As Mixhalo continues to scale, we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer, DevOps on the Infrastructure team to build and grow our existing infrastructure. You’ll report directly to the Head of Infrastructure. 

Mixhalo is remote-friendly, but this is a hybrid role with some in-office requirements. Candidates for this role must be located in the Bay Area and be able to go into our SoMa office two days per week. 

What You’ll Do

Design, Architecture, Development:

• Design, develop, and implement scalable and robust cloud infrastructure solutions, utilizing industry best practices for high availability, performance, and security
• Architect and provide guidance on deployment of containerized applications
• Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines to enable seamless software delivery and automated deployments across multiple environments
• Manage and optimize existing cloud infrastructure in both AWS and GCP
• Manage and deploy Kubernetes clusters both manually and in EKS
• Migrate and containerize legacy services for Kubernetes deployment
• Configure monitoring and alerting for both backend and on-site infrastructure
• Identify and implement automation opportunities to improve the efficiency of software development and deployment processes, such as infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and perform root cause analysis to identify and resolve problems promptly

Security and Compliance:

• Implement security best practices, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards
• Stay up to date with the latest trends and technologies in DevOps, cloud computing, and automation, and evaluate their applicability to enhance the existing infrastructure and processes

Collaboration and Mentorship: 

• Collaborate with other teams to define and implement efficient workflows, ensuring the stability and reliability of production systems
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior members of the team, fostering knowledge sharing and skill development
• Carry a regular PagerDuty rotation for critical infrastructure

Skills Requirements

• 7 years of experience building, deploying and supporting live production backend systems
• In-depth knowledge of the Linux operating system
• Fluent in a programming language like Python, Ruby, Java, etc.
• Experience with backend services written in C is a plus
• Experience with AWS and/or GCP
• Experience working with Kubernetes
• Experience setting up, configuring and troubleshooting complex IP networks
• Experience with common deployment tools like Ansible, Terraform, etc.
• Solid foundation of engineering best practices with Git/GitHub
• Solid foundation with Postgres and/or other relational databases
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins
• Familiarity with a DevOps incident management and response lifecycle
• A clear and effective communicator in both written and verbal formats
• Exceptionally organized, detail-oriented, and self-directed
• Startup experience is a plus
• Embrace the Mixhalo values of Passion, Ambition, Continuous Improvement, and Teamwork; more on our PACT values here

Compensation

The annual base salary range for this position is USD $180,000 - $220,000. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible to receive equity in the form of stock options.

To provide transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all job postings regardless of state. We set standard base salary ranges for all roles based on function and level, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including skills, depth of and relevant work experience, location, and may vary from the amounts listed above. This job posting may span more than one career level.