DevOps Engineer

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Localytics offers the most powerful app analytics platform, giving app publishers for iPhone, iPad, Android, HTML5, BlackBerry and Windows devices the tools they need to build more successful and profitable applications. We’re proud to have many of the largest and most respected publishers as customers, including AT&T, Dow Jones, eBay, Fox Networks, Qualcomm, Rue La La, The New York Times and thousands more.

We’re growing rapidly and adding positions in multiple functional areas. Our culture and size give everyone the opportunity to make a substantial impact and grow and succeed with the company. If you’re interested in joining us, please send an email explaining why you are a perfect fit for our team, your desired position, and your résumé to jobs@localytics.com.

About This Position

At Localytics, we use extensive deployment automation written on top of Chef. We also automate our testing and integration processes. In true DevOps fashion, every developer at Localytics takes some responsibility over this automation. To foster further improvements and growth, we are looking for a talented DevOps engineer to take on larger projects and drive quality and best practices in DevOps within our organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the infrastructure automation at Localytics
• Manage our deployments, testing, and continuous integration infrastructure

Requirements

• 4+ years experience running production web systems
• Strong knowledge of Unix/Linux based systems
• Experience working with cloud providers such as AWS
• Ability to learn quickly and work independently
• An understanding of OS and distributed systems concepts
• Mastery of the software used at Localytics including git, Chef, Ruby, Ubuntu Linux, Amazon EC2, Munin, Monit, Jenkins, and MongoDB

You Might Be A Good Fit If You…

• Have automated systems using Chef
• Have automated web server and database deployments
• Would rather automate than perform the same action manually many times
• Are proficient in Ruby
• Are proficient with GNU/Linux, particularly Ubuntu and CentOS
• Are self directed and can identify areas for improvement in the infrastructure
• Are obsessed with high-availability
• Believe in DevOps
• Understand how to tweak Linux for performance
• Understand operating systems and storage technologies like LVM, RAID, and file systems
• Are proficient in a virtualized cloud environment
• Enjoy reading about DevOps practices
• Attend meetups about DevOps, databases, continuous deployment, or software engineering

Compensation

• Competitive Salary, Benefits and Stock Options

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