Real-world Cloud and Ops challenges - all free
Pick serious scenarios across infrastructure pressure, incidents, deployments, security, and reliability without paying to prove yourself.
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The career operating system for Cloud and Ops.
XOps Maestros is the professional network for Cloud and Ops(DevOps, Platform, SRE, DevSecOps, Cloud, MLOps, AIOps, etcetera) - built around verifiable expertise and proof-of-work.
The best of Cloud and Ops - all in one place
Talents
Mentors
Orgs/HR
XM For Talents
Turn Ops practice into career signal.
Production-grade projects
Build portfolio-grade work that proves judgment, execution, documentation, operational clarity, and real ownership.
Free live mentor interviews
Request a live review after submission, defend your work before experienced mentors, and prove you understand what you built.
Showcase your verified profile
Turn graded challenge performance into visible XM points(XMP), verified expertise levels, and practical readiness signals.
A strong community at your fingertips
Access a global network of co-talents, HR representatives, organizations, mentors, and Ops leaders.
Maxie makes it even better
Use AI assistance to sharpen your work and career direction, while keeping understanding and ownership non-negotiable.
Available Roles
Explore Cloud and Ops roles from teams hiring right now.
Staff SRE, AI Infrastructure
Staff SRE, AI Infrastructure
Wayve
This is a founding Cloud SRE role. You won’t inherit a mature SRE function, you’ll help create it. You will define the frameworks, automation, and operational standards that ensure our model development infrastructure, distributed systems, and large compute clusters operate predictably, efficiently, and at scale.
London, England, United Kingdom.Competitive salaryFull-Time · On-site
Platform Engineer
Platform Engineer(Hybrid)
incident.io
As a Platform Engineer at incident, you own everything that isn't the product itself: infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, databases, and the systems that let our product engineers ship fast without thinking twice about what's underneath them. It's a genuinely varied role. One day you're tracing a scaling issue through a database, the next you're rethinking a Terraform module, the next you're pairing with a product engineer to unblock something that's been quietly slowing them down.
London, England, United Kingdom£110K/Y - £200K/YFull-Time · Hybrid
DevOps Engineer- Night Shift
DevOps Engineer- Night Shift
NiCE
The DevOps Engineer is a hybrid, senior-level role sitting at the intersection of operational reliability and software delivery automation. You will function as an integrated part of a cross-functional engineering team, combining the proactive service management mindset of an Application Operations Engineer with the automation-first philosophy of a DevOps practitioner.
United KingdomCompetitive SalaryFull-Time · Remote
Platform Engineer (Mid-level)
Platform Engineer (Mid-level)
Team17
We are seeking a Platform Engineer (Mid-level) to join our Platform Engineering function. This hands-on technical role focuses on the platforms, infrastructure, automation, and tooling that support our development teams and business operations.
Wakefield, England, United KingdomCompetitive SalaryFull-Time · Remote
The Best For The Best
We are building for the best brands.
XOps Maestros is designed to help talents produce the kind of evidence serious Cloud, infrastructure, and platform teams can trust.
AWS
Microsoft
Google Cloud
GitLab
Datadog
HashiCorp
Cloudflare
Kubernetes
XM For Recruiters
Hire Cloud and Ops talent with evidence, context, and speed.
XOps Maestros gives recruiters and organizations a sharper way to discover, understand, and engage serious infrastructure talent before the first interview.
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Access serially vetted Cloud and Ops talent worldwide
Find Cloud and Ops practitioners whose skills have been tested through practical challenges, live mentor interviews, and visible proof-of-work.
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Run a simpler, more streamlined recruitment workflow
Use our AI-enhanced ATS recruiter dashboard built to help teams review profiles, compare readiness signals, manage hiring context, and move serious candidates forward with less noise.
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Contribute to a community of intentional Ops talent and industry leaders
Share hiring insight, interact with global talents and Ops leaders, publish perspective through community posts, and build credibility with the people shaping Cloud and infrastructure careers.
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Grow your own career with Maxie
Maxie supports recruiters and HR professionals with career-focused assistance, market context, profile refinement, and practical guidance for staying sharp in technical hiring.
XM For Leader In Cloud And Ops
Turn your leadership experience into a force multiplier.
XOps Maestros gives experienced Cloud and Ops leaders a focused place to mentor, publish, connect, and help the next wave of builders become operationally excellent.
Become A Mentor01
Shape the next generation of Cloud and Ops leaders
Lead live challenge defenses, drill into submitted work, and help builders develop the judgment serious infrastructure teams expect.
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Share your expertise with a serious global network
Engage with ambitious talents, top HR representatives, and fellow Ops leaders through community posts, platform conversations, and thought leadership built around real industry experience.
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Access Maxie for career growth
Mentors get access to Maxie, our AI toolkit, for personal career support, profile refinement, opportunity discovery, and sharper positioning as Cloud and Ops industry leaders.
Built for every profile in Cloud and Ops
Pick your lane, get on board.
FAQ
General platform questions.
Start here, then jump into the FAQ for the specific role you wish to learn about.
What is XOps Maestros?+
XOps Maestros is the professional network for Cloud and Ops(DevOps, Platform, SRE, DevSecOps, Cloud, MLOps, AIOps, etcetera) - built around verifiable expertise and proof-of-work.
What makes the platform different?+
The platform is built around practical Cloud and Ops scenarios, production-grade project work, live mentor interviews, community signal, recruiter visibility, and AI-assisted career workflows instead of passive course completion.
Who is XOps Maestros for?+
Talents who want stronger career proof, recruiters and organizations that need credible infrastructure talent, and Ops leaders who want to mentor, publish, review, or shape the next generation of Cloud and Ops builders.
Is this only for DevOps engineers?+
No. DevOps is one lane. XOps Maestros is being built for Cloud, Platform, SRE, DevSecOps, AI-Ops, MLOps, infrastructure automation, reliability, security, and adjacent operational engineering tracks.
Is XOps Maestros already fully launched?+
XOps Maestros is live as an MVP - talent, recruiter, mentor, community, and challenge workflows are already available. We keep shipping new features and refinements, so join the mailing list to stay updated as more of the platform rolls out.
What is Maxie?+
Maxie is the planned AI helper for XOps Maestros. For talents, it supports resume improvement, job search, and role matching. For recruiters and mentors, it supports career growth, market context, profile positioning, and better technical hiring or leadership workflows.
How will profile signal be created?+
Signal will come from challenge performance, defended project evidence, documentation quality, operational reasoning, mentor grading, XMP points, verified expertise levels, and platform activity that helps others understand practical readiness more clearly.
Are challenges and interviews free?+
Yes. XOps Maestros is being designed so talents can take challenges for free and request the mentor interview attached to a submitted challenge for free. The goal is to remove paywalls from practical proof while keeping the quality bar serious.
Does signing up guarantee hiring or mentorship outcomes?+
No. Creating an account does not guarantee job placement, mentorship placement, candidate availability, or any specific outcome. It gives you access to the platform’s challenge, community, and hiring workflows as they continue to roll out.