Business Operations Lead

Overview

At Blacksmith, we provide cloud infra to help companies run their CI (GitHub Actions) substantially faster and cheaper. Our mission is to build a CI cloud. Our bet is that CI, as a class of workloads, is ready to be unbundled from the hyperscaler clouds (AWS/GCP/Azure). This is a bold statement, and we have an ambitious roadmap ahead.

Some things we're proud of

• We orchestrate millions of VMs for CI jobs each month over our own fleet of bare-metal hardware.

• We power CI for 600+ fast-growing startups like Ashby, Slope, AtoB, Pylon, Superblocks, and Finch.

• Founders: Aditya Maru and Aayush Shah were early systems engineers at Cockroach Labs. Aditya (JP) Jayaprakash worked on search infra and was later a founding member of the ads team at Faire.

• We went through Y Combinator's W24 batch and raised our seed round from Google Ventures.

• We're growing extremely fast and hit $1m ARR with a team of just 4 in less than 12 months.

You are a good fit if you

• Are sharp, resourceful, and thrive in ambiguity. You can quickly pick things up, make sense of messy or undefined problems, and just figure it out.

• Care deeply about making the founders more effective. You operate like a force multiplier by anticipating needs, unblocking bottlenecks, and proactively driving leverage.

• Can own and run core operational processes that keep the company moving — from paying bills to onboarding employees to managing vendors.

• Are detail-oriented and sweat the small stuff like calendars, docs, follow-ups, and processes all run better with you involved.

• Have strong instincts for what matters and when. You notice issues before they become problems and take initiative without being asked.

• Are energized by a high-intensity, fast-moving environment where there’s always more to do than people to do it.

• Don’t mind grinding — you’re down to do what it takes to get it done, whether it’s helping with logistics for a launch, following up on loose ends, or solving unexpected problems.

• Have prior experience in startups, consulting, operations, or other fast-paced environments where ambiguity is the norm.

• Want to be part of a small team where your work has real impact, and where success in this role can evolve into leading a critical part of the company over time.

• Enjoy working in person 5 days a week in SF.

Compensation and benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance.

• Competitive base + equity.

• Unlimited PTO.

• Quarterly offsite.