Staff Platform Engineer (LATAM)

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.

Who You Are

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)

4. Final Round (Either Technical Interview / Work Trial)