We're looking for an experienced, Senior Linux System Admin / DevOps / SRE to join our core team. As an early team member, you will have a broad ownership and impact on the technology, the product, and our culture. You’ll work alongside and learn from a first-rate engineering team. You will lead critical on-premise client installations, partner with client IT teams, set up sophisticated alerting systems, and monitor client software stacks. The role demands a dynamic individual who is not just technically proficient with Linux, containers, and cloud technologies, but also one who possesses the soft skills required to navigate complex customer interactions.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive on-premise installations and configurations tailored to client needs.
• Collaborate closely with client IT departments to ensure smooth system integrations and operations.
• Flexibility to occasionally do upgrades after hours in the evenings or over the weekends if the clients require it.
• Create and manage alerting systems for proactive issue resolution and system monitoring.
• Provide continuous oversight for client software stacks, emphasizing performance and security.
• Develop and maintain scripts in Bash and Python for system automation and efficiency.
• Manage Linux environments (CentOS, RedHat), Docker containers, ElasticSearch (OpenSearch), PostgreSQL and AWS cloud services.
• Implement and oversee Infrastructure as Code using tools like Cloudformation and Terraform for streamlined cloud management.
• Utilize configuration management to maintain consistent system states.
• Facilitate CI/CD pipelines and processes using GitLab CI or similar for agile development practices.
• Administer a suite of monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus...) for comprehensive system insights.
  
  

What we value

• Strong communication skills in an open environment.
• Skills to work independently and make decisions with minimal supervision.
• Interest in working in a dynamic environment with dynamic objectives.
• Individual autonomy and ownership, building quality products.
• Being open to giving and receiving feedback.
  
  

About You

We're looking for engineers who have:

• A passion for shipping high-quality product that delights users
• Experience in Linux OS, particularly with CentOS and RedHat.
• Practical experience with Docker, ElasticSearch and PostgreSQL
• Strong familiarity with monitoring solutions and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Proficiency in scripting with Bash or Python to automate repetitive tasks.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills for dealing with customer IT on projects,
• A track record of successful customer-facing engagements.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Interest in helping us build a strong engineering organization
• Interest in ownership and autonomy.
• Ability to work in US time zone
• Experience in being on-call (Pagerduty etc)
• Flexibility to work outside 9 to 5 if needed.
  
  

It's Also Great If You Have

• Strong engineering fundamentals
• Worked with elements in our tech stack:
• Product: Java 17, JOOQ, DropWizard, Dagger
• Data: Postgres, Elasticsearch, Tensoflow/Keras/LLMs
• DevOps: AWS Fargate, CDK, CloudWatch, On-Premise
• Experience in building, deploying, maintaining deployment infrastructure
• Experience building data-intensive applications, such as NLP, search and indexing, and data processing
  

What we offer

• All-remote work style, work anywhere, however customers will be in the US time zone.
• Equity plan
• Competitive salary
• Private medical care
• New laptop and a work-from-home stipend for necessary accessories
• Generous PTO / sick leave
• Opportunity to lead our company as we disrupt the legal world