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Hourly Developer Operations Jobs in Novato, CA (NOW HIRING)

DevOps Engineer

San Francisco, CA · Remote

$55 - $75/hr

AWS Solutions Architect/SysOps/DevOps , Azure Solutions Architect , GCP Professional Cloud ... Hourly contractor transitioning to compensation based on throughput of quality work. Application ...

DevOps Engineer

Richmond, CA · Remote

$40 - $75/hr

... other engineers -- who are driving real-world impact in AI development. Our platform offers an ... Projects are paid hourly starting at $50-75+/hr , with bonuses on high-quality and high-volume work ...

DevOps Engineer

Fairfield, CA · Remote

$40 - $75/hr

... other engineers -- who are driving real-world impact in AI development. Our platform offers an ... Projects are paid hourly starting at $50-75+/hr , with bonuses on high-quality and high-volume work ...

DevOps Engineer

Berkeley, CA · Remote

$40 - $75/hr

... other engineers -- who are driving real-world impact in AI development. Our platform offers an ... Projects are paid hourly starting at $50-75+/hr , with bonuses on high-quality and high-volume work ...

DevOps Engineer

Santa Rosa, CA · Remote

$40 - $75/hr

... other engineers -- who are driving real-world impact in AI development. Our platform offers an ... Projects are paid hourly starting at $50-75+/hr , with bonuses on high-quality and high-volume work ...

DevOps Engineer

Oakland, CA · Remote

$40 - $75/hr

... other engineers -- who are driving real-world impact in AI development. Our platform offers an ... Projects are paid hourly starting at $50-75+/hr , with bonuses on high-quality and high-volume work ...

DevOps Engineer

Vallejo, CA · Remote

$40 - $75/hr

... other engineers -- who are driving real-world impact in AI development. Our platform offers an ... Projects are paid hourly starting at $50-75+/hr , with bonuses on high-quality and high-volume work ...

DevOps Engineer

San Francisco, CA · Remote

$40 - $75/hr

... other engineers -- who are driving real-world impact in AI development. Our platform offers an ... Projects are paid hourly starting at $50-75+/hr , with bonuses on high-quality and high-volume work ...

DevOps Engineer

Daly City, CA · Remote

$40 - $75/hr

... other engineers -- who are driving real-world impact in AI development. Our platform offers an ... Projects are paid hourly starting at $50-75+/hr , with bonuses on high-quality and high-volume work ...

Cloud Architect

San Francisco, CA · Remote

$55 - $75/hr

AWS Solutions Architect/SysOps/DevOps , Azure Solutions Architect , GCP Professional Cloud Architect , CKA/CKAD . Compensation & Legal * Hourly contractor transitioning to compensation based on ...

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How much do hourly developer operations jobs pay per hour?

As of Jun 1, 2026, the average hourly pay for hourly developer operations in Novato, CA is $69.50, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $73.37 and $84.66 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Hourly Developer Operations vs Hourly Software Developer?

AspectHourly Developer OperationsHourly Software Developer
Primary FocusManaging deployment, infrastructure, and system reliabilityWriting, testing, and maintaining software applications
Skills & CertificationsDevOps tools, scripting, cloud platformsProgramming languages, software development frameworks
Work EnvironmentOperations teams, cloud environments, continuous integration systemsDevelopment teams, coding environments, project-based
Common UsageEnsuring system uptime, automation, deploymentBuilding new features, bug fixes, software design

Hourly Developer Operations professionals focus on system deployment, automation, and infrastructure management, while Hourly Software Developers concentrate on creating and maintaining software applications. Both roles require technical skills but serve different aspects of the software lifecycle.

What are the most commonly searched types of Developer Operations jobs in Novato, CA? The most popular types of Developer Operations jobs in Novato, CA are:
What cities near Novato, CA are hiring for Hourly Developer Operations jobs? Cities near Novato, CA with the most Hourly Developer Operations job openings:
Infographic showing various Hourly Developer Operations job openings in Novato, CA as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 20% Internship, 32% Full Time, 27% Part Time, and 21% Contract. Highlights an 80% In-person, and 20% Hybrid job distribution, with an average salary of $144,556 per year, or $69.5 per hour.

DevOps Engineer

Mercor

San Francisco, CA • Remote

$55 - $75/hr

Full-time

Posted 26 days ago


Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Cloud Computing Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $55–$75/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use daily. Include architecture docs, runbooks, RFCs, incident post-mortems, capacity plans, cost reports, SRE review decks, and email threads. Represent platforms like HashiCorp Terraform, Datadog/Splunk, GitHub Actions, and Okta.
  • Design multi-step tasks grounded in your real workflows. Require navigation of multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to challenge frontier AI agents.
  • Collaborate with other cloud-computing experts to design environments, shape task scope, and review scenarios for realism and rigor.
  • Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for cloud-computing agent benchmarks.
  • Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking. Your work directly informs how leading labs train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 3+ years of full-time experience at a major hyperscaler (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud), a cloud-data platform (Snowflake, Databricks), or a Fortune 500 platform/infrastructure team.
  • Background in cloud architecture, site reliability engineering, platform engineering, DevOps/DevSecOps, or cloud FinOps.
  • Day-to-day use of HashiCorp Terraform/Pulumi, Splunk/Datadog, GitHub Actions/CircleCI, and Okta/Microsoft Entra ID.
  • Strong analytical thinking and writing skills.

Preferred

  • Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect/SysOps/DevOps, Azure Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, CKA/CKAD.

Compensation & Legal

  • Hourly contractor transitioning to compensation based on throughput of quality work.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

Resources & Support

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
  • For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.