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# Senior DevOps Engineer at Formlabs

- **Company:** Formlabs
- **Location:** Budapest, Hungary
- **Posted:** 2026-09-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15
- **Apply:** https://careers.formlabs.com/job/8201429/apply/?gh_jid=8201429

## Job description

*This is a Hybrid role that requires weekly presence in the Budapest office!

Do you want to change how the world creates?

At Formlabs, we’re building the tools that make it possible for anyone to bring their ideas to life, from cutting-edge products to life-saving medical devices. Our 3D printing technology powers innovation at more than 50,000 industry leaders worldwide, including Apple, Google, Tesla, New Balance, and NASA. Together, we’re helping everyone design, prototype, and manufacture faster than ever before.

At Formlabs, DevOps is fundamental to how we build, scale, and maintain our products and services. Our Platform Engineering team drives the tools and infrastructure that empower developers, testers to innovate faster and deliver reliable, high-quality software to our customers. From CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure to observability, security, and developer productivity, our work enables the engineering teams to focus on what they do best: creating cutting-edge technology.

## Responsibilities

- Design, build, and operate reliable, secure, and scalable infrastructure to support the development, testing, and operation of Formlabs' software and services.
- Drive improvements in developer experience through better CI/CD pipelines, observability, and platform tooling.
- Take ownership of production systems with a proactive mindset towards monitoring, performance, and continuous improvement.
- Lead and contribute to architectural decisions that impact our infrastructure and how engineering teams interact with it.
- Mentor other engineers through technical guidance, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
- Build and maintain Kubernetes-based platforms, cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS), and automation tooling.
- Ensure that monitoring, logging, and alerting systems are robust, actionable, and scalable.
- Work cross-functionally with Software, Test, and Data teams to align platform improvements with organizational needs.

## Qualifications

- BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. 5+ years of relevant experience in DevOps, Platform, or SRE roles supporting production SaaS systems.
- Hands-on expertise with:
- Linux systems administration and troubleshooting.
- Kubernetes
- Cloud platforms (GCP, AWS).
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, etc.).
- CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.).
- Scripting in Bash, Python, or similar.
- Monitoring and observability systems (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Sentry, etc.).
- Strong understanding of modern infrastructure security principles.
- Solid networking fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, HTTP/S).
- Experience supporting complex distributed systems in production environments.

Bonus skills

- Familiarity with 3D printing workflows or hardware/software integration.
- Background in building developer platforms or internal tooling for large engineering teams.
- Strong interest in improving engineering productivity and operational maturity through automation and tooling.

We Offer:

- Shares in the company in the form of RSUs
- Catered lunch at the office 3 days per week
- Private health insurance with [Medicover](https://medicover.hu/en/) (Blue package + hospital coverage)
- A monthly or quarterly public transportation pass for Budapest
- Free beverages and snacks at the office
- [All You Can Move](https://en.allyoucanmove.hu/) sports pass with 7000 HUF monthly allowance
- Free 3D prints
- An inclusive, dog-friendly [office](https://forbes.hu/uzlet/formlabs-iroda-budapest-nagykep/?fbclid=IwAR0l_dM3iWHJlDNWSkzKemD4bD6jhXQS24LpvFih-3qDthF00YVFF7VeC2s) with diverse and inspiring colleagues
- Development opportunities both in-house and off-site

We build amazing things. Come join us!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Even if you don't check every box, but see yourself contributing, please apply. Help us build an inclusive community that will change the face of 3D printing.

Your personal data is processed in accordance with our [Privacy Policy](https://formlabs.com/privacy-policy/?srsltid=AfmBOopeTrWrwBUwcbiHh2y4FfEH3GjaX-e6nbNf3fe-7NIVgZ3pI8hn). If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, please contact us at  privacy@formlabs.com.

Our Candidate AI Guidelines are available[here](https://careers.formlabs.com/ai-guidelines/). Please give them a read.

## About Formlabs

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Formlabs designs and manufactures professional desktop 3D printers, materials, and software that make industrial-quality additive manufacturing accessible to businesses across a wide range of industries.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series E, valuation $2B as of 2021)
- **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- **Founded**: 2011
- **Founders**: Max Lobovsky, Natan Linder, David Cranor (MIT graduate students)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: 3D printing hardware, software, and materials; additive manufacturing
- **Target customers**: B2B — from small businesses and entrepreneurs to large enterprises in medical, automotive, aerospace, footwear, consumer goods, and education
- **Mission/purpose**: “Enable anyone to make anything” – expanding access to digital fabrication through affordable, professional 3D printing

## Products & Services
- **SLA 3D Printers (Form 3, Form 3L, Form 4)**: Desktop stereolithography printers that deliver industrial part quality, precision, and repeatability.
- **SLS 3D Printers (Fuse 1, Fuse 1+)**: Selective laser sintering printers for functional, end-use nylon parts.
- **Proprietary Materials**: Over 45 formulations including standard resins, engineering resins, dental materials, and jewelry casting resins.
- **PreForm Software**: Free slicing and print preparation software optimized for Formlabs printers.
- **Fleet Management Software**: Cloud-based platform for managing multiple printers, tracking usage, and automating workflows.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $2B (reported during the $150M Series E round in 2021)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of over $250M across rounds (Series A–E); 130,000+ printers sold and 300M+ parts printed globally
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: New Enterprise Associates (NEA), DFJ, Tyche Partners, and other leading venture firms; customers include “global leaders” in medical, automotive, aerospace, and footwear
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 750+ employees (up from ~550 in recent years); 161 active job postings as of mid-2026, with +631.8% year-over-year growth in postings; expansion into 8 global offices across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific; new manufacturing facility in Millbury, OH

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertical integration**: In-house design of hardware, software, and materials ensures a tightly optimized user experience and rapid iteration
- **Proprietary ecosystem**: 45+ materials that work exclusively with Formlabs printers, creating a strong lock-in and consistent quality
- **Accessibility + quality**: First to bring SLA and SLS to the professional desktop market at a fraction of the cost of industrial systems
- **Scale and brand trust**: Over 130,000 printers in the field, used in 10+ industries, giving Formlabs the largest installed base of any professional desktop 3D printing company

## Strategic Focus
- **Global expansion**: Deepening presence in Asia (Shenzhen, Tokyo, Singapore) and Europe (Berlin, Budapest)
- **Manufacturing scale**: Building out production capacity in Millbury, Ohio to meet growing demand
- **New market segments**: Developing specialized materials and application-specific printers for dental, jewelry, and mass-customization use cases
- **Software and services**: Enhancing fleet management and workflow automation to move “from prototyping to production”

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Employees describe a culture of “curiosity, autonomy, and results” with a collaborative, hands-on environment. The company invests in community initiatives around access and education.
- **Work model**: Hybrid and onsite roles available across eight global offices; some remote positions (e.g., field service technicians). Locations include Boston (HQ), Millbury, Milwaukee, Berlin, Budapest, Shenzhen, Tokyo, and Singapore.
- **Perks & engineering culture**: Strong R&D focus with roles spanning hardware, software, materials science, and product management. The interview process is designed to be collaborative, and the company encourages internal mobility.
- **Impact**: Directly work on products that enable “lifesaving medical devices” and “Hollywood blockbusters” – a tangible, mission-driven outcome.

## Sources
1. [Formlabs Company Page](https://formlabs.com/company/)
2. [Formlabs Careers](https://careers.formlabs.com/)
3. [Formlabs All Open Roles](https://careers.formlabs.com/all-open-roles/)
4. [Formlabs LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/formlabs)
5. [Built In – What’s It Like to Work at Formlabs](https://builtin.com/company/formlabs/faq/workplace-perception)

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