[Remote] Principal DevOps Developer, Infrastructure Performance at Upgrade

Canada

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries

Requirements

Candidates should possess 8+ years of relevant production-level experience, including experience with VictoriaMetrics, Sumologic, tracing tools like OpenTelemetry or Honeycomb, and profiling tools like Pyroscope. A strong understanding of cloud monitoring, logging, and cost management tools is necessary, along with programming/scripting knowledge in Go, Java, or Python and familiarity with JVM concepts. In-depth knowledge of AWS services, hands-on experience with AWS provisioning using Terraform, and experience with containerized applications and Kubernetes/EKS, including Helm charts, are required. Understanding of microservices architecture, debugging techniques, systems, networking, troubleshooting, automated build pipelines, CI/CD, and operating Linux in production are also essential. Experience in an agile, entrepreneurial start-up environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

The Principal DevOps Developer will build a resilient, secure, and efficient cloud-based observability platform. Responsibilities include monitoring and troubleshooting platform issues, developing solutions to reduce known issues, and scaling the observability infrastructure to meet increasing demand. The role also involves developing and improving operational practices and procedures, such as creating custom Prometheus exporters in Go for database monitoring and deploying MCP servers to integrate the observability stack with LLM tools.

Skills

VictoriaMetrics

Grafana

Prometheus

OpenTelemetry

Honeycomb

Sumologic

Terraform

GitOps

ArgoCD

ArgoRollouts

Tekton

Bash

Golang

EKS

Cloudwatch

DynamoDB

RDS

SNS

SQS

Lambda

Observability

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Monitoring

Troubleshooting

Cloud Computing

Performance Tuning

Upgrade

Provides loans, credit cards, and rewards

About Upgrade

Upgrade offers personal loans, credit cards, and rewards checking accounts to help individuals manage their finances. Their personal loans allow borrowing up to $50,000 with fixed rates and no prepayment penalties, while the Upgrade Card provides cash back rewards on various spending categories. What makes Upgrade different is its focus on affordability and user-friendly features, attracting customers looking for flexible credit solutions. The company's goal is to promote responsible financial behavior and long-term financial health through accessible credit options.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2016Year Founded

$532.1MTotal Funding

SERIES_FCompany Stage

Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries

1,001-5,000Employees