Software Engineer

Description

• Partner with teams across engineering to improve platform quality, reliability, and developer experience. • Enhance system observability through improved monitoring, alerting, and telemetry. • Optimize database performance and scalability (primarily PostgreSQL). • Collaborate with developers primarily using Ruby on Rails to embed DevOps best practices into the development lifecycle. • Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to ensure scalable, reliable, and faster deployments. • Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to manage cloud resources. • Manage and scale containerized infrastructure on Kubernetes. • Support and evolve cloud environments on AWS (experience with GCP or Azure a plus). • Participate in on-call rotations and provide support for critical production issues.

Requirements

• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Ruby preferred; Typescript/ JavaScript a plus). • Relevant production experience with large-scale rails applications • Proficiency with at least one major cloud provider (AWS preferred). • Strong understanding of observability tools (such as Datadog and Sentry) and practices. • Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS). • Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools (like CircleCI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI). • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (like Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible). • Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset. • Excellence as a remote contributor, managing time and communication with intention, staying connected to the team, and delivering results reliably • Proud of your craft, valuing clean code that scales to keep large teams productive.

Benefits

• Remote-first culture: Join a high performing, fully remote team and work where you're comfortable • Stock Options: Get meaningful ownership in a fast-growing, venture-backed company shaping the future of retail. • Time Off: Our flexible time-off policy ensures you stay refreshed and recharged. Plus, you’ll get a monthly stipend to get you out of the house—grab a coffee and work from your favorite spot! • Benefits: World-class medical, dental, and vision policies. • Team Connection: Annual company off-sites in fun locations. We've done New York, Costa Rica, Whistler, Palm Springs, San Diego, and Mexico City. • Sabbatical: A one month paid sabbatical after completing five years of working at Zipline. • Volunteering: Every quarter, Zipliners get a paid day off to volunteer for a nonprofit of their choice. • Learning: We support continuous learning and provide unlimited access to our Udemy Business account • Great humans, great work: Work with kind, collaborative teammates who care about doing meaningful work and making a real impact. We value diversity of all kinds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of all different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

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