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title: 'Software Engineer, DevOps / Infrastructure at Topaz Labs'
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# Software Engineer, DevOps / Infrastructure at Topaz Labs

- **Company:** Topaz Labs
- **Location:** Dallas, TX
- **Compensation:** $110k–$160k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-03-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/topazlabs/f1fb0504-e875-4b92-9d54-d5299ea6d245

## Job description

We're Topaz Labs, an AI tech company that builds one-click image and video quality software with deep learning. Over 1M photographers and designers trust us with their work, including teams at Google, Nvidia, NASA, and more. We've processed over 1 billion images, achieved 1000% revenue growth in the last 4 years, and we're just getting started.

## About us

Rocketship growth and opportunity for impact ($3M → $48M revenue in six years). Over 1 million customers (including companies like Apple, NASA, Netflix) have used us for over 1 billion photos. Our tech has been covered by Fast Company, The Verge, Engadget, Mashable, BBC, and more. We're a world-class team that executes quickly, obsesses about the customer experience, promotes from within, and we're profitable with infinite runway.

## About the role

As a DevOps Engineer on our team you would be a key part of development on all Topaz software - including our core products, Photo AI, Video AI and Gigapixel, ML model training infrastructure and distribution, and our website and other internal tooling. You will be working alongside our current devops engineer and helping expand our pipeline to deliver new products and ML models as we grow in 2024.

Another chief goal is to increase automated testing and stability of our applications.  You will also work closely with our product engineering team to sustain & improve biweekly update deliveries, as well as internal development processes. You will be joining an awesome team that sets a high standard for craftsmanship and feature delivery.

## About you

- At least 2 years of professional working experience in a related field.
- Deep familiarity with C++ build tools (3+ years).
- Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or similar cloud platforms.
- Experience building and deploying CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience implementing test automation.
- Knowledge of networking infrastructure including CDN caching.

## Preferred

- Experience building releases for Windows and/or MacOS or iOS.
- Experience in Python, Go or Javascript.
- QT development/build experience.
- Experience with Conan.
- Experience with test automation tools such as Eggplant.

Do you meet most but not 100% of the above? We’d still like to hear from you–we are passionate about developing a diverse team and culture, so please apply if you’re interested!

This is a unique role for someone interested in making a deep impact at a high-growth tech software company. We offer strong base salary, plus significant ownership that scales with the company's growth. We also offer 100% covered medical/dental/vision for employees, 15 days annual PTO, 5 personal days, plus holidays, and 401k matching. This is a full-time onsite role in Dallas, TX, and we will ask you to relocate if you're not in the area.

## About Topaz Labs

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Topaz Labs builds professional-grade photo and video enhancement software powered by deep learning AI, enabling noise reduction, sharpening, and upscaling.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped with a $200K grant in 2025)
- **Headquarters**: Dallas, Texas, United States
- **Founded**: 2005 (some sources list 2001 or 2006; the company’s own site says “est. 2001”)
- **Founders**: Feng Yang (Co-Founder, Adviser); Eric Yang (CEO) is also a key leader but not necessarily a founder.

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Computer Vision, AI-Powered Imaging Software, Photo/Video Editing
- **Target customers**: Professional photographers, videographers, and creative teams (B2B and B2C; includes enterprise clients like Apple, Netflix, NASA)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “We push the boundaries of what’s possible, not just for our technology, but for ourselves. We ship fast, learn from our mistakes, and don’t take ourselves too seriously.”

## Products & Services
- **[Topaz Photo AI](https://www.topazlabs.com/topaz-photo-ai)**: Desktop application (macOS, Windows) for AI-powered denoising, sharpening, and upscaling of still images.
- **[Topaz Video AI](https://www.topazlabs.com/topaz-video-ai)**: Desktop application for AI-driven video enhancement, including upscaling, frame interpolation, and deinterlacing.
- **[Topaz Image Web (Cloud)](https://www.topazlabs.com/image-web)**: Browser-based AI image enhancement and upscaling, no local installation required.
- **[NeuroStream 2](https://www.topazlabs.com)**: Proprietary inference engine that dramatically speeds up AI processing (announced May 2026).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of ~$8.3M (as of 2026); Total Funding: $200,000 (grant from Town of Addison, Jan 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Town of Addison (grant); customer logos include Apple, Netflix, NASA
- **Growth Signals**: 1500% revenue growth in the last 6 years; 40% headcount growth YoY (75 employees); over 2 billion images processed; new video enhancement model “Astra 2” announced May 2026.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep learning expertise**: Specialized computer vision models trained on massive image datasets, delivering state-of-the-art denoising and super-resolution.
- **Speed & performance**: Proprietary NeuroStream inference engine provides faster processing than typical deep learning methods.
- **Trusted by top brands**: Used by major studios and organizations (Apple, Netflix, NASA) – a strong quality signal.
- **Bootstrapped, profitable growth**: Maintained independence and high margins without heavy VC dilution.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI model evolution**: Continuously releasing new models (e.g., Astra 2, Starlight Precise 2.5) for video and image enhancement.
- **Cloud expansion**: Launching web-based AI tools to reach a broader, less technical audience.
- **On-site collaboration**: Prioritizing in-person teamwork at the Dallas HQ, citing energy and creativity as key to the 12x revenue growth since 2018.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Small, builder-focused team that values craftsmanship, speed, and learning from mistakes. Described as “not easy or relaxing” but high-impact.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: On-site preferred (Dallas, TX) with flexible work-from-home when needed.
- **Perks & Benefits**: Company equity, performance bonuses, 401(k), family medical leave, and a collaborative environment with startup founders, PhD researchers, and photographers.
- **Engineering Culture**: Tackles hard problems in deep learning inference, consistency across hardware, and experimental development. Open roles are mostly on-site in Dallas.

## Sources
1. [topazlabs.com](https://www.topazlabs.com/careers) – Careers page
2. [jobs.lever.co/topazlabs](https://jobs.lever.co/topazlabs) – Job listings
3. [linkedin.com/company/topaz-labs](https://www.linkedin.com/company/topaz-labs) – Company profile
4. [builtin.com/company/topaz-labs](https://builtin.com/company/topaz-labs) – Perks + culture
5. [topazlabs.com](https://www.topazlabs.com/) – Main website product info

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