Job Description
StackAdapt is the no. 1 performing programmatic advertising platform helping brands accelerate customer engagement and acquisition. This state-of-the-art platform is where some of the most progressive work in machine learning meets cutting-edge user experience.
Ranking the highest in performance by G2 Crowd for the fourth time, we're one of the fastest growing companies in Canada and ranks 6th in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 ranking and 23rd in Fast 500 in North America.
Our real-time advertising bidding system handles over 3,000,000 requests per second and stores several terabytes of data every day. Our technologies include Go, Ruby on Rails, Aerospike, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kafka, RocksDB, Redshift, ScyllaDB, GraphQL and others. We're not afraid to test and try new technologies.
The Infrastructure Team:
The Infrastructure team is designing, implementing, and maintaining a robust and scalable infrastructure foundation that supports the operation of our applications and services while working in tandem with the DevOps engineering team. The team plays a crucial role in ensuring the availability, security, and performance of our cloud-based systems and strives to architect and optimize the network, storage, and server infrastructure, leveraging the latest AWS technologies and best practices. The goal is to empower the DevOps team to rapidly develop and deploy innovative software solutions that meet the evolving needs of our stakeholders while maintaining the highest standards of security and reliability in the cloud environment.
Watch our talk at Amazon Tech Talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRqu-a4gPuU
StackAdapt is a Remote First company, we are open to candidates located anywhere in North America for this position.
What you'll be doing:
Enhance our AWS infrastructure with the latest best practicesOversee and manage critical databases leverage by other engineering teamsDevelop and maintain infrastructure services used by other engineers to manage, deploy and scale infrastructureSetup tools and automation for infrastructure as code, intrusion/malware detection, business continuity, and disaster/recovery planningConduct security reviews for new projects, technologies, and servicesCreate infrastructure and security guidance, procedures, and documentationWe'll be reaching out to candidates that have:
At least 5 years experience in Infrastructure/Cloud/Backend engineeringAt least 5 years experience with AWS, or other Cloud providerStrong programming, system design and scripting skillsExperience with Database management is an assetDeep understanding of infrastructure as a code and application/network securityExperience setting up complex AWS environments with TerraformExperience with as many of our existing technologies is a large plus: Terraform, Vault, Nomad, Packer, Vagrant, Boundary, Consul, Waypoint, Redis, Aerospike, Go, ScyllaDB, Elasticsearch, RDS, Grafana, Prometheus, Kafka, Envoy, NginxStackAdapters Enjoy:
Competitive salary RRSP matching3 weeks vacation + 3 personal care days + 1 Culture & Belief day + birthdays offAccess to a comprehensive mental health care platformFull benefits from day one of employmentWork from home reimbursementsOptional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home officeRobust training and onboarding programCoverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, etc)Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learningMentorship opportunities with industry leadersAn awesome parental leave policyA friendly, welcoming, and supportive cultureOur social and team events!