DevOps Engineer (Remote)
Company: Vroom
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: June 25, 2022
Job Description:
For too long, buying or selling a used car has been a headache
and a hassle. But at Vroom, we're changing the game: our innovative
end-to-end ecommerce platform and data-driven technology brings all
phases of the vehicle-buying and selling process to consumers
wherever they are. Our success is only possible with the help of
our hardworking Vroommates, who drive better customer experiences
every day. Vroom is an exciting, dynamic workplace, and there's no
better time to join the team.Vroom is an innovative end-to-end
ecommerce company that is revolutionizing the car buying
experience. Our scalable, data-driven technology brings all phases
of the vehicle buying and selling process to consumers wherever
they are and offers an extensive selection of vehicles, transparent
pricing, competitive financing, and contact-free, at-home pick-up
and delivery. We have experienced tremendous growth and have become
a disruptive force in the automotive industry. Vroom is an
exciting, dynamic workplace, and there's no better time to join the
team than right now.We are seeking a full-time DevOps Engineer.
Reporting into our Director of DevOps, you'll be helping build and
run the mission-critical systems that support our fast-growing
business. Our team is a fast-paced, and where we solve a wide
variety of interesting infrastructure challenges using modern
DevOps practices. If you're excited about working with cutting-edge
Ops technologies like containerization, microservices, and
infrastructure automation, this is the position for you!We value
your personal growth, and will gladly train you on any of our
technologies that you don't currently have. Ours is a culture where
your voice will be heard, and you'll be able to see the result of
your work! We're one of the few players in the ecommerce automotive
space. As a member of our crew, you will become an industry
expert.What You'll Do
- Our team tackles a wide variety of problems from the front-end
to the cloud, but some of the things you may find yourself doing on
any given day:
- Work closely with software development and data science teams,
using Cloudformation to build, maintain, and support all
cloud-based infrastructure (Primarily in AWS and Akamai).
- Actively seek ways to improve developer and data engineering
self-service experience for the cloud in a secure and sustainable
way.
- Utilize your OOP knowledge to maintain developer platforms in
Go or Python that increase development velocity.
- Using metrics and logs, identify opportunities to improve
performance and reliability of our applications and systems.
- Use your experience with AWS to offer suggestions around
architectural improvements in our applications.Who You Are
- Fluent in AWS, with at least 2 years of experience working
within AWS.
- Experience with containerization of Windows is a bonus.
- Technically: has familiarity with sustainable and scalable
Cloudformation, is comfortable with Git on the command line, and
ideally has a solid understanding of networking in AWS and cloud
security.
- Well-versed Systems Administrator: at least 2 years experience
with RHEL/RHEL derivatives and/or Ubuntu.
- Has an understanding of modern architecture paradigms such as
microservices, pub/sub, event-driven and serverless.
- Has a passion for implementing self-healing systems and
automation.
- Has an interest in building bridges between platform, security,
development, data and business.
- Has experience assisting organizations in shifting left, and
enabling developers and data engineers to build and manage their
own infrastructure.
- Can understand and explain cost/benefit tradeoffs between
various competing technologies.
- Has strong communication skills, an endless appetite to learn,
and a bias to action.Commitment to Diversity and Equal Employment
OpportunityVroom is an equal opportunity employer committed to
creating and supporting a work environment where all employees can
find their drive. To do that, we champion a workplace where each
and every person is treated with dignity and respect and is valued
for their unique perspectives and contributions. We believe our
values of SPEED (Service, Progress, Employees, Engagement, and
Development) are best realized in an environment, whether physical
or virtual, where every individual has the ability to bring their
whole selves to work and contribute fully.Vroom maintains a working
environment that encourages mutual respect and promotes harmonious
and friendly relationships among employees. The company prohibits
any form of employment discrimination or harassment against
employees, applicants, or other protected persons in the workplace
based on a protected characteristic(s), regardless of who the
source is of such conduct. Protected characteristics include race,
color, religion, creed, sex (including gender, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, or pregnancy, childbirth, or a
related medical condition), national origin, ancestry, ethnicity,
age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, service in
the uniformed services, citizenship, or any other characteristic
protected by federal, state, and/or local law. This commitment to
antidiscrimination and antiharassment applies to all terms,
conditions, and privileges of employment including, but not limited
to, recruitment and hiring.Vroom likewise provides reasonable
accommodations to qualified applicants, employees, or other legally
protected individuals in the workplace with a disability to enable
them to participate in the job application process, to perform the
essential functions of a job, or to enjoy the benefits and
privileges of employment equal to those of other employees, except
if the accommodation would pose an undue hardship. The company also
makes reasonable accommodations for religious beliefs and
practices.Vroom complies with all applicable federal, state, and/or
local laws relating to equal employment.Other Things To NoteThis
posting is not intended to provide a comprehensive account of the
duties and responsibilities that may be required of this position.
Duties and responsibilities may change or be added at any time,
with or without notice.Please review our privacy and CCPA
policies.
Keywords: Vroom, San Antonio , DevOps Engineer (Remote), Engineering , San Antonio, Texas
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