We develop in leading-edge technologies and believe in agile development. Our software stack is MySQL/RDS, Redis/Elasticache, Solr/Lucene/CloudSearch, node.js, Ruby on Rails, web sockets, nginx, HTML5, Angular.js, iOS, Android, Windows, Mac. Our deployment environment is Amazon AWS: Opsware/Chef controlling EC2 with Linux virtual machines and related services and S3.
What you will do
Take ownership of our production environment, its operation and all deployments.
Ensure adequate testing of our releases.
Develop and enhance and our automated tests and operations tools and scripts.
Be first line response to production issues – troubleshooting and solving independently as much as possible, but also knowing when and with whom to consult when needed.
In more detail...
Work closely with our CTO and the rest of our development team to extend our automated test suite.
Manual testing of the application.
Manage our configuration management and issue tracking.
Develop OpsWorks Chef and shell scripts.
Package and test builds for deployment.
Roll-out new product releases.
Handle any alerts from the production system.
Use monitoring to tune our application in production.
This position will give you a lot of freedom to manage our production system to your own high standards, and to grow your career at our company as we take off.
What we are looking for
We are looking for a smart adaptable engineer to join our small, but talented, team. We care more about the right team fit, passion for our mission, and desire to code, than a particular number of years of experience. So, if you meet the following, please apply.
Experience in test automation, acceptance testing, load testing, and creating test scripts.
Good knowledge of version control systems (Git, Perforce, SVN, etc.), software build tools, and continuous integration (Jenkins).
Experience deploying a SaaS application on a cloud platform (EC2, Rackspace Open Cloud, etc.), and cloud automation tools (Chef, Puppet).
Extensive experience programming shell scripts and at least one other major scripting language.
Experience monitoring system health & analyzing log files.
Understanding of network configuration.
Good at solving problems and thinking creatively.
You look forward to learning new skills, and are not afraid to take ownership of projects, and transform an industry! You are turned on by the idea of working for a start-up – getting in on the ground floor, wearing multiple hats, and diving in to do whatever is needed.
We offer competitive salary, stock, benefits, free soft drinks and snacks and most importantly, a place to make an impact. We’re also easy to get to in San Francisco in an ‘A’ location: a short walk from the Muni, and Bart.
To apply, send a resume to:
[email protected]
with the code QAOps in the subject line.
In your email, please give us a better picture of you in an operations role, by including brief examples of the following:
Deploying a web application. Include description of the application stack, your role, steps and obstacles faced.
A difficult production issue that you faced and how you solved it.
Learning a new technology and mastering it in a short time-frame.
