Geoblink
is looking for a DevOps Engineer with a passion for continuous
integration, system management, cloud and security. You would be part of
a 2-people team in charge of supporting system administration of our
cloud engineering infrastructure and the build, release and test systems
associated with engineering processes. This entails a wide range of
actions (welcome to a startup!) from correctly configuring the different
pieces that Geoblink is built upon, to different kinds of DevOps tasks
to monitoring our systems to make sure everything is running as expected
to researching new infrastructure technologies that can help us get
bigger and faster.
Geoblink
Geoblink
is a VC-backed tech startup that revolutionizes the way businesses
think about – and act upon – location intelligence. We’re on a path
towards hyper growth. We’re looking for world-class talent to fuel our
ambitious international expansion plans. Someone who can help us “figure
things out” and do them at the same time. We can offer a unique
opportunity to be part of an amazing team. We’re a smart, fun, and
hard-working bunch, and we’re super proud to have attracted top-notch
talent from places like the MIT, CERN, Dropbox and EA Games.
At
Geoblink we use some of the latest technologies to find solutions to
some very hard problems We leverage Big Data to create a beautiful
map-based user interface that provides a rich user experience. We have
fun solving interesting challenges! Our systems are built using an SOA
approach that allows us to perform multiple deployments per day. We
<3 monitoring, pull requests, continuous deployment and automated
testing. The trunk of our stack is PostgreSQL, Node.js and Angular
running on Azure, but our architecture is language-agnostic. We move
fast but put a lot of thought into the design of our architecture so
that it's simple and scalable. We write clean, flexible code to produce
great software that solves the needs of our clients.
Requirements:
Computer Science or similar graduate or under-graduate.
A passion for Unix/Linux and some experience using Ubuntu/Debian and MacOS.
Experience managing a continuous delivery environment in the cloud.
Ability and passion to learn, research and test new technologies.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Extra kudos if you have some experience with programming in scripting languages like Python, Bash, Perl, etc.
Even
more kudos if you have some understanding of protocols/technologies
like HTTP, SSL, SSH, DNS, IPSEC/VPNs, Nginx, Apache2, HAProxy, Jenkins,
etc.
You are:
A curious person, love learning and learn quickly.
Have a passion for Operative Systems, Cloud and Security.
Able to explain what you did during the weekend in English.
Pessimistic
in that you are concerned about worst-case scenario for any situation
(this feeling that pushes you to have backups of everything).
Don’t
mind working in a very busy startup because you are learning a ton of
things, are having fun while working with smart people in an non-ego
environment and are building something that has a big impact.
You will:
Learn to work with standard DevOps, SysAdmin and Monitoring Tools.
Develop automation scripts, plugins and apps to monitor the availability and security of our platform.
Assist in application deployments, testing and building new automation systems.
Contribute to the creation of system support documents, and Ops processes.
Learn on the job and explore new technologies with little supervision.
Manage/maintain all software used by machines in our office.
Support
the Geoblink team and cloud computers, servers, technical devices and
network so that everyone can make their job effectively.
Contribute
to the maintenance of version management systems, builds systems,
release installation systems and test systems associated with
engineering processes.
Contribute to the implementation and support of development infrastructures and software tools.
Why Geoblink:
Work in “One of the 50 most promising startups of the world” By Bloomberg
Incredibly steep development curve.
Learning from and working with some of the best
Unparalleled fast track career opportunities.
Vibrant, fun, and international environment.
Many perks, like team event and sports activities.