Senior DevOps Engineer at Later

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Social Media, MarketingIndustries

Requirements

  • Expertise in Kubernetes (EKS clusters, Helm charts) for production-grade deployments
  • Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code with Terraform for AWS management
  • Strong experience with AWS services (VPCs, RDS, S3, EC2, Lambda, networking)
  • Knowledge of observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, CloudWatch) and defining SLOs
  • Experience embedding security and compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001, IAM, encryption, image scanning)
  • Skills in GitOps, Argo CD, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Ability to design automated validation, rollback, and recovery processes
  • Capability to mentor junior engineers and collaborate cross-functionally

Responsibilities

  • Define and implement the long-term infrastructure roadmap aligned with engineering and product growth
  • Partner with engineering leaders to ensure scalability, reliability, and security in the platform
  • Evaluate emerging DevOps tools and practices for efficiency, observability, and developer experience
  • Design, deploy, and manage production-grade EKS clusters with reusable Helm charts
  • Build and maintain Terraform modules for AWS infrastructure with versioning and governance
  • Design and optimize AWS environments for performance, security, and cost efficiency
  • Implement and maintain observability tools, SLOs, and proactive alerting
  • Embed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 controls into CI/CD pipelines, managing IAM, encryption, scanning, and logging
  • Build automated validation, rollback, and recovery processes
  • Partner with teams to streamline CI/CD workflows using GitOps and Argo CD
  • Mentor junior engineers on DevOps best practices
  • Collaborate with Security and IT teams for compliance and data protection
  • Share insights and documentation for team autonomy
  • Serve as technical SME for DevOps and infrastructure reliability
  • Champion a culture of ownership, automation, and security

Skills

Kubernetes
AWS
GitOps
DevOps
Cloud Infrastructure
Automation
CI/CD
Infrastructure as Code

Later

Social media management and influencer marketing tools

About Later

Later provides tools for social media marketing, focusing on helping marketers, brands, and influencers create engaging content and measure their results. Its main products include Later Influence, which automates influencer marketing campaigns and connects brands with influencers; Later Social Media Management, a tool for planning, scheduling, and analyzing social media posts; and Later Link in Bio, which allows users to drive traffic to multiple destinations from a single link in their bio. Unlike many competitors, Later emphasizes a subscription model that offers various service tiers, ensuring continuous updates and support for users. The company's goal is to establish the first "Social Revenue" platform, enabling clients to achieve predictable and measurable returns from their social media activities.

Vancouver, CanadaHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$3.7MTotal Funding
SEEDCompany Stage
Consumer Software, Consumer GoodsIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Hybrid work environment
Education & conference budget
Wellness spending account
Flexible hours & work schedule
Technology bonus
Annual company retreat
Vacation & wellness days
Parental leave top-up
Learning & development workshops
Stock options

Risks

Linktree's growth may overshadow Later's Link in Bio tool.
Integration of Mavely could distract from core offerings.
Instagram's video shift may require adaptation of Later's tools.

Differentiation

Later combines influencer marketing and social media management in a unified platform.
The company offers AI-powered social listening tools for actionable insights.
Later's acquisition of Mavely enhances its social commerce capabilities.

Upsides

AI-enhanced search optimizes influencer discovery and ROI for brands.
Social commerce trends offer new monetization opportunities for creators.
Later's partnerships with major social platforms expand its market reach.

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