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Platform Engineer, Parse.ly

Automattic is the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, Simplenote, Jetpack, Longreads, Day One, PocketCasts, and more, with a mission to make the web a better place.
$70,000 - $170,000
DevOps
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
1,000 - 5,000 Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS
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Job Description

Parse.ly, a part of WordPress VIP, is seeking a Platform Engineer to join their team. As a Platform Engineer, you'll be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the development solutions for Parse.ly's real-time analytics systems. The role involves working with a technology stack including Python, AWS, databases like Elasticsearch and Cassandra, and system management tools like Ansible and Terraform. You'll be part of a team that handles over 65 billion monthly events from over 1 billion monthly unique visitors.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Implementing and managing infrastructure as code practices
  • Developing and maintaining monitoring and observability solutions
  • Designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
  • Automating infrastructure management and maintenance
  • Working with developers to establish practices for deploying and managing apps
  • Gaining operational expertise in core data infrastructure technologies
  • Contributing to Python software development projects
  • Participating in the team's on-call rotation

The ideal candidate should be an experienced senior platform engineer comfortable working with data at scale. You'll be part of a distributed global team at Automattic, a company committed to making the web a better place through various popular web services and products.

Automattic offers a competitive salary range of $70,000-$170,000 USD, regardless of location, and provides comprehensive benefits. The company is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

Last updated a year ago

Responsibilities For Platform Engineer, Parse.ly

  • Implement and manage infrastructure as code practices using Terraform and Ansible
  • Develop and maintain monitoring and observability solutions
  • Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines
  • Automate infrastructure management and maintenance
  • Work with developers to establish practices for deploying and managing apps
  • Gain operational expertise in core data infrastructure technologies
  • Contribute to Python software development projects
  • Participate in the team's on-call rotation

Requirements For Platform Engineer, Parse.ly

Python
JavaScript
Cassandra
Redis
PostgreSQL
Kafka
  • Experience as a senior platform engineer
  • Proficiency in working with data at scale
  • Knowledge of DevOps and SRE practices
  • Experience with AWS services
  • Familiarity with CI/CD, Ansible, Terraform, Nomad, and Docker
  • Python programming skills

Benefits For Platform Engineer, Parse.ly

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
  • Competitive salary range
  • Remote work environment
  • Global and diverse team
  • Opportunity to work on widely-used web products