Application Guide
How to Apply for Staff Devops Engineer
at Charge Point
🏢 About Charge Point
ChargePoint is pioneering the EV charging revolution with the world's largest open charging network, making sustainable transportation accessible globally. Working here means directly contributing to reducing carbon emissions and accelerating the transition to electric vehicles—a mission-driven environment where technology directly impacts climate change solutions.
About This Role
As a Staff DevOps Engineer at ChargePoint India, you'll architect and lead the DevOps strategy for large-scale, highly available EV charging infrastructure that must handle real-time data from thousands of charging stations globally. This role is impactful because you'll ensure millions of EV drivers have reliable, seamless charging experiences while supporting ChargePoint's rapid growth across multiple markets.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day involves collaborating with engineering teams across time zones to design resilient infrastructure for new charging network features, troubleshooting performance issues in the Kubernetes-based microservices platform, and leading initiatives to improve observability and automation. You might review architecture designs for scalability, optimize CI/CD pipelines for faster deployment, and work with leadership to align DevOps strategy with product roadmap priorities.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Charge Point Is Looking For
- Has 8–12+ years of hands-on DevOps/SRE experience with proven leadership in designing cloud-native, distributed systems that handle high-availability requirements similar to IoT or real-time data platforms
- Demonstrates deep expertise in Kubernetes, service mesh (like Istio or Linkerd), and microservices deployment patterns at scale, with experience optimizing for latency-sensitive applications
- Possesses advanced skills in building observability stacks (metrics, logging, tracing) and performance tuning for infrastructure supporting 24/7 uptime critical services
- Shows experience driving DevOps strategy across multiple teams, aligning technical decisions with product goals in fast-growing technology companies
📝 Tips for Applying to Charge Point
Highlight specific experience with IoT, real-time data systems, or high-availability platforms in your resume—ChargePoint's infrastructure manages live charging sessions globally
Quantify your impact on system reliability (e.g., improved uptime, reduced latency) and automation achievements (e.g., CI/CD pipeline efficiency, infrastructure-as-code coverage)
Research and mention ChargePoint's specific technology stack—they use AWS, Kubernetes, and microservices—and align your experience accordingly
Demonstrate understanding of EV charging network challenges like handling peak demand, geographic distribution, and data security in your application materials
Emphasize leadership in cross-team DevOps initiatives, not just technical execution—this role requires strategy definition and collaboration with engineering leadership
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your experience designing and maintaining highly available, cloud-native infrastructure for distributed systems (specifically mention Kubernetes and service mesh implementations)', "How you've driven DevOps strategy across multiple teams to align with business goals, with examples of improving CI/CD, observability, or reliability", "Your passion for sustainable technology and understanding of ChargePoint's mission to accelerate EV adoption through reliable charging infrastructure", 'Specific achievements in performance tuning and automation that resulted in measurable improvements in system reliability or developer productivity']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → ChargePoint's specific technology infrastructure—review their engineering blog, tech talks, or job descriptions for details on their AWS, Kubernetes, and microservices architecture
- → The EV charging industry challenges: peak demand management, payment processing reliability, roaming partnerships between charging networks, and data privacy considerations
- → ChargePoint's growth strategy in India and globally—understand their market position, competitors, and how technology supports their expansion
- → Their open charging network model and how it differs from closed systems—this affects technical requirements for interoperability and scalability
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Focusing only on technical execution without demonstrating strategic thinking or leadership experience—this is a staff-level role requiring influence across teams
- Generic DevOps experience without specific examples in cloud-native, distributed systems at scale—ChargePoint needs expertise in high-availability, real-time platforms
- Neglecting to show understanding of ChargePoint's mission and how DevOps supports EV adoption—they prioritize candidates who connect technology to business impact
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
Congratulations!