Systems Engineer (Full Remote)

EXADS; Porto; Remote; EUR 42,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible start times

Private health insurance

Remote work from home

Home office set up budget

Your Birthday off as a paid holiday

Training via Udemy platform

EXOGROUP University program

Job summary

EXADS, a Porto-based ad tech startup within EXOGROUP, seeks skilled System and Network Engineers to install, maintain and support our server and network infrastructure. You will work with developers to maximize performance and availability across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

The role involves managing Linux servers, databases (MariaDB, ClickHouse) and web servers (Nginx), with exposure to cloud platforms and scripting. Remote work from anywhere in Portugal is possible.

Qualifications

• Extensive Linux experience (RedHat preferred) with an appreciation for OSS.
• Advanced knowledge of web servers with PHP.
• Experience with MariaDB administration.
• Configuration management concepts (i.e. Puppet) and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Installation, support and maintenance of the server hardware and software infrastructure.
• Management of database systems (MariaDB & ClickHouse) and web servers (Nginx).
• Monitoring server and network usage.
• Ensuring the most cost-effective and efficient use of resources.
• Planning and implementing future deployments.
• Some 24/7 availability for critical infrastructure situations.
• Contribute to team process improvement adhering to industry best practice and principles.
• Participate in team knowledge sharing activities.

Skills

Linux experience

Web servers with PHP

MariaDB administration

Puppet

Redis caching

SCRUM/Agile

JIRA/Confluence

Nginx

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Puppet

Jira

Confluence

Job description

About EXADS

EXADS is a young international startup specializing in the ad tech industry. Proudly part of EXOGROUP, a set of companies made of 200+ very talented individuals with offerings across a wide range of services in the digital business, with headquarters in Barcelona and offices in Dublin, Porto and Valencia

EXADS is a young international startup specializing in the ad tech industry. Proudly part of EXOGROUP, a set of companies made of 200+ very talented individuals with offerings across a wide range of services in the digital business, with headquarters in Barcelona and offices in Dublin, Porto and Valencia. As a company, we actively develop and improve our own proprietary ad-serving technology platform and custom-built infrastructure enabling us to innovate and deploy new features and functionality quickly in a fast-moving and demanding industry. We are revolutionising the online ad-serving industry for advertisers, publishers and networks alike and are seeking to recruit highly skilled and talented System and Network Engineers to join our growing team in Porto to help install, maintain and support the server and network infrastructure powering the company’s ad-serving platform. The ideal candidate will work closely with the application developers to provide maximum performance and availability across all servers, services and networks ranging across many exciting projects.

Location

Even though you are welcome to work from our office in Porto, this position can be fulfilled from anywhere in Portugal.

Your responsibilities

• Installation, support and maintenance of the server hardware and software infrastructure
• Management of database systems (MariaDB & ClickHouse) and web servers (Nginx)
• Monitoring server and network usage
• Ensuring the most cost-effective and efficient use of resources
• Planning and implementing future deployments
• Some 24/7 availability for critical infrastructure situations
• Contribute to team process improvement adhering to industry best practice and principles
• Participate in team knowledge sharing activities

You have

• Extensive Linux experience (preferably RedHat) with an appreciation for OSS
• Advanced knowledge of web servers with PHP
• Experience with MariaDB administration
• Configuration management notions (i.e. Puppet)
• Experience with caching (Redis, Memcached, CouchBase)
• Exposure to Agile methodologies (SCRUM) and related management tools (JIRA, Confluence)
• Excellent written, spoken and interpersonal communication skills
• BS / MS in Computer Science / related technical discipline OR equivalent experience

Considered a plus

• Platforms
  • Cloud Platforms (Google Cloud & AWS)
• Scripting
  • Bash, Python, Ruby, Perl
  • Git / GitHub
• Networking
  • DNS configuration
  • VRRP
  • Remote server installation (PXE, Kickstart)
• Nice to have
  • Some exposure to PHP, Python & Go
  • Big Data exposure (Hadoop, Impala and others)
  • ELK (Elasticsearch and friends)
  • Security (SELinux, IPTables) & Advanced Networking
  • Monitoring tools (Nagios)

What you’ll find working at EXADS

We offer you a position in a young, dynamic and international environment with the opportunity for regular training, personal development, ambitious career growth, and a competitive salary. Most of all, we offer a position in a team that thrives on achievement, success, and leadership within our industry. Our core company value is innovation: where people and creativity drive innovative technology. If you have a passion for developing software and enjoy working in a fast-paced, challenging but rewarding environment, this position is for you!

Our hiring process

• HR Pre-screening Interview – To get to know you and your previous experience
• Technical Test – A chance to put all your skills to action
• Technical Interview – Let’s dig further into your technical skillset, and also give you the opportunity to ask all the technical questions you have
• Final interview with our CTO – The last step of the process, you’re nearly there!

Experience Our Benefits

• Flexible start times
• Private health insurance
• Remote work from home
• Home office set up budget of 500 Euros
• Your Birthday off as a paid holiday
• Access to quality trainings through Udemy platform
• Additional internal and external trainings through our EXOGROUP University program
• Up to 1500 Eur of training budget and 5 days of study leave, every year
• Flexible compensation of 500 Euros/year
• Spanish, English, and Portuguese language lessons
• Employee referral program bonus - Earn 2500 Euros by referring someone!
• Subsidized gym
• Exciting team buildings in locations such as Ibiza
• Calm App subscription
• Office Perks
• Meal card
• Relocation Package

EXOGROUP is a set of companies offering a range of services within the digital business landscape. We have developed various proprietary technology platforms within an interconnected business eco-system enabling clients to safely carry out online monetisation