taking it
  • Weekly team lunches with dietary accommodations
  • Hybrid work: core in-office days with flexible remote options
  • Regular leadership and industry learning sessions
  • Support for career development and continued learning
  • Up to 8 weeks work-from-anywhere policy
  • A deeply inclusive, human-centered culture
Pay Transparency

Modulate believes in transparency as a cornerstone of equity and trust. Compensation for this role is based on seniority, skills, and experience.

Salary: $140,000 to $170,000
Equity: Offered
Other perks: HSA, FSA, 15 holidays, professional growth resources

About Modulate

Modulate is on a mission to make voice a force for good online. Our tools help communities thrive by proactively detecting toxic behavior, protecting user identity, and empowering safety teams. We’re trusted by leaders in gaming and beyond—and we’re growing fast.

We believe that great cultures don’t just happen. That’s why we’ve built a foundation of intentional systems: from bias-reducing hiring practices to transparent pay to tools that help teams collaborate across communication styles. At Modulate, we treat people like people—and we’re building technology that does the same.

Ready to join us? Apply here or reach out directly—we’re excited to meet you.

A quick note as you apply

We kindly ask that you apply through the website rather than emailing [email protected].

For the questions “Your fit for the role,” “Your values/goals,” and “Why Modulate?” on our application form, we kindly ask that you focus your responses on experiences and motivations that directly relate to the role.

Please avoid including details that would reveal protected demographic information (such as race, age, gender, ethnicity, or sexual orientation), as we strive to assess all candidates equitably and without bias.

We also want to hear your authentic voice. While it can be helpful to use tools to support your thinking, we ask that your responses reflect your own perspective.

Top Skills

Datadog
Docker
Grafana
Opentofu
Pagerduty
Terraform
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