DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer

RideCo; Waterloo; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

RideCo is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to join their agile team in Waterloo, Ontario. This role involves designing and managing cloud infrastructure, enhancing system performance, and implementing automation tools. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in software development, system administration, and a passion for building scalable, reliable systems. The position offers a competitive salary, performance-based bonuses, and a range of benefits, including flexible work schedules and a vibrant work environment.

Benefits

Flex-time work schedules

Vacation time

Bi-weekly catered lunches

Social events

Casual dress code

Medical, dental, prescription benefits

Commuter Program

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software development environments.
• Experience with CI/CD processes.
• Strong experience in building highly available distributed applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and manage cloud and in-house infrastructure.
• Lead architectural changes for performance improvements.
• Develop monitoring and alerting systems.

Skills

Automation

Scripting

Interpersonal Communication

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Degree in Software Engineering

Tools

Linux

Jenkins

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Redis

RabbitMQ

Job description

This is an opportunity in the exciting and fast-growing transportation technology industry. Public transit is being transformed from a system of static, scheduled fixed-routes, to a dynamic on-demand network, and you’ll be one of the pioneers shaping this transformation.

You will join a small, agile team managing RideCo’s cloud infrastructure and internal engineering infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a passion for building world-class infrastructure and a track record of success creating highly available, scalable, automated, distributed systems. You will need strong systems experience, excellent interpersonal communication, and experience accepting and giving meaningful feedback on technical designs and implementations.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include :

• Design, build, and manage infrastructure, both cloud and in-house.
• Lead architectural changes that improve performance and uptime.
• Develop monitoring and alerting, both technically and culturally.
• Build or introduce tools that streamline development and deployment.
• Architect highly available real-time distributed applications.
• Work with diverse stacks, including both stateful and stateless services.
• Improve the platform’s auto-scaling and self-healing capabilities.
• Maximize utilization of cloud resources to balance performance and cost.
• Plan and execute OS and application upgrades in the cloud.

Required Qualifications and Experience :

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline
• 5+ years of experience working in software development environments
• Experience with system administration (Linux)
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI / CD, Jenkins)
• Experience building and maintaining highly-available distributed applications
• Experience with monitoring and alerting applications (Prometheus, Grafana)
• Strong predilection for automation (IaC, Terraform)
• Strong scripting skills and experience building diverse, robust tooling (Python, Shell)

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience with Python programming language and Python web application development (Django, Flask, Gunicorn)
• Experience with web server deployments and performance tuning (nginx)
• Proficiency with container based build infrastructures (Docker, pipelines)
• Experience with databases (PostgreSQL, Redis)
• Demonstrated knowledge with high availability caching (Redis, nginx proxy)
• Experience with highly available distributed task queues (RabbitMQ)
• Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS)
• Familiarity with Agile build and development processes
• Excitement for learning new domains and new skills

Compensation and benefits :

• Base Salary : $120,000-$150,000+ performance-based bonus + stock options
• Work-Life Balance & Additional Perks : Flex-time work schedules, vacation time, bi-weekly catered lunches, social events, casual dress code
• Benefits Plan : Medical, dental, prescription, life / health spending accounts and more
• Work Environment : Locatedin KW's most desirable work space in the heart of Uptown Waterloo
• Commuter Program : Complimentary rides to and from work

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Infrastructure Engineer • Waterloo, Ontario, Canada