We're looking for a senior operations engineer to help keep us running. You'll be the go-to engineer for anything operations related, and you'll help us build out our operations team in the future (we currently have one other operations engineer).
What you will do:
• ensure everything about our web site is well-monitored and graphed
• enhance our build and deployment tools so they are simpler and more robust
• remotely manage all our existing servers and our expanding server farm
• administer, tune and scale our MySQL databases
• lead capacity planning efforts
• help introduce new technologies as we grow
Skills we’d like to see:
• have 5 years or more experience
• live and breathe Linux
• are fluent in Python or Ruby
• have experience maintaining MySQL installations
• have extensive experience with at least one set of system monitoring and graphing tools (nagios, cacti, ganglia, etc.)
• have extensive experience with at least one modern configuration management tool (puppet, chef, etc.)
• have a basic understanding of the most common strategies for scaling a high-volume web site
• use source control for all monitoring and server configuration
What's in it for you?
• We’re looking for great engineers, and we’ll pay you like we mean it! We offer equity as well.
• 3 weeks of PTO
• A very fair work/life balance, weekly catered lunches, and happy hours every Friday!
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