Cloud / DevOps Engineer
Run the infrastructure that runs India
DevOps engineers automate deployments, build CI/CD pipelines and keep cloud infra reliable. Severe talent shortage at Indian banks, fintechs and SaaS — strong tier-2/3 opportunity with cert-based hiring (AWS/Azure/GCP).
Skills that matter on day one
4 skills curated from real job postings — not college textbooks.
Git & Version Control
toolBranching, PRs, code review. Day-1 expectation at every engineering team.
English Communication
softClear written/spoken English — the single biggest tier-2/3 unlock for remote and global roles.
Cloud (AWS / GCP)
technicalCompute, storage, networking, IAM and serverless on the two clouds powering 80% of Indian startups.
Python
technicalGeneral-purpose language powering data science, ML, automation and backend at every major Indian product startup.
Salaries by city & experience
Sourced from LinkedIn, AmbitionBox & Glassdoor. Updated quarterly.
| Role | City | Level | Range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRE / Cloud Architect | Bengaluru | Senior (6+y) | ₹22.0L – ₹50.0L | ₹32.0L |
| DevOps Engineer | Bengaluru | Junior (1-3y) | ₹7.0L – ₹16.0L | ₹11.0L |
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