Senior DevOps Engineer

Summary

Join Inkitt, a rapidly growing entertainment company leveraging AI and predictive algorithms to discover and produce successful stories. As a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will play a crucial role in supporting and developing our cloud infrastructure across GCP, AWS, and Hetzner. You will be responsible for maintaining our Kubernetes and Nomad container orchestration infrastructure, implementing robust monitoring and observability solutions, and ensuring the high availability of our databases. This role requires a strong background in cloud platforms, database management, and container orchestration. Inkitt offers a dynamic work environment and the opportunity for exponential career growth.

Requirements

• CS degree or in a related field
• Proficiency in PostgreSQL database management, encompassing configuration, performance tuning, and high availability setups
• Experience with Prometheus for robust monitoring and alerting, ensuring timely detection and resolution of issues
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch and Kibana for efficient log analysis and visualization, enhancing system observability
• Expertise in Kubernetes or Nomad for container orchestration and deployment, enabling scalable and resilient infrastructure
• Experience with ClickHouse or other OLAP databases for real-time analytics and data warehousing, enabling rapid insights into large datasets
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as GCP and AWS, including infrastructure setup, configuration, and optimization
• Proficiency in Redis for caching and in-memory data storage, enhancing application performance and scalability

Responsibilities

• Provide support and development for cloud infrastructure in GCP, AWS, and Hetzner, ensuring seamless operation and scalability
• Expand and maintain our Kubernetes and Nomad container orchestration infrastructure
• Implement robust monitoring and observability solutions for infrastructure and various backend applications, utilizing tools like Prometheus and Kibana
• Set up and maintain highly available databases, including PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, and ClickHouse, to meet performance and reliability requirements
• Continuously enhance security measures across the infrastructure, implementing best practices and staying vigilant against potential threats
• Collaborate with stakeholders to manage infrastructure budgeting, optimizing resource allocation and cost-effectiveness
• Strive to achieve near-perfect system uptime through proactive maintenance, performance tuning, and rapid incident response

Benefits

$70,000 - $90,000 a year