Sr. DevOps Engineer

About NIO

NIO is a pioneer and a leading company in the premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. NIO aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users.

NIO is a global smart electric vehicle company founded in November 2014. Dedicated to shaping a sustainable and brighter future together by providing high-performance smart electric vehicles and exceptional user experiences, NIO is the first car company listed on the NYSE, HKEX and SGX. NIO currently has three major brands under its umbrella: NIO, ONVO and firefly.

Ten years into establishment, NIO is now one of the leading companies in the global premium smart electric vehicle market, committed to fostering its own research and development capabilities for core technologies. As of the end of June 2025, the company had filed for and obtained over 9,900 patents. Additionally, NIO has developed NIO Full Stack, a collection of 12 technology domains.

Currently, NIO has R&D centers and manufacturing facilities in over 10 locations, including Shanghai, Hefei, Beijing, Nanjing, San Jose, Munich, Oxford, Budapest, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi. Additionally, it has built a sales and service network across 10 countries and regions, including China, Europe, the Middle East and the Greater Caucasus, serving users in over 350 cities worldwide.

NIO currently offers nine premium smart electric vehicle models under the NIO brand, two smart electric vehicle under the ONVO brand and one small, smart, high-end electric vehicle under firefly brand.

About the Position

We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer to support NIO Digital System development and production environments. This role is critical to ensuring system reliability, security, scalability, and cost efficiency across multiple NIO product platforms. The ideal candidate will manage and optimize CI/CD workflows, infrastructure, and automation tools such as Jenkins, Git, Artifactory, and Kubernetes, enabling faster innovation and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines to ensure uninterrupted development and deployment.
• Proactively resolve infrastructure and build issues across Jenkins, Git, and Artifactory environments.
• Implement automation for build, test, and deployment processes to improve delivery speed.
• Optimize workflows and integrate tools to streamline development cycles.
• Monitor and rationalize infrastructure usage to reduce operational costs.
• Decommission legacy systems and migrate workloads to modern, cost-efficient platforms.
• Manage SSL certificates, access controls, and compliance requirements.
• Eliminate security risks by enforcing best practices and addressing vulnerabilities.
• Support cross-region migrations and global collaboration for distributed teams.
• Ensure system performance and reliability across multiple Kubernetes clusters and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 3 years strong experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab/GitHub, Artifactory).
• Proficiency in Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, cloud infrastructure optimization, and Grafana dashboards
• Knowledge of monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana) and performance tuning.
• Expertise in security best practices, certificate management, and compliance.
• Proficiency in Ubuntu OS.
• Scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar) for automation.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities in complex environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with global infrastructure support and cross-region deployments.
• Familiarity with cost optimization strategies in cloud environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills for working with distributed teams.

Benefits:

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time NIO employee, you are eligible for the following benefits on the first day you join NIO:

• CIGNA EPO, HSA, and Kaiser HMO medical plans with $0 for Employee Only Coverage.
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plan. Both provide options with a $0 paycheck contribution covering you and your eligible dependents.
• Company Paid HSA (Health Savings Account) Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible CIGNA medical plan
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with Brokerage Link option
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time
• 13 Paid Holidays a year
• Paid Parental Leave for first 8 weeks at full pay (eligible after 90 days of employment with NIO)
• Paid Disability Leave for first 6 weeks at full pay (eligible after 90 days of employment with NIO)
• Voluntary benefits including: Voluntary Life and AD&D options for you, your spouse/domestic partner and dependent child(ren), pet insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Mobile Cell Phone Credit
• Mobile benefit app supporting you and your dependents with benefit questions on the go & support with benefit billing questions
• Free lunch and snacks
• Onsite gym
• Employee discounts and perks program