Staff Platform Engineer (LATAM)

Requirements

• Backend Engineer Expertise: (All must have experience)
• You have experience as Staff Engineer.
• Python/Django.
• Python + DB Performance optimization.
• API / SFTP Integrations.
• Feature Development experience.
• DevOps/SRE Expertise:
• Will need to be comfortable with AWS, Maintaining EKS (Kubernetes on AWS).
• DevOps/SRE Skills:
• Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Github Actions, AWS, Postgres, Redis.
• They don't need to have DevOps/SRE title, but from their resume they should have some of the DevOps keywords listed right above.
• A lot of early startups don't have dedicated SREs but a senior BE architect/engineer is usually responsible for the DevOps work.
• Comfortable with:
• Scalable & Maintainable Backend Feature Development [Experience is Required]
• Scalable & Maintainable API/SFTP Integrations [Experience is Required]
• Monitoring and troubleshooting Postgres DB (adding/removing indexes, partitioning/sharding)
• Maintaining developer environments.
• Managing CI pipelines and runners.
• Setting up and managing alerting systems.
• Providing on-call support and guidance to other developers to triage issues.
• Impact and Expectations:
• Contribute to key performance indicators (KPIs) such as system uptime, performance metrics, and compliance standards.
• Make a significant impact within the first 6-12 months by leading initiatives to improve infrastructure and operational practices.
• Interview process:
• 1.Intro Call with Hiring Manager.
• 2.Optional Take Home Exam.
• 3.Remote Onsite (2 Technical Interviews) (2.5 hours)
• Final Round (Either Technical Interview / Work Trial)

Benefits

Additional Information

Remote Work from (Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina) Conduct performance testing and database health & tuning. Maintain and enhance our Kubernetes clusters. Improve monitoring systems and update alerts. Automate deployments and developer environments. Explore and implement CI/CD options. Maintain developer environments and CI pipelines. Provide on-call support to ensure system reliability and performance. (On-call rotations are designed to be fair and prevent burnout). Perform backend feature work and integrations using Python/Django Database Tuning/Monitoring (e.g adding/removing indexes, partitioning, sharding) Introducing/Training the usage of technologies used for scaling (e.g DynamoDB, Redis, ElasticSearch) Tech stack Frontend - ReactJS, Redux, RTK Query, Backend - Django, DRF, Postgres, DevOps - Docker, Github Actions, Terraform, AWS, Kubernetes, Helm, Redis. Employee benefits: Remote-first company (Remote work) Competitive salary with employee stock options, bonus and access to a 401K Medical, dental and vision coverage Healthcare, 401K, flexible PTO.

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