Senior DevOps Engineer

Yassir; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in North Africa is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to join its Cloud Operations team. You will build and maintain scalable systems in the GCP cloud, improve CI/CD processes, and support engineering teams in delivering high-performance, secure systems. The role demands strong experience with Linux, Kubernetes, and cloud services, with a focus on improving infrastructure to support millions of users across various countries.

Benefits

Impact on company culture

Work on challenging projects

Opportunity for professional growth

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in building large-scale, distributed infrastructure.
• Experience working with Containers and Orchestration technologies.
• 1+ year of experience building services in GCP.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable systems in GCP cloud.
• Improve CI/CD processes and increase automation.
• Handle incidents and support engineering teams.

Skills

Linux Administration

Scripting Languages (Bash, Python, TypeScript)

Containers and Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

Configuration Management (Terraform)

Cloud Services (GCP, AWS, Azure)

CI/CD Processes

Network Protocols

Database Models (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)

ElasticSearch and Kibana

Prometheus and Grafana

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Job description

Yassir is the leading super App in the Maghreb region set to changing the way daily services are provided. It currently operates in 45 cities across Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia with recent expansions into France, Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is backed (~$200M in funding) by VCs from Silicon Valley, Europe and other parts of the world.

We offer on-demand services such as ride-hailing and last-mile delivery. Building on this infrastructure, we are now introducing financial services to help our users pay, save and borrow digitally.

Helping usher the continent into a digital economy era. We’re not just about serving people - we’re about creating a marketplace to bring people what they need while infusing social values.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced DevOps Engineer to join our Cloud Operations squad. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building high-performance, scalable, mission-critical, and secure systems in the cloud to scale our infrastructure further with efficient tools such as Kubernetes and Terraform. You will drive the evolution of major parts of our growing platform, serving millions of customers across multiple countries. You will be joining our amazing and diverse team, learning and helping others to learn something new every day.

About your role

• Build and maintain scalable, cost-effective, and reliable systems with technologies such as Kubernetes in GCP cloud environment
• Improve our CI/CD process and increase the level of automation at Yassir in order to increase our efficiency
• Play a key role in handling incidents, and support engineering teams with their infrastructure needs
• Develop infrastructure as code as required
• Introduce processes, documentation, best practices, and tools that would help our engineering teams be more productive
• Automate deployment and scaling processes to minimize downtime.
• Continuously improve infrastructure and processes to increase efficiency and reduce costs.

About your experience

• Technical Skills :
• At least 6 years of experience in a similar role building and maintaining large-scale, distributed infrastructure environments in the cloud
• Strong experience with Linux administration and scripting languages (Bash, Python, TypeScript, etc)
• Proven Experience working with Containers and Container Orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes
• Proven Experience with configuration management tools such as Terraform, CDK for Terraform, Pulumi
• Proven Experience working with cloud infrastructure and services (GCP, AWS, Azure) with at least 1 year of experience building and maintaining services in GCP
• Previous experience with CI/CD processes
• Previous experience with Node.JS or Python
• Strong understanding of network protocols and security best practices.
• Familiar with relational and non-relational database models (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis)
• Experience with ElasticSearch, LogStash, and Kibana is a plus
• Experience with Prometheus and Grafana is a plus.
• Other key skills and traits :
• Outstanding written & verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, self-start, contribute under pressure, and meet tight deadlines
• Highly organized, creative, and critical thinker
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment
• Organized and obsessive about details
• Hard-working, passionate, and looking to embrace the challenge
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN YASSIR

• Join one of the fastest-growing tech companies in North Africa
• Have a lasting impact on our company's culture
• Make a real impact on the world by helping us bring affordable financial and on-demand services to millions of Africans
• Work on some really hard technical challenges from identity infrastructure for Africans, digital payment networks to complex mapping and routing systems across the continent.
• We are the first Algerian startup to go through Y Combinator program and we’re backed by top investors including Unpopular Ventures, Rebel Fund and DainTree.VC

At Yassir, we believe in the power of diversity and the importance of an inclusive culture. So, if you're ready to bring your unique perspective and experiences to the table, then we're excited to listen.

Don't just apply for a job, come and be a part of our journey. Let's create a better tomorrow together.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Best of luck,

Your Yassir TA Team